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, 91裸聊视频渁ll the staff was outside91裸聊视频� 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 91裸聊视频渋f you don91裸聊视频檛 know what it is, why would you do that, especially in your uniform?91裸聊视频�
He said seeing that 91裸聊视频渉it hard91裸聊视频� to a lot of the truckers.
91裸聊视频淓specially in a community that our brother, a driver, lives in, and that little boy Linden [lived in]. We91裸聊视频檙e supporting that family and for them to do that was very distasteful and very disrespectful.91裸聊视频�
In a letter posted to social media Monday, Mr. Lube president and CEO Stuart Suls referenced 91裸聊视频渁n alarming and disheartening event91裸聊视频� outside the Nanaimo location Sunday.
91裸聊视频淲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,91裸聊视频� the letter noted.
The letter went on to advise that the employees involved have been suspended.
91裸聊视频淲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.91裸聊视频�
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The convoy was otherwise well-received, Fry said, and well-supported, as he hadn91裸聊视频檛 expected more than 15-20 trucks initially and the final count was 113. Fry said Linden Baglo91裸聊视频檚 stepfather was so moved that he nearly fell to his knees.
91裸聊视频淧eople thought it was a touching thing. Knowing that someone wanted to give support to a family, I think they just thought, it91裸聊视频檚 for a good cause and people just wanted to stick together,91裸聊视频� Fry said. 91裸聊视频淸Truck drivers] do have hearts and we91裸聊视频檙e not the kind of mean people that people think we are sometimes.91裸聊视频�
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