tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post4589764628640036767..comments2023-08-07T01:17:07.238-07:00Comments on Delta Free Press | The Blog: Signs Signs Everywhere There's SignsElvis Glazierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769549906454650804noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-54408443687121136192010-09-04T15:32:54.253-07:002010-09-04T15:32:54.253-07:00I must say that I am absolutely appalled at the la...I must say that I am absolutely appalled at the lawn signs everywhere for this election. I thought everyone was much smarter these days re: the environment. The ones I am talking about are made of cheap plastic with a heavy wire frames. These signs are blowing all over the place, ending up in the ditches, the slews, fields and roadway edges. They will end up in municipal mowers, farmer's machinery, pumping and irrigation systems as well as just garbage on the sides of the roads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-78405945637362440052010-08-30T15:29:39.415-07:002010-08-30T15:29:39.415-07:00Actually at the all candidate meeting one of the t...Actually at the all candidate meeting one of the things that Ian Paton said that he would like to see stopped is people with farmland being allowed to obtain permits to dump on their land and collect money for it by the load.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-12861662119697139972010-08-30T15:24:38.933-07:002010-08-30T15:24:38.933-07:00I'm not sure if it was "waste" mater...I'm not sure if it was "waste" material rather than fill material. Either way it was not good and I'm not sure how this happened. It was many years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-33168744280013393902010-08-30T15:09:33.910-07:002010-08-30T15:09:33.910-07:00How was the owner allowed to get away with the dum...How was the owner allowed to get away with the dumping? Are there no laws on the books that forbid people from polluting their land?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-4377784108908468192010-08-30T15:07:46.685-07:002010-08-30T15:07:46.685-07:00Is that true about the previous owner dumping wast...Is that true about the previous owner dumping waste material on the land? Why wasn't the previous owner fined for environmental cleanup. That really saddens me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-50129695799655959222010-08-30T15:07:45.203-07:002010-08-30T15:07:45.203-07:00Is that true about the previous owner dumping wast...Is that true about the previous owner dumping waste material on the land? Why wasn't the previous owner fined for environmental cleanup. That really saddens me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-21241103423685073082010-08-30T15:05:15.164-07:002010-08-30T15:05:15.164-07:00That's correct. In fact that is the only prop...That's correct. In fact that is the only property that Ian Paton jr. has ever spoken about. He and many other farmers all came to the same conclusion. Too bad the previous owners dumped so much concrete, gravel and waste material on it. The costs to make that land viable farmland again was in the millions. That's right, that's the piece. The one they couldn't find a single farmer to speak in favour of saving.<br />In fact, I drove by there last night and saw some of the other candidate's with their signs beside Ian Paton's on the Toigo property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-62961220316658849342010-08-30T14:51:41.130-07:002010-08-30T14:51:41.130-07:00That's correct about the signs at 17 & 52....That's correct about the signs at 17 & 52. That's the Toigo property if I'm not mistaken. The property Mr. Paton spoke for in favour of development. Sure helps to have friends who can provide high places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-40382860221684102612010-08-28T09:41:36.587-07:002010-08-28T09:41:36.587-07:00On more thing, the sign at 17 & 52 is on priva...On more thing, the sign at 17 & 52 is on private property. That is why it did not get taken down by the highways department.<br /><br />Ian PatonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-78398046917202360172010-08-28T09:36:42.388-07:002010-08-28T09:36:42.388-07:00The Ian Paton sign crew consists of many farmers a...The Ian Paton sign crew consists of many farmers and friends. We all have tools and pick up trucks and are out at least twice a day to put up our signs that are knocked down. If time permits, we will put up all the signs, not just our own.<br /><br />As for 10 & 17, we were told initially to put our two signs at the top of the knoll behind the fence because the ones down below were likely to get laid down by highways department. Ultimately they all did get laid down, except for our two up above on the fence.<br /><br />As for the rest, ours are down as much as everyone else's, but our crews are out often fixing them.<br /><br />If you really want to accuse me, please sign your name or give me a call. I would be happy to discuss this.<br /><br />Ian PatonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-23192615205704600052010-08-28T09:31:12.627-07:002010-08-28T09:31:12.627-07:00Elvis, where are the other responses that were pos...Elvis, where are the other responses that were posted here???<br /><br />Are you really so afraid of the truth????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-46466305467742556312010-08-27T19:46:15.203-07:002010-08-27T19:46:15.203-07:00Astute comments folks. That's 2 in a row!Astute comments folks. That's 2 in a row!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-61134361658611739182010-08-27T19:45:02.836-07:002010-08-27T19:45:02.836-07:00Very curious what is happening with signs this bye...Very curious what is happening with signs this byelection. Wherever signs have been illegally knocked down, there is always one left standing, Ian Paton's.<br /><br />It looks like Mr. Paton and/or his supporters are trying to intimidate Delta's populace? Then again it could be that only Ian Paton's campaign knows how to put up a sturdy sign, being a farmer and all? Could it be that the wind only blew down Mr. Paton's signs?<br /><br />Maybe the police should do a stake out on signs?<br /><br />I would suggest that Mr. Paton and his supporters are the main suspects here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-602010653836097182010-08-27T14:05:21.757-07:002010-08-27T14:05:21.757-07:00Since the sign debate is in full debate I'd li...Since the sign debate is in full debate I'd like to wade in. Let's see, it's 1:42 on Aug 27 and I just drove past the election signs at Hwy 17 and 52 St. Wouldn't ya know it, everyone's sign was down.... except Paton's. As I've been driving to and from work lately I've definitely noticed the pattern. I think I'll start carrying my camera with me so I can photo this rather weird phenomena. Is it sort of like a crop circle thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484635824941022355.post-17060137741352564902010-08-27T10:30:36.217-07:002010-08-27T10:30:36.217-07:00Good article Elvis. That's 2 in a row!Good article Elvis. That's 2 in a row!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com