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Police in New Westminster are investigating after several ‘It’s okay to be white’ posters were found stapled to telephone poles near Douglas College.

Vanessa Woznow, 33, was walking along Eight Avenue on Thursday afternoon when she saw one of the distinctive posters, which feature thin block letters printed on white paper. She posted a picture on Twitter before tearing the poster down, vowing to tear down any others she saw.

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She later found three more, along with evidence that there had been more posters that someone else had taken down.

“I was really horrified to see them,” she told Postmedia on Friday. “I don’t think we should give space to that kind of language.”

While the posters may seem innocuous, they have been associated with the far-right movement. They’ve been popping up in cities across the Canada this week, one year after the online message board 4chan encouraged readers to post them to see what kind of reaction the “harmless message” would garner. The saying has also been adopted by neo-Nazi and far-right groups.

New Westminster Police responded to Woznow’s tweet with a message saying they’ve opened a file and will be monitoring the situation.