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'Highway of Heroes' signs reported stolen
Oct. 12 2007
Source: toronto.ctv.ca
Police have reported that signs on a stretch of Highway 401 recently rededicated to Canada's fallen soldiers have been stolen.
Ontario Provincial Police first received reports of a missing "Highway of Heroes" sign on Wednesday, and say at least another two have disappeared.
"We believe one near Port Hope was taken, and a couple near Trenton," OPP Insp. Doug Borton told CTV.ca.
The 172-kilometre stretch, which extends from Toronto to Trenton, was officially dedicated last month after an online petition to rename the highway was met with overwhelming response.
The route is used to transport the bodies of fallen soldiers to the coroner's office in Toronto once they return to Canada.
Large crowds -- including veterans and emergency service personnel -- have routinely gathered on the highway's overpasses to wave flags in support of the troops.
Borton says it isn't the cost of the signs that makes the thefts upsetting -- it's their meaning.
"It's the significance of the designation of the highway and the signs themselves -- they have 'Highway of Heroes' on them, and the poppy," Borton said.
"It's about Canada's fallen soldiers."
OPP are encouraging anyone who has information about the public tampering with or possessing the signs to contact police.
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That is F#$%ed! What type of @sshole would do something like that?
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more then likely someone trying to make a quick buck.
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how bad is it, on the scale of 10?
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The thought that some idiot even thinks they can maybe make a buck grabbing these signs disgusts me and if it's a "collector" may they collect enough bad karma over this to last them into their next lifetime <_<
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NikiterZTS,Oct 14 2007, 12:19 AM Wrote:how bad is it, on the scale of 10?
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Despite all the respect I have for our soldiers and the work they do, I never really got the whole Highway of Heros thing... slapping a bunch of poppy signs with text too small to read at highway speeds doesn't seem to have the impact a highway of heros deserve.
That being said, I would think that if signs went missing, I doubt it's kids or punks doing it, but someone who'd have a vested interest in the signs...
Ie, I can tell you why people stole street signs such as "High St." or "Reserved for the Police Chief" -- as there's a purpose behind the prank.
So in this case, it could be family of the soldiers, or soldiers themselves... most likely not ill-meaning folk.
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