Taloyoak's Netsilik School vandalized over the weekend
Community pitches in to help clean up the mess
School officials in Taloyoak, Nunavut, are picking up the pieces after school equipment and materials were destroyed on Sunday.
Principal Gina Pizzo says $4,000 worth of school supplies and equipment that had come on the sealift were vandalized outside Netsilik School.
She says she is grateful that some residents called police.
"[It's] really nice when people do come forward to stop that kind of activity when they see it happening, or help clean up afterwards," she says.
"We do really appreciate all the people pitched in to help us clean up the mess. Hopefully we won't see any more of this activity going on anytime soon."
Pizzo says some material cannot be salvaged and replacements will have to be flown into the community.
She says RCMP are investigating.
Corrections
- An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that vandals had entered Netsilik School. In fact, the materials and equipment were vandalized outside of the school.Oct 06, 2015 9:01 AM CT