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EDMONTON -- A proposal to create a new bylaw offence for "applying graffiti" on private and public property will be considered by a city council committee next week. City administration recommends the move to crack down on a rise in graffiti vandalism in Edmonton. A recent audit shows graffiti complaints increased 48 per cent between 2018 and 2019 and the number of locations with graffiti vandalism rose 32 per cent between 2015 and 2019. Currently, perpetrators can be charged with a criminal offence but the only city fines that exist are for property owners who refuse to clean the gra...
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