A shed built by Elmwood residents, which was filled with donations for a neighbourhood community space, was stolen over the long weekend.

The shed was on a flatbed trailer behind a chain-locked gate at 243 Henderson Hwy, the site of a years-long project headed by the Chalmers Neighbourhood Renewal Corp. to transform the lot into a gathering space.

The absence of the shed and trailer was noticed Monday night.

“It’s a big flatbed, so you would need a truck. I’m thinking it was very well planned out,” said executive director Leilani Villarba on Tuesday.

It was filled with handmade park benches, flower boxes, an archway and donations from people looking to beautify the space at the corner of Johnson Avenue.

“It held things that were donated by the community. (It was) built by the communit

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