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PHOTOS: Pride flag set on fire during night of alleged hate crime in Hope

Hope RCMP extend support to local LGBTQIA2S community following rash of crime

Hope RCMP are looking into a serious spate of alleged hate crimes in Hope, just days into the community’s first Pride festival.

Both the RCMP and the Hope Fire Department were called to the Hope Community Services (HCS) building early Thursday morning (June 8) after someone threw a rock through the HCS office window and tried to set fire to their Pride flag hanging in the window.

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Kemone Moodley

About the Author: Kemone Moodley

I began working with the Hope Standard on August 2022.
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