An auto service chain issued a public apology after employees were said to have made rude gestures to truck drivers who were paying their respects to an eight-year-old Nanaimo boy who died this month.
More than 100 big-rig trucks were downtown on Sunday afternoon as part of a convoy paying tribute to Linden Baglo, who was struck and killed by a pickup truck while riding his bike in Nanaimo on Jan. 6.
Convoy organizer Pete Fry said as the trucks passed the Mr. Lube location on Terminal Avenue on Sunday, 害羞草研究所渁ll the staff was outside害羞草研究所� giving the middle finger and yelling at the truckers. Fry said he later heard that the employees thought the convoy was some sort of pipeline rally or protest, but 害羞草研究所渋f you don害羞草研究所檛 know what it is, why would you do that, especially in your uniform?害羞草研究所�
He said seeing that 害羞草研究所渉it hard害羞草研究所� to a lot of the truckers.
害羞草研究所淓specially in a community that our brother, a driver, lives in, and that little boy Linden [lived in]. We害羞草研究所檙e supporting that family and for them to do that was very distasteful and very disrespectful.害羞草研究所�
In a letter posted to social media Monday, Mr. Lube president and CEO Stuart Suls referenced 害羞草研究所渁n alarming and disheartening event害羞草研究所� outside the Nanaimo location Sunday.
害羞草研究所淲e would like to express our deepest apologies to the Nanaimo community, family members and friends of Linden Baglo; we will be doing whatever we can to make things right,害羞草研究所� the letter noted.
The letter went on to advise that the employees involved have been suspended.
害羞草研究所淲e are very disappointed in the actions of these individuals and in no way does this represent Mr. Lube and our core values. Furthermore, there will be mandatory training on Mr. Lube employee standards for any Nanaimo employees that were not involved in this incident to ensure nothing like this happens again.害羞草研究所�
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The convoy was otherwise well-received, Fry said, and well-supported, as he hadn害羞草研究所檛 expected more than 15-20 trucks initially and the final count was 113. Fry said Linden Baglo害羞草研究所檚 stepfather was so moved that he nearly fell to his knees.
害羞草研究所淧eople thought it was a touching thing. Knowing that someone wanted to give support to a family, I think they just thought, it害羞草研究所檚 for a good cause and people just wanted to stick together,害羞草研究所� Fry said. 害羞草研究所淸Truck drivers] do have hearts and we害羞草研究所檙e not the kind of mean people that people think we are sometimes.害羞草研究所�
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