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People complain when utility poles are decorated with posters, but I doubt anyone complained when these utility poles at the corner of Cross and Beaconsfield<\/a> were decorated with painted vines and flowers. Kudos to whoever put up these random acts of pole art (rumour has it local comic artist Fiona Smith decorated these poles a few years ago).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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