The City of Surrey says its bylaw officers did not remove election signs at 72 Avenue and 132 Street, contradicting a claim by Safe Surrey Coalition candidate Doug McCallum.
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The City of Surrey says its bylaw officers did not remove election signs at the southwest corner of 72 Avenue and 132 Street, rejecting an allegation by Safe Surrey Coalition mayoral candidate Doug McCallum that City bylaw officers took down other candidates’ signs while leaving Surrey Connect incumbent mayor Brenda Locke’s sign standing.
Safe Surrey Coalition provided photos showing at least 22 signs of various sizes displayed at the corner before the change. The “after” photo provided by the party shows Locke’s large sign still upright while other signs were removed and stacked on the adjacent sidewalk.
In response, the City said “Bylaw Services did not take down any signs at this location. Our understanding is that the signs were on private property, and that the property owner took them down.”
The party alleged that bylaw officers cited restrictions on signs on City-owned property, but allowed Locke’s sign to remain on what the party described as the same public land.
The City says election rules require signs to be placed on private property with the owner’s permission, and that signs are prohibited on City-owned land, including boulevards, road rights-of-way, medians, sidewalks, and parks.
McCallum served as mayor of Surrey from 1996 to 2005 and again from 2018 to 2022.
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