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Past Toronto's published service standard

This report is 45 days old. The city's standard for Illegal Dumping is 3 days. Councillors are the right escalation when 311 is past its own deadline.

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Abandoned promotional sign blocking sidewalk

ref: STO-L0Z4Q5

city ref: 09193817 Track on 311

Illegal Dumping Snap City acknowledged

Open 45 days

Municipal Licensing & Standards: 3 days

City service request

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Updated about 2 months ago

The lines below are from Toronto 311's acknowledgement email. They are estimates from the city, not a guarantee of when the issue will be fixed on the ground.

Service request type: Sidewalk - Cleaning Expected service delivery: 2026-05-14, 7:12 p.m. Estimated resolution timeframe: The service request will be resolved within 3 weeks. Service address (city record): 475 King St E

The city's estimated completion of May 14, 2026 has passed. We are following up.

Sackville Street, Moss Park, Toronto Toronto

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Reported on Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM · 1mo ago

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A freestanding portable promotional sign ("SONCIN — Bridging Goals with Accomplishments") has been abandoned on the public sidewalk. The sign is mounted on a portable post with sandbags at its base — these are standard stabilizing weights to prevent tipping, not refuse. The sign appears to have been in place for an extended period and is occupying public sidewalk space without authorization. The upper-right corner of the sign has graffiti. This falls under Toronto's sign bylaw: commercial promotional signs may not be permanently placed on public right-of-way.

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Abandoned promotional sign blocking sidewalk

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