Allow Flower Petals on the Sidewalk Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/allow-flower-petals-on-the-sidewalk.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:56 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Anonymous [Signature #140] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17968448?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Oct 2014 12:07:41 UTC 17968448 Sarah Mark [Signature #139] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17849501?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:40:31 UTC 17849501 Anonymous [Signature #138] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17702478?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Aug 2014 06:56:31 UTC 17702478 Eira Macdonell [Signature #137] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17696536?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Aug 2014 05:21:26 UTC 17696536 Susan McEwen [Signature #136] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17696292?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Aug 2014 03:05:37 UTC 17696292 Heather Garrod [Signature #135] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17695490?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Aug 2014 08:17:54 UTC 17695490 mollie johnson [Signature #134] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17668093?utm_medium=rss Big fans of the flower petals - they add magic to our fantastic neighbourhood and welcome folks into this lovely shop. Is this really the intended purpose for this regulation/prohibition or have we fallen into the world of uninteded consequences? Look forward to seeing the return of the petals!

]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:55:21 UTC 17668093 Kathy Mahoney [Signature #133] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17598067?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Jul 2014 01:34:11 UTC 17598067 Tammy Hum [Signature #132] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17537316?utm_medium=rss This shop has added so much class and beauty to the Glebe. Everything they do is tasteful and classy and only draws more attention to the area.

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:11:07 UTC 17537316 Katharine Wright [Signature #131] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17502986?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:13:14 UTC 17502986 Kate Summerbell [Signature #130] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17447454?utm_medium=rss Bylaws are designed to curtail thoughtlessness and inconsideration in the city, not to stamp out acts of beauty and kindness. Consider the weight of any harm done against the weight of this kind and thoughtful act.

]]> Fri, 6 Jun 2014 07:15:28 UTC 17447454 Liane Deamarais-Cavanagh [Signature #129] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17444561?utm_medium=rss I wonder how the city is applying this by-law to all the home owners whose trees droop leaves on the sidewalk?
Shouldn't there really be a by-law for the sharing of beauty?

]]> Fri, 6 Jun 2014 05:39:50 UTC 17444561 Rachel Irving-Beer [Signature #128] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17390897?utm_medium=rss I've always loved the flower petals! Was so sad when they had to stop putting them out!

]]> Wed, 28 May 2014 11:27:51 UTC 17390897 Anonymous [Signature #127] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17328292?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 May 2014 07:57:21 UTC 17328292 Jennifer Baer [Signature #126] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17319483?utm_medium=rss Sun, 18 May 2014 03:29:25 UTC 17319483 Ashley Paquette [Signature #125] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17283131?utm_medium=rss When I first passed by this shop the very first thing I noticed was their flower petals out front. Seeing a new beautiful treat every day brightens up the shop front and the sidewalk and they should be allowed to continue.

]]> Tue, 13 May 2014 10:25:33 UTC 17283131 Margot Francis [Signature #124] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17268886?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 May 2014 11:18:22 UTC 17268886 Julia Daniels [Signature #123] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17183789?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:13:27 UTC 17183789 Anonymous [Signature #122] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17164318?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:43:15 UTC 17164318 Anonymous [Signature #121] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17119329?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:33:45 UTC 17119329 Arwen Bobyk [Signature #120] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17064287?utm_medium=rss I support the petals on the ground.

]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:57:48 UTC 17064287 Kayla Rimer [Signature #119] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16997279?utm_medium=rss These flower petals always brighten my day and are a lovely addition to our neighbourhood.

]]> Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:11:43 UTC 16997279 Ursula Devolin [Signature #118] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16980480?utm_medium=rss Bloomfields helps make the Glebe a unique neighbourhood. Please don't discourage the beauty and smiles they spread.

]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:54:30 UTC 16980480 Susan Harris [Signature #117] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16965969?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Mar 2014 07:29:14 UTC 16965969 Heather Morrison [Signature #116] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16948305?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Mar 2014 10:47:56 UTC 16948305 meaghan cameron [Signature #115] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16937377?utm_medium=rss Brightens my cold gray winter days.....please reconsider!!

]]> Tue, 4 Mar 2014 11:43:01 UTC 16937377 Marg Maunder [Signature #114] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16870074?utm_medium=rss It makes me smile every time I walk by, and brightens up my day.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:44:33 UTC 16870074 Laura Penney [Signature #113] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16865470?utm_medium=rss I was surprised and sad to read about this bylaw complaint. I LOVE walking past Bloomfields and seeing all of the beautiful decorations and the petals always make me smile. I don't go to the Glebe all of the time so I forget about the petals and then as I wander past and see them it is a happy surprise. Keep them coming. I appreciate it very much!

