Mayor Rob Ford traveled to the northwestern reaches of Toronto on Wednesday to kick off a blitz to wipe the city clean of illegal posters. While there, he ripped a few examples of municipal transgressions off a bus shelter. The Post's Natalie Alcoba gets to the bottom of the poster problem.
Posters are illegal in Toronto?
Some, yes. The city has banned posters from virtually all public property (utility poles, traffic signs, trash cans, post boxes, etc.) — except for about 900 city-approved postering structures. The permissible structures are free-standing columns and boards in transit shelters located across the city. Posters that have to do with community issues such as a lost pet or yard sale are allowed on other public property, but Mayor Ford said it's up to the people who put the posters up to take them down afterwards.
What does the city propose to do about poster scofflaws?
In mid-July, city enforcement officers will kick off their anti-postering blitz, starting with North Eboticoke's Ward 1, where the event was held. They will target major arterials, such as Finch Avenue, Eglinton Avenue, Bloor Street and Lake Shore Boulevard. The fine for illegal postering is between $300 and $500. The city doesn't have to catch someone in the act to fine them. Mostly, it goes after whoever is listed on the poster and slaps them with a ticket. This method has annoyed some music venue owners, such as the Horseshoe Tavern, which has had to fight tickets that were put up by bands — not the tavern owners. Elizabeth Glibbery, an acting director with the municipal licensing and standards division, said the venue owners still bear some responsibility because it is their place of business and they hired the band. "We're working with the industry to make sure everybody is on the same page."
How big of an issue is this in Toronto?
The city calls the proliferation of posters on public property a "chronic" problem, and the mayor calls them an "eyesore." He has made cleaning up the city a priority of his term. So far this year, the Clean Toronto Together campaign has removed 3,700 tonnes of litter and debris from arterial roads, cleaned up 6,500 square metres of graffiti, removed 7,000 illegal posters, pruned 1,355 trees and hauled away 205 dead trees. Tracey Cook, executive director of municipal licensing and standards, wrote in an email that the city is focusing on illegal posters now in a bid to reduce what the city spends on damage and clean up, as well as to keep the city clean. "There is no specific group [that has complained], rather, an overall concern for the standards of the city," wrote Ms. Cook.
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