If graffiti occurs on your privately-owned property, the incident should be reported to the police and then removed as soon as possible. The longer graffiti is displayed, the more likely additional graffiti will occur, or spread to nearby sites.

Tips for Removing Graffiti:

Paint over graffiti with latex paint - it's the easiest, cheapest and fastest removal method.
Use a sealant or blocker as a primer to prevent graffiti from leaching through the finish coat.
Paint in regular, block patches, often it's not necessary to paint the entire surface.
Use at least two coats of paint.
Contact 'Building Cleaners' in the yellow pages or call the DDC Office for more information.

Graffiti can be deterred by:

Restricting access to walls by planting ivy and/or thorny bushes
Applying sacrificial coatings (graffiti-resistant) to protect walls
Increasing lighting and visibility in vulnerable areas
Installing video surveillance to monitor isolated areas
Covering graffiti with murals
Considering Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), which deters graffiti and makes removal of it easier and more economical
Joining the Downtown Neighbourhood Watch Program

Graffiti is a crime. If you witness the act of graffiti call 911 immediately. To report Graffiti on Private Property - property owners can file a Property Damage Report with Police at 729 8000.

A downtown St.John's shopkeeper is concerned about some young people who are going around defacing buildings with graffiti - and he plans on trying to rally other business people. Gord O'Brien of O'Brien's Music Store on Water Street says whoever is doing it is even leaving their trademark, and sometimes working in broad daylight. He confronted two people recently when they marked up his building in the middle of the afternoon. Police arrested one teenager this week in connection with graffiti markings.

For more information on graffiti and how you can help fight it go to www.graffitihurts.org Acts of graffiti, when not permitted by the property owner, are acts of vandalism which should be reported to local authorities or call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 363 8477.

The Virtual Job Fair will allow employers to advertise upcoming openings for graduates of various backgrounds or fill openings needed for summer placements, for a small fee: $50 (Canadian-taxes included). It’s a great way to promote your company and meet your HR needs while not having to come on campus!

What’s making it a virtual event is that it's all happening online. This virtual job fair will be hosted by “eCampusRecruiter”, an online software provider that will enable employers to:
• Register contact and profile information
• Post job opportunities (unlimited in quantity)
• Keep track of applications by viewing them on the website
• Update information, profile and job listings before and during the
virtual fair

Overview of information:

Virtual Fair Date: April 30th - May 11th 2007 (2 weeks)
Registration Fee: $50 (Canadian-taxes included)
Virtual Fair website: http://www.nlvirtualjobfair.ca

For more information contact:

Lynn Walsh (on behalf of the VJF Committee)
Employment Development Coordinator
Centre for Career Development
Memorial University
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7
Phone: (709) 737-8167
Email: lwalsh@mun.ca