"The province is providing large signs for 20 school zones in place of the city's former automated speed cameras after Doug Ford's government ordered the cameras removed in recent weeks but the signs are too big for Toronto's poles. In a statement sent to CBC News, city spokesperson Kate Lear said the province will cover the cost of installing approximately 80 new signs in Toronto for roughly four signs per school zone, with work underway to identify exact locations."
"But speaking at an unrelated news conference Wednesday, Mayor Olivia Chow confirmed the signs are too big to be installed. We have to get new poles. The province said they would cover the cost, Chow said. Though Toronto's speed cameras are no longer running, Chow reiterated that she believes they save lives. They also previously funded safety initiatives in the city like crossing guards and traffic safety police officers in targeted areas."
"Chow also noted that until the province directed they be removed, there were 150 speed cameras in school zones, with 641 such zones in the city and there's no option to ask the province for more signs than the ones provided for the 20 zones they have agreed to cover. Unless they change their mind, 20 locations is it, she said. CBC News has reached out to the province for comment."
Province is providing large signs for 20 Toronto school zones to replace automated speed cameras removed after a provincial order and will fund approximately 80 new signs—about four per zone—and new poles where needed. City officials say the supplied signs are too large for existing Toronto poles, requiring pole replacements the province agreed to cover. Toronto previously had 150 speed cameras across 641 school zones; the program generated about $30.38 million in fines from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2025. The mayor affirmed belief that speed cameras save lives and noted cameras also funded safety initiatives such as crossing guards and targeted traffic officers.
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