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The Trump Avenue sign in Ottawa has disappeared days after city council unanimously agreed to rename the street. The city is investigating and says street signs are critical city property.
A sign for Trump Avenue in Ottawa has gone missing days after city councillors unanimously agreed the street should be renamed. The sign at the intersection of Trump Avenue and Whitestone Drive was confirmed gone on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.
Signs at Trump and Bloomingdale and Trump and Celebration remained in place as of Friday afternoon. The street is in Ottawa's Central Park neighbourhood, developed in the 1990s. Streets in the area carry names linked to New York City, including that of Donald Trump, the current U.S. president who was then a famous real estate developer. Calls to rename the street began during his time in office.
Council Votes to Rename Trump Avenue Street
A 2021 vote shortly after his first term ended in a tie, with about a third of households on the street abstaining. Residents who opposed the change cited the cost and inconvenience of updating official documents with a new street name as reasons to keep it. On Wednesday, River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington introduced a motion to begin the renaming process.
He said he would work with residents on the street to choose a new name and present it to council next year. In a statement to CTV News, the City of Ottawa's director of traffic services said the city is aware of social media posts indicating the sign may be missing and is looking into the matter.
Krista Tanaka said that once the city confirms the status of the sign, staff will assess appropriate next steps, including whether a replacement is required. Tanaka reminded residents that street signs are City property and a critical piece of infrastructure for reporting and responding to emergencies. She said street signs should not be removed, damaged or taken. Ottawa police told CTV News Ottawa they could not find a report about the missing sign.
Municipalities Take Steps to Deter Sign Thieves
Street signs bearing famous, funny or rude-sounding names are stolen from time to time around the world, and municipalities sometimes take steps to prevent or deter thieves. Signs for Old Town Road in Sicamous, B.C. , were stolen after the success of Lil Nas X's song of the same name, and the town responded by selling replica signs. In Yellowknife, street signs for Ragged Ass Road are welded to signposts and replicas are sold to deter thieves.
In 2023, the Township of Bonnechere Valley, Ont. , received a request to change the name of Harry Dick Road following sign thefts, but the name was ultimately kept. The City of Ottawa sells decommissioned street signs for $10 each on a first come, first served basis, subject to availability.
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