West Vancouver conservationists are asking who would want to vandalize (and steal) some interpretative signs placed along a trail on Hollyburn Mountain.
The Old Growth Conservancy Society learned recently that two signs placed along a trail off Cypress Bowl Road had been uprooted.
The trail near the No. 5 parking lot is mainly used by mountain bikers, but the sad part is the sign was meant to commemorate the spirit of co-operation between the mountain bikers and conservationists, said Alexandra Mancini, society present.
One of the signs told the history of how grassroots environmentalists lobbied to stop the area from becoming a golf course in 1990 and how the stewardship group and mountain bikers worked together to make the trail safe for all users, as well as the trees.
"Who the heck would take these signs and what would they do with them?" Mancini asked. "We've really scratched our heads."
The two signs together cost more than $5,000, with the cost partly picked up by the District of West Vancouver. After three hours of rooting around in the underbrush, society members found one of the signs but the other remains missing.
But with no witnesses and no evidence at the scene, West Vancouver police investigators have little to go on. Unless new information comes in, the investigation is closed, said Const. Jeff Palmer, WVPD spokesman.
"Anyone who thinks they may have seen anything, we certainly would have a look but at this point, it would appear there is no available means to identify a suspect," he said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact West Vancouver police.
