P.E.I. RCMP investigating ‘acts of racist violence’ at Acadian Festival
ABRAM-VILLAGE, P.E.I. — The East Prince RCMP is investigating an incident the place two males, ages 28 and 39, have been despatched to the hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening accidents.
The 2 males have since been launched from the hospital.
In a telephone name with SaltWire Community, Cpl. Justin St. Onge confirmed that at 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 3, the RCMP acquired a name concerning a disturbance and assault.
5 individuals have been concerned within the assault within the car parking zone of the Evangeline Recreation Centre in Abram-Village.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 6, the investigation was nonetheless ongoing.
In a Sept. 4 assertion, the La Coopérative d’intégration francophone (CIF) stated that the incident occurred after a Friday evening dance on the Acadian Pageant and Agricultural Exhibition.
The discharge stated the victims of the assault have been a CIF worker and an immigrant consumer and referred to it as being “acts of racist violence.”
“These acts of violence don’t replicate the guts of the neighborhood, and it’s the complete neighborhood that rejects them,” stated CIF President Yvonne Gallant. “The individuals of the Évangéline space don’t settle for this sort of violence and racism,” Gallant added. “I’m positive they need authorities and neighborhood organizations to work collectively to cease this sort of behaviour in the neighborhood.”
Anybody with info concerning the assault is requested to contact the Prince District RCMP.
Kristin Gardiner is a reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. @KristinGardiner
