Police in Smiths Falls say investigators are trying to identify an individual following mischief to the newly installed rainbow crosswalk in Smiths Falls.
The Town of Smiths Falls unveiled the new Rainbow crosswalk at the intersection of Beckwith Street North and Church Street East and West on June 3.
"The hate-driven vandalism spread across the crosswalks…was not surprising," Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow said on Facebook. "What kind of hate must you have in your heart to put on a disguise and head out in the middle of the night to deface a symbol that means so much, to so many," Pankow said in a post on Saturday.
"Despite knowing that the vast majority of our citizens are fully supportive of these Pride Crosswalks, we also understood that there are still people in our town who, armed with bias, prejudice and intolerance, still carry homophobic attitudes," Pankow said.
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