Police are investigating after a break-in at a Laval, Que., food bank last week, whose founder believes he was specifically targeted.
Gerard Vezina, the founder of Fondation le Monarque food bank, says thieves first cut the power to the building before stealing and destroying several appliances.
Vezina says he believes the break-in was committed by a disgruntled former employee and the goal was to make sure food was spoiled.
He says a video camera was deliberately pointed away during the break-in.
Whoever broke in also damaged the fridges and freezers, leaving the doors of both open which led to food spoiling.
Vezina says 80 per cent of the business' food was spoiled and had to be thrown out.
The food bank relies on donations as well as 10 per cent of sales from Vezina's appliance shop next door to pay for the meals served to homeless people.
"The people that come here they take the coffee, and I sit here, and I speak to these people," Vezina told CTV Montreal. "It's a relationship; it's not just to eat. It's heart to heart."
Laval police say they are investigating to see if the break-in matches up to others committed in the area.
With a report from CTV Montreal
