A man staying on the Pauquachin reserve hopes witnesses will contact RCMP after his treasured carving knives were stolen last week.
Carl Voyageur, from Alert Bay, is staying with family on the reserve. On Wednesday, Jan. 18, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., a suspect entered the house through an unlocked door at 965 Pauquachin Ln. and stole four carving knives – two with curved blades and two straight blades – with 25-centimetre wooden handles.
“It’s my life, it’s my work,” Voyageur said. He carves First Nations masks using the specialized knives.
The four knives have an estimated combined value of $400.
Police seek witnesses who might have seen a suspect enter the house. Voyageur hopes for the same, or that the person who took the knives return them to the band office, “no questions asked.”
Anyone with information can contact Sidney North Saanich RCMP Const. Daniel Steffes at 250-656-3931 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers, at 1-800-222-8477.
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