A porta-potty valued at roughly $1,000 has presumably been stolen from Red Rock Bible Camp.

Lac Du Bonnet RCMP received the report yesterday. Corporal Richard Young says the toilet disappeared over the weekend during Red Rock’s annual cyclathon fundraiser.

Red Rock staff and volunteers operate rest stops every 10 to 20 kilometers between the 126km bike route between Steinbach and Rennie. At each of these locations, food and facilities are provided. According to Camp Manager Allan Mailloux, The Rene’s Septic Services toilet had been stationed at the intersection of Provincial Trunk Highway 44 and Tamarack Road east of Whitemouth when it went missing.

Young notes that this kind of theft is not altogether uncommon.

“Ironically, I happened to be in that business prior to joining the RCMP so I have a little bit of background knowledge,” laughs Young. “There is always a need for those portable toilets and so they are stolen from time to time.”

Young says his team will continue to investigate this crime.

Anyone with additional information on this theft is asked to contact Lac Du Bonnet RCMP.