J.D. Potié
FORT COULONGE
Sept. 2, 2019
Two local minors were apprehended last week, after breaking into the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort Coulonge and causing . . .
some damage to the interior.
Notified of the incident the following morning Mansfield et Pontefract Mayor Gilles Dionne said that the intruders caused sereral thousand dollars worth of damage after smashing a vending machine, a cash register and writing a message on the wall with a blue marker among other things.
Dionne explained that the kids were able to infiltrate the building quite easily since the doors of the gymnasium were unlocked at the time of the incident.
He added that the municipality will ensure to increase surveillance of the area by having someone monitor it and that it will make the space more restricted to the public during the late hours of the night.
“Now you won’t be able to go at five o’clock in the morning,” he said.
Thanks to a good Samaritan in the community, a fundraising initiative for a state-of-the-art security system has already been launched.
Around a week ago, Scott Aubrey organized a GoFundMe page with hopes of raising funds for the system. So far, the community has responded by collectively donating over $1,000 out of the goal $3,000 end goal.
In addition, Pontiac MNA Andre Fortin took to social media in the days following the break-in, to announce a $2,000 contribution to the fundraiser on his behalf.
To contribute to the cause enter the following link: https://www.chipfm.com/GOFUNDME-campaign-to-invest-in-a-security-system-for-the-Centre-de-loisir-des
According to the Sûreté du Québec’s Sgt. Marc Tessier, no arrests have been made so far and an investigation is ongoing.
