FALL 2012 / WINTER 2013 - City of St. Catharines

COMMUNITY • Improvement
www.stcatharines.ca COMMUNITY
Working Together to Eliminate Graffiti in our City
The City of St. Catharines is committed to reducing and eliminating
graffiti in our neighbourhoods. By working together with our citizens
we can make a difference.
Prompt reporting and removal of graffiti is essential in reducing
incidents and keeping our neighbourhoods clean. The City has taken
steps to make it easy and effective for citizens to take an active role
in our fight to eliminate graffiti.
Reporting Graffiti
To report graffiti call Grafitti Information Line at
905-688-5601 ext. 3138, tweet the location details to @
St_Catharines or message us on Facebook at City of St. Catharines.
The Graffiti Hotline is useful in reporting graffiti on all property
in the City, private and public. Once reports are received on public
property work orders are made up for city staff to provide removal
within 48 hours and 24 hours in the case of obscene or
discriminatory graffiti.
Graffiti Bylaw
In December of 2008 City Council approved enactment of the Graffiti
Bylaw. The Graffiti Bylaw is intended to provide for removal of graffiti
on private property. The bylaw will require property owners to
maintain their property free of graffiti. Properties not maintained free
of graffiti will be served notice and will be obligated to clean graffiti
within 7 days of notice served. The bylaw is not intended to be punitive
to property owners victimized by graffiti but rather it is intended to
encourage prompt reporting and removal of graffiti.
Graffiti Assistance Program
In order to provide assistance to private property owners in the city victimized
by graffiti City Council created the Graffiti Assistance Program.
This program makes funds available to property owners for removal of
graffiti on their property. The program will pay property owners 50%
of the cost of removal of graffiti up to a maximum payment of $500.00
and to a maximum of three times a year.
Removal of graffiti must be performed by a contractor prequalified by
the City. To access the Graffiti Assistance program residents can contact
the Graffiti Information Line at 905 688-5601 ext. 3138. All
incidents of graffiti must be reported to the Niagara Regional Police
either directly or through the Graffiti Hotline.
Mainstream’s Graffiti Removal Program
Contact: Kristine Akilie
905 934-3924
www.mainstreamservices.com
Mainstream graffiti removal initiative
is aimed at eliminating graffiti in our
community. Working in partnership with the City of St. Catharines,
Cogeco Cable and the Niagara Regional Police the graffiti removal
program will provide learning opportunities for people with
disabilites, promote community integration and restore the look
and feel of our neighbourhoods. To report graffiti call the Graffiti
Information Line @ 905 688-5601 ext. 3138.
98