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1 WM iaititx) CHRONICLE - Wednesday, lune lb. 2010' ii i o o ‘ o o o « 9 ., _, ‘ . . t" is? ‘ Slgns sproutlng up 11ke weeds 1n c1ty .. .; ‘ "*1: 1 » : », .: , 35m; sat rt. '5 .‘ . '. ' ‘ h -w‘ B) (iRH.M.Iitl)oMtJ) "I compare them to m . . . Q ~ ,I W . I i might iii sing 7 1 it. \ graffiti." he said. , .,_. a . - . Gawmw ' \, lie urges anyone who . '_ ‘mm m ,r ”W‘ . : .4; iitt-iloo resident JU§\ sees someone putting up " ‘ ' A ‘ ‘ ”M " ' ‘ “ ' " ' ‘ ' V ' ‘ Whave (lowland JUhT ‘ m ‘ ii sign on a pole to call . , - ”'3, We“, ( tisloin ()rthoties. (‘oiiil'oi’l \lioes “ ““9”“ ”l “ - ”Fl; 3 com ""' “3'1““ d“""‘""“"“ ‘9" . a - \wiiiiiit-ii \nitit ism. creeping iiieiiiite llW’dtl' f'» R ‘1» 9;»\ the. nonreiiiergenty t Q L _ Q ‘ . mg the city. one lit-torn " I 3‘“ ‘ police number . l l-"“-” I‘l‘U‘l" mil ll“’“""”"”‘“” by ”I" “4%“ ”“1 U”“'la';1d “in“ I lat lei-I i“ High \rt'ht'il l eel. Bunions din. ,. ' . ’ more action! ant at, . u . , 'No. he‘s not talking g" "as! \ He wants to see the ' ll" lucu'w‘nm' hm": H-I'IMI'HI' . about purple loosestrife 5;}; ' hylatv department and \nil I'i‘olileitis. \ail \tirui'i') or giant hogweed (low = of... pulilie works operate in “H. “““rfll “d”. emu.“ “filial“. \ land‘s menace is man ,1“ _ ‘ unison to remove the ‘ . _ ' ‘ y . mum. W the ubiquitous (7.,“ ’ . gig,” loot Odour. lliiilietii‘ loot ( are A l-.iliie;ilioo ”Kl” plastered I” “"9 r" 9»: ~ “I talked to someone lh‘t‘lltuloloflitd ontlillolls Hilllsrtlilllx1.0”qu\ill phone and hydro poles ” in public works that said \ . . . I ( 4 .. \. \I -. around Waterloo. 3 - he had a boxcar full of ”m” ‘ m" ""m‘ ”H l‘he signs come iii all " 9 these signs that have in,” mm l.‘/‘t,.,.,,/,,,,/ ”1“.»er shapes in sizes and 5' been removed," Gowland , . ‘ ' “(1‘96”le a variety “f , . said. "l W“ wonder how "(I'M/1‘1 l «vine/‘iv/II/H/i‘l' rile/14A i///i‘tI/////!/iI/M services ; junk removal, is: many more boxcars 322v . ~» §gÂ¥7 3;;fifi‘rw ”a? if; , s . .. y. . My ”5“ w:'.‘«}‘,:’g{.w§;,‘_ . a. ; mi. \ - Q. ». driveway paving and k :1, ' could the signs that are % - . 1-9;“; 3 Jr a, ." ~ ,. ”55;; home repairs. Most are ‘ ‘ '4 . A _» . still up till?" 3% Lg: .. :ggrfirx I“ i if“? ‘. . '35 "“- : " ”9" ”' .., ,9 just the name of a (on? :9" i y W h. , ’3 r . He also wants people like ‘, >3 Wfig*%”&%wf 313;“ 3155.49 2;, ,: party with a phone num» ’ ’J 33’ ‘ l ' ‘ f i"; .‘ to be aware of the visual " ' ‘ A?“ ”'1‘ ‘”""“’“‘“‘" “"”W“""‘ ' ' 4' ' ‘ ber. ’/ . ' ‘ ‘ "‘ a. :-.\ and environmental Gowland lives on the 1.," ‘ 3 M ‘9‘“ ‘ impacts ~ not to men- northwest side of the City ‘ i . . . ' tion the cost to taxpayers. and has noticed the signs . ~> $1,: '4‘ . ‘ lJndervtheQSign bylaw, r . 1 \ -an€ your way to a gomg up frequently on 9 ,4 -.- ' J‘ fl .' 5i. Violators are supposed to fl ' . _ roads such as Conserva 1; ”(g .0. ' . pay for the Cost of K :1 J new and unproued tion Drive, Westmouiii ‘L t" y - . ‘/ {a removals. Since the per 3' ‘ ‘ m Healthy Lifestyle" Road and Bearinger . " Q," ' 1t petrators are rarely i I J ' . Road. ‘11" ' .. caught. the cost goes to .5 Come join today! He figures the slgii ‘ «,1 thecity, * - blight has ruined man) 3- (loun. Angela Vieth scenic drives and walks. agrees With (lowland that "It's a sacrilege to have , . i - more action can he Solutions weight Management Program these trashy signs thrown . taken, She railed num- for fieryday [4ng tip in front ofour ht't’tlill' bers on Five signs and got ttiliireas."hesaid. responses from all of PrOfCSSional Program And lately the signs them. After explaining have lieen movmg itito the situation, four of the for only $349 until July 1. 2010 neighbourhoods. junking ‘ â€" five have agreed to take ~, ’ _ , , 9 9 . up properties. (lowland Dave Gowland IS concerned about all the signs that their signs down within 7“" “mam“? hem” the dub [5‘ mm”? said \ have become a blight in his Waterloo neighbourhood. 30 days, _ C11] 519-749-6578. ext. 1204 It s not Just the aes Mfr-“Aimwnmm 1 think from past or visit mama-c. ‘ ”WW“ lhdl 5mm" “H" those rules frequently tome out With a ladder to “WWW“ 9‘ staff have 9/ \ 'l he people who put and bylaw h having ”on. take them down. made t‘alls and had no / tip the signs make sure bk) nipping up They operate at night luck." she said. ”NW N“ permanentlv Part of the reason is to reduce their likelihood Bl” if ”WW is a local ”mm“, by fasted Will] spikes or that the PeUPl“ who put of being caught l'ht‘y number on the sign, St. Mary‘s General Hospital St‘Mary siri-ws and use torrugat up the “gm have fasten the gigng m they Vieth believes business in its new teaming lat'lllty at _.__._.__ __ “(l Plifim rardhoard I” become craftier over the take a long time to ”WWW" are [vii-Wm“?- 50 Bathurst Street. 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