Please note: For ease of reference, an excerpt from By-Law 48-26 is provided here. Readers are encouraged to consult the full by-law available on this page for complete details and context.

No person shall at any time erect, locate or display an Election Sign, or cause an Election Sign to be placed, that:
a) Is on, within or encroaching upon any Municipal property other than a road allowance, provided that the regulations of section(s) 11 of Schedule ‘A’ to this By-law are obeyed;
b) Is affixed to a permanent or official highway sign, signal or support, guardrail or other roadway structure;
c) Is on the premises of a voting place/help centre for elections;
d) Is in or on a vehicle that is parked or located on any municipal property if it is visible from the outside of the vehicle;
e) Is nailed or otherwise attached to or upon any utility pole, light pole, utility box, official sign or official sign structure;
f) Is nailed to or otherwise attached to or upon any tree, tree support, planter, bench, waste receptacle, newspaper box, mail box, railing, retaining wall, bridge or fence on Municipal property;
g) at any location on Municipal property where the Election Sign might obstruct any door, window, fire exit or any opening required for light, ventilation, ingress, egress or firefighting;
h) at any location on Municipal property where the Election Sign might interfere with underground services;
i) Obstructs the visibility of intersections, private entrances, pedestrians, driver of a motor vehicle, traffic control device or regulatory signage, or where it could interfere with vehicular traffic, as determined the Designated Official, or their designate;
j) Impedes the necessary sightlines of motorists, municipal snowplow operations, or access to a private drive;
k) at any location, in the opinion of the Designated Official, constitutes a safety hazard.

No person shall erect, locate or display an Election Sign, or cause an Election Sign to be placed on any property that is owned, leased or maintained by the Municipality, including, but not limited to:
a) Municipal Office;
b) Fire Halls;
c) Public Works Yards;
d) Community Centres;
e) Public Libraries;
f) Municipal Parks;
g) Transfer Stations; and,
h) Vacant parcel/lot of land owned by the Municipality.

Elections signs shall not be permitted on or within a municipal road allowance immediately adjacent to the properties noted above.

No person shall erect, locate or display an Election Sign within a road allowance where the Election Sign is:
a) on any centre median, centre of a roundabout, traffic island or centre boulevard;
b) within 1.5 m (5 ft) of a fire hydrant, curb, driveway or the travelled portion of a street;
c) Obstructing a sidewalk;
d) within 30 metres (100 feet) of any intersection or roundabout;
e) within 15 metres (50 feet) of any bus stop;
f) on Municipal property within' 100 m (328 ft) of any property line of a voting location.

Election Signs may be erected or displayed on private property with the consent of the owner or occupant of the property.

No person shall erect, locate, or otherwise display an Election Sign:

  1. in the case of a Municipal election, prior to the day following the Candidate becoming approved;
  2. in the case of a Federal or Provincial election, prior to the issuance of the writ for the election; or, 
  3. in the case of any election, for a period greater than three (3) days immediately following the day of the election.