Police in Surrey, B.C. are seeking public information as they investigate an act of vandalism at the Cloverdale Cenotaph and Museum of Surrey, in which a statue of a First World War soldier was pushed off the cenotaph.
City officials say the alleged vandalism happened on the morning of March 29 at the Heritage Campus in the Cloverdale neighbourhood.
At around 1:30 a.m., a man was allegedly seen dismantling the Kneeling in Remembrance statue, as well as damaging “various items” outside the nearby museum.
The bronze statue was installed for the 2006 Remembrance Day ceremony and weighs nearly 300 kg, according to the city. It depicts a soldier kneeling, with helmet in hand, atop a
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