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As the founder of a movement called Erasing Hate, Corey Fleischer has removed a lot of swastikas in the last few years.

Fleischer, who runs a graffiti-removal company called Provincial Power Washing, is often called to remove swastikas and other hate symbols in public spaces. He does most of those removals without charge.

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However, last week marked the first time the Montreal-area resident removed a swastika that was displayed prominently by a public body. The symbol was painted on an anchor, one of several displayed by the town of Pointe-des-Cascades, just south of Vaudreuil-Dorion, in the nautical-themed St-Pierre Park that runs adjacent to the Soulanges Canal, a popular destination for cyclists.

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The anchor is part of a collection in what the town calls the Parc des Ancres, situated next to a museum. The town’s website said the artifacts in the museum “bear witness to the past of the (St-Lawrence) River and the Soulanges Canal.”