Kelowna City Hall has been hit by anti-pandemic graffiti, covering multiple walls of the building.
The tagging appeared between the evening of Oct. 26 and morning of Oct. 27.
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As of 10:00 a.m., the messages remain on the building. A security guard on duty told the Capital News a service request has been made to deal with the vandalism.
The City of Kelowna said in an email that incidents of socio/political vandalism are not common in the community. They said it will be addressed by staff.
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Kelowna RCMP confirmed this afternoon they are investigating the anti-COVID-19 messaging.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the Kelowna RCMP at 250-250-762-3300. Or remain completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by leaving a tip online at
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