Mordecai Richler gazebo cleanup underway

The Mordecai Richler gazebo is getting a “forced” makeover of sorts.

Montreal city workers were scrubbing graffiti off the metal structure and the wood with a pressure hose and brushes Thursday afternoon.

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This, after a group of young people defaced it last weekend.

The group was captured on video partying it up in the gazebo and drawing on the structure with permanent ink.

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The city of Montreal says the floors need to be sanded before they are painted again.

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The metal structure will also get a fresh coat of paint.

The gazebo was inaugurated last summer at the foot of the Mont-Royal to honour Montreal writer Mordecai Richler.

It took five years and over $725,000 to complete.