Lanny Seaton could only shake his head upon looking at the paint smeared on the solemn figure standing silently on the cenotaph in VeteranB次元官网网址檚 Memorial Park.

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Seaton said the spray bomb vandalism to the cenotaph and to elements of the kidB次元官网网址檚 play park nearby appears to have happened either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. He hoped the surveillance camera on top of the West Shore RCMP building across the street might have picked up some usable footage.

Norm Scott, first vice-president of the Royal Canadian Legion #91 in Langford, voiced similar sentiments to Seaton about the incident.

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Seaton, who visited Vimy Ridge last year, said the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers were very evident there, looking out at the sea of crosses.

West Shore RCMP have opened a file on the incident and are investigating. Anyone with any information on the vandalism is asked to call 250-478-2264 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

B次元官网网址� with files from Angela Cowan

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