BURNABY – Racists are disturbing the peaceful tranquility of Burnaby’s Central Park by posting disturbing racist graffiti in washrooms.
The Burnaby Parks Board admits it has trouble keeping up with graffiti sprayed in its facilities, but says the racist rant scrawled in a bathroom stall is still very concerning, reported News 1130.
Staff actually look for vandalism on a regular basis.
“So we’re pretty vigilant about removing it when it happens,” says Dave Ellenwood, the Director of Parks and Recreation.
“We find that if we keep removing it, they eventually go away. It is kind of cyclical. They move to another location if we keep on top of it. If we are lucky enough to have patrols to patrol people, that’s what we will do,” he explains.
This particular incident included swastikas, racial slurs and other messages of hate at Central Park.
