Where have all the flowers gone?

That's what Yellowknifers were asking Friday morning after a number of blooms were uprooted from planters outside the Royal Bank of Canada on Franklin Avenue in an apparent act of vandalism.

Yellowknife received a report of the incident on Thursday at approximately 11:10 p.m.

A 34-year-old woman has been arrested and charges are pending.

Yanik D'Aigle, Royal Bank's community manager, said he learned about the incident in a Facebook post this morning.

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D'Aigle said he arranged for the mess to be cleaned up by the building's property manager at around 8 a.m.

He said there have been instances of property vandalism at the bank in the past.

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News of the apparent act of vandalism was first reported by Cabin Radio this morning and has elicited strong reactions online.

Carbin reported that they were petunias.

In a Facebook post, area resident Meggin Creed is claiming that she witnessed the alleged crime.

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