Social media campaign claims Tim Hortons worker dumped water on homeless man

Tim Hortons is launching an investigation in response to an online campaign calling for a boycott of one of their downtown Vancouver outlets.

Facebook and Twitter posts are being shared online with witnesses claiming someone associated with the Tim Hortons at Robson and Richards dumped water on a homeless man who was sitting outside the coffee shop.

On Friday, Arianne Summach posted a Facebook message that reads:

CALLING A BOYCOTT:  The manager of TIM HORTONS on Robson and Richards, literally just dumped a very large bucket of water all over a homeless man (and all his worldly belongings, cardboard bed included), for sitting out front of the shop. He was sleeping when it happened.

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: CALLING A BOYCOTT:  The manager of TIM HORTONS on Robson and Richards, literally just dumped a very large bucket of water all over a homeless man (and all his worldly belongings, cardboard bed included), for sitting out front of the shop. He was sleeping when it happened.

“At first I just thought I was going to share it between friends,” says Summach of her Facebook post, which has been shared thousands of times. “It’s pretty impressive. It just shows people that if they see something, they can raise up and everyone has a voice.”

The coffee chain says it is carrying out an internal investigation.

UPDATE: Tim Hortons has apologized for the incident