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Why has the debate over the proposed Windsor-Essex mega-hospital location become so hot-headed?

That’s what local realtor Rhys Trenhaile wants to know after his lawn sign on the issue inspired an angry act of vandalism by a passing motorist.

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“I’m surprised, actually. I didn’t think we’d gotten to a point where emotions are bubbling over like this,” said Trenhaile — who supports the group Citizens for an Accountable Megahospital Planning Process (CAMPP), but is not a member of the group.

Trenhaile said he came to his private home on Monday night to find his pro-CAMPP sign ripped out of his lawn and tire-track damage on his property.

According to a neighbour, a pickup truck drove from the Riverside Drive East roadway directly onto Trenhaile’s lawn. The driver quickly got out, grabbed the sign, and flung it away — then just as quickly peeled off.

Photo by Courtesy of Rhys Trenhaile / Windsor Star

The sign was supplied by CAMPP and reads “We all deserve better: Don’t close Met & Ouellette” — a reference to the Metropolitan and Ouellette Avenue campuses of Windsor Regional Hospital.