Targeting town officials has Quebec mayor concerned

MONTREAL — The mayor of a Quebec town is speaking out against intimidation and asking provincial police for assistance following a spate of alleged criminal acts and property damage targeting local officials.

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac Mayor Benoit Proulx says there have been at least four incidents in the town in the past two weeks.

Local police have launched investigations after two vehicles were set on fire since Friday, including one owned by a municipal councillor and another belonging to the wife of the town’s director general.

An investigation has also been launched after the wife of another municipal councillor lost a wheel while driving on a major highway last week, with the bolts having allegedly been replaced and loosened.

Proulx says he also received a threatening call recently.