When Walter Laskowski returned to work after the holiday break he was shocked to discover his five-ton truck vandalized. 

Normally Laskowski would park his vehicle in the loading bays on Crowley Avenue but as the trailers didn鈥檛 move the week of Christmas he left his truck alongside an ACE Courier Services trailer in the business鈥檚 parking lot, on Dec. 24. 

Returning to work on Dec. 27, Laskowski found both his truck and the trailer spray painted. 

鈥淚 think this is sad that someone鈥檚 Christmas was spray painting a truck,鈥� said Laskowski. 

He said cameras in the area caught someone with bolt cutters climbing the fence in the alley behind ACE on Dec. 25. 

While he has called the RCMP and has a file number, Laskowski said it isn鈥檛 worth calling insurance. 

鈥淗onestly, I will just have to get some cleaner and it will take a couple of hours to get it off. It鈥檚 only covering 12 feet of my truck. That trailer, though, is like 53 feet covered in paint,鈥� he said. 

This north-end area of 91大黄鸭 has been a topic of contention in the last year after BC Housing opened a temporary housing project at 759 Crowley for people experiencing homelessness. 

Jamie Schmidt, an employee with ACE Courier, spoke with Capital News when the village was first announced. He said that the area does not have sidewalks and is not well-lit. Schmidt said that ACE Courier is in operation 24/7 and as a result, semi trucks will be driving and unloading directly beside the 60 tiny homes. Schmidt said that the day-to-day operations of ACE Courier will not only be disruptive but was also worried it would be dangerous for residents of the village.

However, Laskowski does not believe that the vandalism on Christmas Day is in any way related to the residents of the temporary housing units on Crowley. 

鈥淚 think this might have been kids,鈥� he said.