West Windsor residents woke up Monday to spot fresh graffiti spray-painted on the new roundabout structure on Sandwich Street.
The statue of General Brock and Chief Tecumseh wasn't damaged but the brick base that supports it was painted.
The statue was just unveiled in September 2018 and cost the city $400,000.
Black painted words spell out 'Turtle Island' on two sides and an illegible scrawl on a third side.
James Chacko is the manager of parks operations for the city and was disappointed to see it.
"It's a small minority group of people that tend to say and do offensive things to other people or vandalize things for no other reason than they're just there," he says. "It's unfortunate and we try our best to make sure we remove it immediately as a deterrent to show that this isn't something the city stands for."
Statue vandalized in the Sandwich roundabout. November 19, 2018 (Photo by AM800's Teresinha Medeiros)
Manager of Cultural Affairs Cathy Masterson says the statue means a lot to the community and has strong words for the vandals:
"This project, in particular, did have a great deal of community connections, a great deal of significance to our people that are residents in Sandwich Towne and neighbouring communities so be aware of how your actions will impact the rest of us in the community."
City crews are working to remove the graffiti quickly.
Chacko says it's easier to remove the paint from the brickwork than it would have been, to get it off the statue.
--With files from AM800's Patty Handysides and Teresinha Medeiros