With the provincial election less than two months away, every piece of empty land across B.C. will soon be filled with election signs.
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So the city of just under 10,000 people got to work.
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The restrictions in Quesnel only apply to public property: As long as a resident allows it, candidates are allowed to place as many signs as they like on private property.
To Simpson, that puts the focus on candidates connecting with people and not on how many signs they can afford.
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Quesnel isn香蕉视频直播檛 the only city to limit the number of signs.
Terrace, with just over 11,000 people, limited candidates to 30 signs each about a year ago.
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Some municipalities, meanwhile, have allowed for more election signs than fewer over the years. During B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 2014 municipal election, Port Alberni decided to relax its sign bylaws to allow signs on boulevards 香蕉视频直播渁s long as the signs do not create a safety concern.香蕉视频直播�
In the Lower Mainland, cities are leaving it up to the candidates.
City of Surrey spokesman Oliver Lum said it hasn香蕉视频直播檛 been a topic of much discussion.
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Surrey, like most cities, does restrict the size and placement of election signs, citing safety concerns.
Perhaps with good reason: large, inappropriately placed election signs were the suspected cause of a 2014 accident in Abbotsford where a pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car.
Chilliwack councillors, who debated the issue back in 2013, also chose not to curb signs.
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