John Barber, Globe and Mail:
Other media coverage of the Strategic Media case includes:
“Court Orders Illegal Billboards Removed,” Marketing Magazine
“Ontario Superior Court rules against 35 illegal billboards,” Toronto Community News
“Illegal billboards must come down, court rules,” National Post
… as well as coverage on Spacing Toronto and Torontoist.
In or about September of 2008, the City identified six signs within the former City of Toronto erected without a permit and notified the applicable sign companies that it would proceed to remove them. Five of the six signs are the Applicant’s.
-Ontario Superior Court judgement
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In a major victory for the City of Toronto’s fight against illegal billboards, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the City can remove illegal billboards while Strategic Media’s constitutional challenge to the City’s sign by-laws goes forward, and that the City’s actions are in the public interest because IllegalSigns.ca has [...]
Strategic Media, a company that operates 35 illegal billboards around the City of Toronto but doesn’t have one legal sign, has now sued the City of Toronto over billboard enforcement, making it the second billboard company to sue the City after Titan Outdoor launched its action earlier this year. However, this marks the first time [...]
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