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Conservative Doherty breaks city sign rules

A two-and-a-half month election campaign means two-and-a-half months of campaign signs.
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Todd Doherty signs along 15th Avenue Tuesday. The city has requested that signs not be placed here because of irrigation. There is a list of other locations where signs also can not be posted.

A two-and-a-half month election campaign means two-and-a-half months of campaign signs.

According to city bylaws, federal political signs can stick around from the time the writ of election is dropped until three days after the general voting date of Oct. 19.

Political signs are not allowed on city property, such as parks, sports fields and at facilities like the Civic Centre and the pools.

They also can't be attached to fences bordering city-owned properties.

Signs are allowed on municipal right of ways, but with some exceptions.

Campaign signs can't be placed in boulevards and medians with irrigation systems, according to the city's guidelines regarding political signs.

There are roughly 21 locations throughout the city that fall under this criteria.

On Tuesday, signs were scattered throughout the city for the only confirmed Cariboo-Prince George candidate, Conservative Todd Doherty. But there were at least two locations - in the median along 15th Avenue between Ospika Boulevard and Foothills Boulevard, and along Foothills between 18th Avenue and 15th Avenue - that were in contravention of the city's sign guidelines.