If there's one person who hates graffiti, it's Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who is pledging to focus on the form of vandalism to clean up the city.
Ford launched this year's Clean Toronto Together initiative at a press conference Wednesday.
The initiative involves several programs to clean the city, including the city's four-week clean-up. City staff have already begun removing graffiti vandalism, cleaning up litter, and hauling away dead trees and branches from City property, according to a statement from the City.
Ford, speaking to reporters, told members of the public to send pictures of graffiti to his office.
"We will get that graffiti cleaned up," he said.
Various groups will be taking part in clean-up days across the city. Schools and workplaces will have a clean-up day April 20, and the mayor's Community Clean-Up Day will take place April 21.
Organizations and large groups can register for the initiative by April 18 to allow City staff to arrange litter pickup.
The city will also begin StreetARToronto, a new initiative to counteract graffiti vandalism. The initiative will "add beauty to neighbourhoods in Toronto," according to the statement from the City.
"We will get this city as clean as a new $5 bill," Ford said.
