This is the illegal expressway billboard, is it located west of Sunnyside Terminal, north of The Queensway: This is the first large format billboard you see on the expressway when traveling eastbound. The CARD rate is $500,000/year but you can probably negotiate a lower rate. We have discovered that this sign is operating in violation [...]

In a victory for public space, the Buildings Department has revoked the permit and nullified City Council approval for Titan Outdoor’s sign on the northerly elevation of 90 Shuter Street, facing Jarvis. In July 2005 City Council approved the sign. Here is the City Council decision granting approval for the sign: The revocation of the [...]

We have discovered that Astral Media has obtained an illegal permit for its roof sign at 488 Dupont Street. Here’s what the sign looks like: The sign (advertising Saturn) was permitted under application 01-157348: As you can see in the photo, the sign is located within 60M of another roof sign across the street at [...]

Welcome to Screw-Ups, an ongoing presentation of IllegalSigns.ca where we look at administrative screw-ups that lead to illegal sign proliferation. On December 29, 1994 Danny Starnino of Cieslok Outdoor obtained permit 94-369007 on behalf of 455 Spadina Avenue, to erect this fascia sign on the north elevation: We have a By-Law that prohibits third party [...]