Police are investigating a case of vandalism after the doorstep of the Russian Community Centre in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood was defaced with blue and yellow paint on Saturday.
The community centre has been in Vancouver since 1956, located in the former Kitsilano Cinema theatre building on West 4th Avenue.
It is the latest Russian-associated business in B.C. to be targeted following the invasion of Ukraine last week, with the blue and yellow paint representing the flag of Ukraine. Police say the suspected vandalism likely occurred overnight.
Jane McFadden, executive director of the West 4th Avenue Business Improvement Association, condemned the incident on
