Sometime overnight between Aug. 13 and Aug 14, the Grey Ave location of the Yara Community Gardens was the site of vandalism on the property.
The two swings on the children’s play structure were removed and have gone missing, while some produce was removed from plots in the garden and scattered nearby.
Sharla Sept, executive director of Hunger in Moose Jaw, is disappointed to see this happen in the space.
“We're actually really just disappointed because our gardeners work really, really hard at that, and it's just really sad to see their hard work be destroyed like that,” said Sept.
“It's for everybody and we want to make sure that it stays for everybody and we don't want to have to take it down or anything of that sort,” added Sept regarding the play structure. “We just really would like people to respect it.”
Vandalism has happened at the gardens before, and Sept would remind the community that the gardens aren’t for public picking, as they are individually rented to each gardener for personal use.
Hunger in Moose Jaw has not reported the incident to authorities and is just hoping to see the missing swings returned if possible.
If you notice them somewhere in the community, or you know where they are, Sept asks that you contact Hunger in Moose Jaw’s office at 1 (306) 692-1916, or drop them off either during business hours or at the back door of the building.
