Brampton Transit has yanked bus ads promoting a local massage parlour after getting some heat from the public.

“The city apologizes to those who were offended by the advertising, and thanks concerned citizens for asking us to take a second look,” stated city spokesperson Natalie Stogdill in an email, confirming that advertisements for Steeles Royal Massage have been removed from two city buses following an Advertising Review Panel decision.

Stogdill said a request to review the content was put to committee members in July shortly after The Guardian published a story about public reaction to the ads.

The ads featured a blindfolded woman with bright red lipstick and a finger to her mouth. The tag line read, “You Deserve the Royal Treatment.”