Yesterday, the City of Toronto’s new Harmonized Signs By-law and Billboard Tax became official. The City celebrated this fact with a press release and the billboard industry celebrated this fact with two rather weak lawsuits filed to prevent the billboard tax from being implemented. The Star’s David Rider has this report about the lawsuits today. [...]

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How fitting. We have discovered that the Out of Home Marketing Association is using illegal billboards to promote CityBillboardTax.ca. For example, take this Titan Outdoor vinyl fascia sign at 76 Church Street: We filed a complaint against this sign in late 2003. In June 2006, this permit to paint a mural sign was issued to [...]

A Staff Report presented to City Council in support of the proposed Billboard Tax and Signs By-Law states that Toronto’s billboard industry submitted false information with respect to its revenues during the extensive by-law creation process. The report [PDF] takes direct aim at the Out of Home Marketing Association when it states, on page 19: [...]

The results were just released by BeautifulCity.ca [PDF].