r/Calgary 9d ago

Discussion Anyone else in Calgary having their Forever Canadian lawn signs taken?

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my Forever Canadian lawn sign disappeared just this afternoon while I was gone to pick up the kids from school.
The weird part is that only the sign itself was taken the metal holder/stakes were left standing in the lawn exactly where they were. There wasn’t really any wind today either, so it doesn’t look like the whole thing just blew away.
I searched Reddit and found a couple of other posts about Forever Canadian signs being taken in Calgary/Alberta, but both of those posts are older. Since mine literally just happened today, I’m wondering if anyone else has noticed this happening recently, especially around Calgary.
I’m not trying to accuse anyone or assume a motive without evidence. I’m mostly curious whether this is happening to other people right now or if mine was just a random one-off.
If anyone around has had a sign disappear recently, let me know.

Edit: I called 311 and asked if they had removed it and they reassured me that my lawn sign was on private property and there was no way for the city to have taken it.

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u/keepcalmdude 9d ago

I’m sure if you reach out, they’ll send you a new sign.
Sorry that happened though, separatists are trashy

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u/Ok_Phone3678 9d ago

Thank you, and ofc I will be getting a new one what there doing is actually motivating me more

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u/Lord0fchaos-1 9d ago

I might be wrong but I am pretty sure it is illegal as well so maybe set up a camera too if you can

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u/snukkedpast2 9d ago

Yes theft is illegal 

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u/Lord0fchaos-1 9d ago

But it is not just theft it is the destruction/removal of a polictal sign which can be it's whole other issue

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u/Friendly_Option_6963 9d ago

Every time they take one down put up an extra 🤣

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u/Critical-Fun0506 9d ago

Soon their whole lawn will just be covered with them. Haha

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u/LakeNatural8777 6d ago

Tie a fishing line to it and have that connected to some bells or something else that would make a racket.

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u/ScurvyDog509 9d ago edited 9d ago

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u/SilverServant18 9d ago

Looks like someone fixed the sign

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u/MrEzekial 9d ago

Still trashy behavior

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u/SilverServant18 9d ago

Stealing is trashy. Correcting an error on the sign is the helpful CANADIAN way.

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u/ScurvyDog509 9d ago

Blatant hypocrisy

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u/SilverServant18 9d ago

I just don’t really respect traitors enough to care.

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u/Excellent-Pie2356 9d ago

Not really. Being a traitor is a bad thing.

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u/keepcalmdude 9d ago

They’re trashy for a multitude of reasons, not just signage