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With warmer weather on the way and more hours of daylight, it’s a great opportunity to ensure your civic sign is displayed properly. Civic signs continue to be an everyday concern for emergency services, essential workers, carrier services and much more. Having your civic sign displayed properly, so you can be located safely and quickly […]
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Having your civic sign displayed properly, has proven to save lives, protect property and be an essential component to our everyday activities. With snow piling up along roadways, ensure your civic sign is properly maintained, visible from both directions and clear from snow! Civic signs are extremely important for emergency services but they’re also really […]
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If you are a regular follower of this page, you’ve become all too familiar with my repeated attempts to make sure residents have properly displayed civic signs! Well, I thought it was only fitting, with December marking one year since the initiative truly began, to provide a brief update. It all started when myself, along […]
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Last December, one year ago this month, I started a very important initiative. It all started when members from our fire department were delivering Christmas letters from Santa and were having a tough time locating civic addresses in our communities. I felt the need to share information on civic signs over the course of multiple […]
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With our clocks officially falling back, that means our hours of daylight have been cut short! While this slight adjustment might not change your routine, it changes significantly for emergency services while they are responding to emergencies. In most cases first responders struggle to locate homes in the dark, this is due to improperly displayed […]
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Last year, I was dedicated to educating those within our communities on how vital having civic signs are. Many got the message and worked to get signs displayed but it’s still a good time to put out another friendly reminder, as our days are getting shorter! Members of our volunteer fire departments and local ground […]
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Civic signs in the Annapolis Valley, and across Nova Scotia continue to be a daily concern, as many homes and businesses do not presently have one displayed, or have one displayed improperly. I began this project months ago, trying to get the message out to many, with hundreds of people taking the measures to ensure […]
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Since starting my civic sign initiative in December, I’ve had many people reach out for information, while also sharing how they have their signs displayed properly! The word has definitely spread and the increase in civic signs across the valley is quite impressive. Some folks have even used their skills in arts and crafts to […]
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Yesterday afternoon I was able to accept this donation of over $150 of change from Mike Evans on behalf of the Berwick Foodland. This particular donation will help with providing multiple civic signs, free of charge to those who NEED them in our community. Not only was Mike able to help, but yesterday, while delivering […]
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With many trees and vegetation really growing this time of year, it’s a great reminder to trim back any branches that may be obstructing your address! Minutes matter in the event of an emergency, ultimately being the difference between someone’s life or property. Ensuring you have your civic sign displayed easily and properly from the […]
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