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The owner of a restaurant in Regina’s Heritage neighbourhood doesn’t intend to allow a thief to deprive veterans of needed funds.
Tim Philp says on the night of November 11, 2025, someone was able to get into Dad’s Diner through an unlocked door.
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“They found a cell phone, they found our house sound system, and unfortunately, they got the Legion poppy box and the donations that were included in that,” Philp said in an interview, after posting about the theft on Facebook.
Philp said he didn’t report the break-in to police, explaining there was no damage and the loss wasn’t particularly significant — except for the donations meant for the Royal Canadian Legion, which would have been picked up the next day.
“Everything else is just something I can replace easily,” he said, “The point of the poppy box is a little bit more of an insult.”
Philp began operating the diner at the 11th Avenue location one year ago, several months after first establishing a prep kitchen for a food truck at the site.
Until now, there hadn’t been any issues.
“Actually, we’ve had really good luck with the neighbourhood,” he said. “We’ve had great response, we’ve been supportive of the neighbourhood, and we’ve had a great time.
“This is just a one-off, unfortunate incident.”
Philp is now hoping to turn a negative into a positive by covering the stolen funds, by donating one dollar to the Legion for every cinnamon bun sold through the end of November.
“I think we’ll more than make up for it, and we’ll have a bigger donation at the end of the month than we had to begin with.”
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