A former "BC boy" now turned Alberta resident is unhappy after experiencing what he felt was targeted vandalism while visiting Kamloops over the weekend.
Terry Evans, a radio personality living in St. Albert, was in the province to help his daughter move to her new home in Victoria. While on his way home, Evans stayed the night at the Delta Marriot in Kamloops when his truck window was smashed.
Evans believes the instance may have been targeted because the vandal only smashed the area of the window that had an Edmonton Oilers decal on it. There was also nothing stolen from the vehicle.
"Point of breakage was precisely on a decal on my window," said Evans. "I didn’t see the person do it so I can’t say specific reasons. He/she didn't leave a note explaining their actions."
(2) Hey @jjhorgan. And your suggestion that out of province travellers should ride a bike or take a bus is the most asinine thing I’ve heard from an elected official. Sheer stupity and arrogance. Perhaps speak out against these kinds of actions. Grow a pair. Idiot. pic.twitter.com/2YdugejdZc
— Terry Evans (@iamterryevans) August 4, 2020
Following the incident, Evans wrote to BC Premier John Horgan about his experience and how he felt about a comment the premier made last week. Evans was unhappy when Horgan stated that drivers with out-of-province license plates should consider public transit or riding a bike if they didn't want to be harrassed.
"I’m a born and raised BC boy residing in St Albert, AB. Helped my daughter move to her new place in Victoria this past weekend, contributed a couple grand to the local economy woke up to this in Kamloops today. Too much faith in the good of BC, I suppose."
"And your suggestion that out of province travellers should ride a bike or take a bus is the most asinine thing I’ve heard from an elected official. Sheer stupity and arrogance. Perhaps speak out against these kinds of actions. Grow a pair. Idiot."
Horgan responded to the criticism this morning, noting that all residents need to respect one another regardless of where they come from.
No matter someone’s circumstances, where they come from, or what’s on their license plate, this is never acceptable.
— John Horgan (@jjhorgan) August 4, 2020
We must all be respectful of each other. This pandemic has taught us that we’re at our best when we look out for each other. https://t.co/HaEbJ4qGhk
"No matter someone’s circumstances, where they come from, or what’s on their license plate, this is never acceptable," wrote Horgan. "We must all be respectful of each other. This pandemic has taught us that we’re at our best when we look out for each other."
Since the incident, the friendly staff at Crystal Glass Kamloops have repaired Evans' window.
