So $20000 and they are going to utilize corrections work crews……that seems like a lot of money

What a waste. It’ll be back within the month.

Canadian and US Railways are the biggest offenders when it comes to not cleaning up graffiti. Seems they do not want to paint their rail cars and get this graffiti off of them. No doubt they would complain about the cost, however they should be painting cars on a regular basis as part of their maintenance program, however they seem to have stopped doing that. Much like they no longer paint their bridges, etc;. Less maintenance costs, means more profits.

Perhaps Councilor Frizzel as our representative on the Cdn Federation of Municipalities could put this issue on the agenda, and have all Canadian cities put pressure on CN and CP Rail to clean up their act.

Railways do not have the right to haul graffiti pocked cars across our Country without taking some time and effort to getting rid of the problem.

“What a waste. It’ll be back within the month. “

Ha! It will be back before the paint dries. This is Strathcona we’re talking about.

You know what companies like Krylon that makes spray paint should be sponsoring the website.

I may be a bit naïve, but some of the work is pretty good. I don’t know if these graffiti is gang related to mark out perimeters of territory.

I guess the bandits were really good in Arts in kindergarten.

Expensive fresh canvas.

The solution could be real simple.

Install surveillance cameras at the hot spots, nab the graffitist, charge them with vandalism or what ever is appropriate, then as part of their “rehabilitation,” have them paint actual murals.

The graffitists would be very incensed if any one marred their work, so would become self-regulating.

Plus it would beautify those hot spots.

I know, there is no government hand out for that for organizations to perpetuate their existence.

Leave the graffiti it looks better than the hunk of rust at the Gateway entrance. Hey wait a sec…..

I walk through that tunnel regularly and the colors are much nicer than a black white wall will be. I wish they wouldn’t ruin the brick retaining wall, but a white wall is a canvas for art, so paint something artistic that the other artists will appreciate perhaps.

I quite like some of it; some it it just looks like random scribbling to me though. But who am I to judge another man’s art.

Here is an idea, guys! Apply that after the white paint has dried!

Graffiti removal isn’t just labor-intensive, it’s also costly. Fortunately there’s Sherwin-Williams Pro Industrial™ Anti-Graffiti Coating® – a unique clear siloxane product that creates a non-stick surface that repels graffiti from paint, paint spray cans and permanent markers. Ideal for transit stations, bridges, overpasses, rail cars, retaining walls, municipal buildings, fences, schools, shopping plazas and restrooms. Ready to brush, roll or spray. This single component, semi-gloss product requires no mixing, applies in one coat and dries quickly.

Geez! What a coincidence. A paint salesman in our midst. Who’d a thunk it? I love this town.

Am waiting for a propane and propane accessory salesman. Anybody out there?

Graffiti is an art form.

Well, it wasn’t a sales pitch! Just a hint for those who are in charge of the graffiti removal effort!

Surveillance cameras? Easy to cover the lense isn’t it?

Did someone mention propane and propane accessories?

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Oh, and by the way, PrinceGeorge’s comment wins the Internet on this discussion thread.

Whether a paint salesman or not, it is an intelligent solution. I’ll bet it costs a lot more than plain old paint, but if it ‘repels’ graffiti, it would be worth the extra cost. Graffiti concealed in the underpass would not bother me, but when the “artistes” deface walls and fences, it does bother me. Like broken windows, boarded up windows, and trash all over the ground, graffiti contributes to a general air of neglect, and only serves to attract more of the same. Painting over the ‘art’ and picking up the trash may be a never ending job in some areas of the city, but to leave it is to imply that we do not care what our city looks like. Lets face it, Prince George could use a lift in the image department.
metalman.

There is some really talented artist’s work on rail cars. Some graffitti is pretty cool to look at and admire. This area, well, not so cool to look at.

I think definitely, that the ones caught, should have to supply the materials and labour to repair the damage. They were able to supply the offending materials and labour in the first place weren’t they?