Anarchists hit McD’s in Victoria
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
By BOB MACKIN, 24 HOURS [Vancouver, British Columbia]
Call it a McMess and a McCrime.
Anonymous opponents of the 2010 Winter Olympics claimed on an anarchist blog that they vandalized bathrooms in three Victoria McDonald’s restaurants on May 31.
“We cemented shut the pipes, disabling the toilets in the bathroom stalls, requiring replacement at all three locations,” said the message on friendsofgrassynarrows.com. The reason given was the fast food chain’s sponsorship of the 2010 Games.
“We are working with local authorities to investigate recent acts of vandalism in our restaurants,” said McDonald’s national media relations manager Louis Payette in a prepared statement. “As this is an ongoing police matter, it would be inappropriate to comment.”
Radical Olympics foes have broken windows at several Royal Bank branches in Victoria, Vancouver and Ottawa.
On May 7, a Kiewit construction truck was destroyed by arson in Vancouver. An anonymous blog message cited Kiewit’s work on the Sea-to-Sky highway.
Confrontation 
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