My name is Ayla Temple-Bertrand, and lawn signs have always had significant importance for local contractors like me. They are more than just ink on paper, they are real-time demonstrations of local skills and services. 

Saskatoon stands alone in these restrictions. Nowhere else in Canada are contractors and homeowners so heavily limited in their ability to use lawn signage as a tool for trust, visibility, and local economic support. This bylaw creates an unnecessary barrier to growth and community connection.

By updating outdated signage bylaws to allow reasonable, homeowner-approved lawn signs, we can promote small business success and empower Saskatoon residents to share quality work with their neighbours, reinforcing trust, transparency, and community pride.

Lawn signs offer permission-based advertising for contractors, which doesn't break the bank while showcasing our work right in your backyard. You cannot determine the quality of our service through a few snippets on a website or an ad in a newspaper. However, a lawn sign at a home where we've serviced speaks volumes.

Homeowners seeking a trusted local contractor heavily depend on these on-site referrals for assuring their decisions. More than just an online advertisement, our service's tangible proof becomes a flourishing testament, repeated in front of many households, who are also looking for a suitable service provider.

Laws restricting lawn signs not only hamstring our growth but also inadvertently affect homeowners. These homeowners lose an essential tool in making informed decisions about who they can trust to work on their homes.

By altering bylaws to permit reasonable lawn signage, we can promote growth within local businesses, empowering the economy at the grassroots. More importantly, it allows community members to make informed decisions, reinforcing trust at every door.

Join us in our fight towards a more inclusive and locally empowered way of conducting business. Let's give lawn signage the lawful representation it deserves. Please, support this petition and together we can strengthen our community and local businesses. Sign this petition.