Tweeted Material: Department and Account

tweeted material: The fire department, which disavowed knowledge of the account, contacted Twitter with a request to have it removed, according to CBC. The department does not know who started the account, but was told that it originated from Ontario, and not in the Gros Morne National Park area that the department serves. The account, called Rocky Harbour Fire, was launched in November 2013, but on Wednesday, it was taken offline. In the last few weeks, the account whose bio had included directions on how to contact the department for help had tweeted material that some deemed xenophobic. One of the controversial tweets from the Rocky Harbour Fire account, which is not actually affiliated with the department, according to the executive. One of the tweets featured an image of a Canadian flag, with a caption that said It is not racist to disagree with Sharia Law, it is not racist to protect our borders, it is not racist to protect Canadian values. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.