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POLL: What do you think about Red Deer in its treatment of visible minorities?

Examples of racist encounters in Red Deer are coming out after a young Aboriginal actor publicly spoke about racist verbal abuse hurled at him by a customer in a local McDonald’s restaurant earlier this week.
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A Red Deer walk, organized by the local group Red Feather Women, in memory of Tina Fontaine, prompted hostility from some motorists in March. (Contributed photo)

Examples of racist encounters in Red Deer are coming out after a young Aboriginal actor publicly spoke about racist verbal abuse hurled at him by a customer in a local McDonald’s restaurant earlier this week.

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