CHERTSEY, Que. — Officials who run a summer camp north of Montreal for Ukrainian children say one of its signs has been vandalized with pro\u002DRussian graffiti.
A photo shows the Camp Ste-Sophie sign covered with graffiti spelling the words “Russia” and “Wagner” — the name of the Russia-affiliated paramilitary group active in the invasion of Ukraine.Also written on the sign at the entrance of the camp in Chertsey, Que., was the letter “Z,” a symbol found on tanks and other Russian military equipment in the Ukrainian war theatre.
Quebec provincial police spokesperson Eloise Cossette confirmed the force is looking into an incident in Chertsey involving graffiti “that can be interpreted as hateful.”
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