Police received a call about the incident at the Capital City Bikers church on Carillon Street shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday. Colton Praill of the CTV News in Ottawa reported that the pins were scattered on the ground in the alley of the church and someone wrote with a spray: “There is no refuge for fascism.” Pastor Rob McKee did not mention graffiti or thumbtacks in the church in a live Facebook post at 6:30 a.m., but you could see the graffiti on the church walls behind him. The church members spent the morning picking up the corks from the ground. The pins were cleaned shortly after 9:30 a.m. The Ottawa Police Hate Crime and Prejudice Unit is investigating. The Capital City Bikers Church was scheduled to hold a bicycle church service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. It was the last event scheduled for the “Rolling Thunder Ottawa” cycling event. A church in Ottawa’s Vanier neighborhood, just east of downtown, supported the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa in January and February, including providing meals to participants. On Saturday, interim leader Steve Bell told CTV News Ottawa that there were no reports of vandalism or property damage during the weekend. There are also no reports of injuries. Ten people have been arrested so far this weekend.
Police are investigating a hate-mongering incident at a religious institution on 100th Street Carillon Street, which was reported to us shortly before 7am this morning. The investigation of the Hate Crime and Prejudice Unit is ongoing. Information; 613-236-1222 #ottawa #ottnews pic.twitter.com/GPYeCNFyd3 – Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) May 1, 2022
