Calgary Economic Development
Phone: 403-221-7831
Toll-free: 1-888-222-5855
Fax: 403-221-7828
If it is necessary for street signs (street names, traffic control signs, directional signs, etc.), signals or road markings to be removed and replaced call the Film, Television & Creative Industries office to have this work carried out. A minimum five (5) days notice is required for this type of service.
Traffic Safety Act, Use of Highways & Rules of the Road Regulation:
Damage to Traffic Control Devices
111(1) A person shall not willfully remove, throw down, deface, alter or destroy a traffic control device placed, marked or erected on a highway
(2)For the purposes of section 169(2) of the Act, subsection (1) is hereby designated as a provision for which a person may be arrested without a warrant. Definition of a traffic control device foudn in the Traffic Safety Act states:
(ss) "traffic control device" means any sign, signal, marking or device placed or erected under the authority of this act for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.