Penticton's federal building was vandalized with graffiti earlier this afternoon. Steve Arstad

Penticton federal building vandalized by graffiti

PENTICTON – Penticton’s federal building was vandalized with graffiti late this morning, April 30.

The building, located at 227 Winnipeg Street, houses Revenue Canada offices. The messages were believed to have been sprayed at approximately 12:30 p.m. Police were called to the scene.

Political messages are spray painted in orange on the Nanaimo Avenue side of the building and the Winnipeg Street side of the building. The spray painting references Michael Sona, a federal Conservative party staff member implicated in the Robocall scandal.

The political message comes a day after a 'Global Day of Action' where similar graffiti was found in Kamloops.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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  1. Travis Hiller

    #puntthecorrupt. Oh wait then we wouldn’t have anybody

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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