Vandalism in Moose Jaw's largest park is an ongoing problem.  

According to Todd Johnson, the general manager for the Wakamow Valley Authority, graffiti on park benches and damage in other areas of Wakamow is common.

"Vandalism is happening everywhere," Johnson said, "whether it's a tree getting snapped off, or someone spray painting something, or as big of a thing as [what happened] last year, or the fires, so it's always on our minds."  

This year alone, a total of eight separate arson complaints were reported to the Moose Jaw Fire Department from the park. It was back in July last year that the Wakamow Authority experienced a major instance of vandalism when a washroom facility was all but destroyed. 

The former CEO, Margaret Moran, said last year that those types of damages have far-reaching effects. 

"We look at this damage and it was totally unjustified," said Moran. "It inconveniences so many park patrons including the many school groups that come down that are using the park for their outdoor education."

Johnson said that the Authority's best chance of preventing and reporting these types of offences to the police comes with help from the public. 

"It's 500 acres, so it's really difficult to see exactly where the vandalism is coming from. Because it's so fluid in the park, there's multiple entries, there's not just one entry where we can see people coming in and leaving." 

If you're down in Wakamow Valley this fall and see anything suspicious, Johnson asked to please call either the police or the Wakamow administration office. 

"People report it to us all the time, that's the best help, because then we can go out and remove the graffiti. We depend on the public to make us aware of where vandals are and of course if they see any vandalism to please contact the police and make them aware of it."