Politics · Canada · 1 hr ago
Campaign signs vandalized and missing in Manitoba election races
Candidates in Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie say campaign signs are disappearing and being vandalized ahead of this year’s municipal elections.
Chris Sweryda says signs along Hespeler Avenue were damaged or went missing during his campaign.
He says the damage takes time away from discussing ward issues, and he has spent about $9,000 on signs.
Candidates Nafiya Naso and Jasmine Brar say their signs in Winnipeg’s Waverley West ward were spray-painted with hurtful messages and ripped apart.
Portage la Prairie candidate Colin Doyle says more than half of his signs are gone, while signs belonging to other local candidates have also been affected.
Some voters are afraid to display signs because they may be vandalized, according to Sweryda.
The candidates describe sign damage as a significant problem during this election campaign, but no further action is described.
Campaign signs have been vandalized or gone missing in Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie ahead of Manitoba’s municipal elections.
Winnipeg council candidates Chris Sweryda, Nafiya Naso and Jasmine Brar reported damage to their signs.
Sweryda said signs along Hespeler Avenue were vandalized and that signs had disappeared during the campaign.
Naso and Brar’s signs in Waverley West were spray-painted with hurtful messages and ripped apart in August and September.
A Portage la Prairie councillor seeking re-election said more than half of his signs were gone.
- Who
- Council candidates in Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, including Chris Sweryda, Nafiya Naso, Jasmine Brar and Colin Doyle.
- What
- Campaign signs have been vandalized or gone missing.
- When
- Ahead of the 2026 municipal elections; some damage to signs in Waverley West occurred in August and September.
- Where
- Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Nafiya Naso and Jasmine Brar’s signs in Waverley West were spray-painted with hurtful messages and ripped apart.
Chris Sweryda said his signs disappeared and signs along Hespeler Avenue were vandalized.
Global News reported that candidates said signs were being vandalized and going missing ahead of the municipal elections.
- Reported locations
- Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie
- Sweryda’s signage spending
- Around $9,000
- Sweryda’s sign cost
- Around $22.50 each, depending on size
- Waverley West damage
- Signs were spray-painted and ripped apart in August and September
- Portage la Prairie
- More than half of a councillor candidate’s signs were gone
What people are saying
It’s quite upsetting. It certainly is a drain in the campaign and takes time from dealing with the actual issues in this ward
It’s not just in Winnipeg. It’s everywhere, and sadly I think it’s just become the new norm
It has been a pretty big issue this year
It took them some time to actually do this amount of damage to the signs, and they’re not easy things to destroy either.
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