]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:47:05 UTC 16865470 Alysia McTague [Signature #112] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16725747?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Feb 2014 01:04:15 UTC 16725747 Glenn Jackman [Signature #111] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16725054?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Feb 2014 10:31:55 UTC 16725054 lauren sellen [Signature #110] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16609312?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Jan 2014 06:38:30 UTC 16609312 Angie Acres [Signature #109] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16593071?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jan 2014 03:00:58 UTC 16593071 chantal royer [Signature #108] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16408437?utm_medium=rss l am doing the same thing in montreal, so l do belive in spakeling life with NATURAL ELEMENT.

chantal

]]> Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:26:24 UTC 16408437 Christine Felteau [Signature #107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16406350?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Dec 2013 01:33:04 UTC 16406350 Barbara Fortin [Signature #106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16401189?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:54:09 UTC 16401189 Serge Fortin [Signature #105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16401183?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:52:17 UTC 16401183 Jennifer Spezza [Signature #104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16349086?utm_medium=rss My kids and I love seeing the gorgeous flowers and petals outside Bloomfeilds. They add beauty and personality to the sidewalk!

]]> Tue, 3 Dec 2013 02:08:52 UTC 16349086 Kate Reeve [Signature #103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16337323?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Dec 2013 10:22:56 UTC 16337323 Rebecca Sandiford [Signature #102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16067956?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:23:06 UTC 16067956 Rachael Simpson [Signature #101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16038436?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:48:23 UTC 16038436 Martha Mullally [Signature #100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16019146?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Oct 2013 02:58:48 UTC 16019146 Brandon Heuving [Signature #99] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15884143?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:10:29 UTC 15884143 Eleanor Melanson [Signature #98] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15777715?utm_medium=rss Should a shop choose to make a beautiful area even more beautiful, in a tasteful and artistic way, (especially in this neighborhood) this type of innovative behaviour should be fostered rather than penalized.

]]> Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:59:15 UTC 15777715 Maddy Stella Fletcher [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15770337?utm_medium=rss Try fighting real crime, City of Ottawa.

]]> Mon, 9 Sep 2013 12:41:50 UTC 15770337 Pauline Vermeer [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15599934?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Aug 2013 02:44:43 UTC 15599934 Catherine Hughes [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15539143?utm_medium=rss Surely, we can make an exemption for beauty.

]]> Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:38:58 UTC 15539143 Andrew Milne [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15537886?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:29:25 UTC 15537886 Debbie and Jock and Jay Smith [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15475643?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Jul 2013 10:36:54 UTC 15475643 Anne-Marie Hinther [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15323353?utm_medium=rss Thu, 30 May 2013 10:03:47 UTC 15323353 Barbara Laskin [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15250159?utm_medium=rss More beauty, less bureaucracy! What harm a few petals? I'd prefer to see my tax dollars used to foster a lovely, lively streetscape instead of supressing it.

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 09:49:31 UTC 15250159 Martha Robertson [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15226216?utm_medium=rss I think this a nice way to brighten up a neighbourhood.

]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 06:19:21 UTC 15226216 Anonymous [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15191758?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 May 2013 05:58:15 UTC 15191758 Holly Winker [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15183295?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 May 2013 08:10:19 UTC 15183295 shirley bittner [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15160118?utm_medium=rss Love the petals around the store front. Adds character and charm to the neighborhood. I hope Bloomfield's can continue with this practice.

]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 09:17:10 UTC 15160118 Tamara Mabley-Chaisson [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15117637?utm_medium=rss A little bit of nature should be welcome.

]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:13:41 UTC 15117637 Jenna Dufour [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15084061?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:56:33 UTC 15084061 Theresa Roy [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15068496?utm_medium=rss Go after the litter bugs, let the flower petals decorate the sidewalk!

]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:42:22 UTC 15068496 Carolyn Mackenzie [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15050951?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:59:23 UTC 15050951 terry-lynne dodd [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15023994?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Apr 2013 02:10:05 UTC 15023994 Claire Simard [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14941926?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:54:36 UTC 14941926 Serge Fortin [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14877604?utm_medium=rss Great idea from Bloomfields Flowers, I pass by last saturday and really enjoy it.

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:41:33 UTC 14877604 Barbara Fortin [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14875141?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous reaction to an innocent harmless action. We noticed the petals while walking down Bank street and thought it was a brilliant idea.
Can we encourage creative thought please!

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:41:59 UTC 14875141 Jess Bryan [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14863897?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:50:14 UTC 14863897 Anonymous [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14855694?utm_medium=rss Long live nature.

]]> Fri, 8 Mar 2013 10:32:54 UTC 14855694 Kristina Romeo [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14848123?utm_medium=rss Whomever complained about Bloomfield's innovative attempt of bringing beauty and excitement to the glebe must be a very sad, hateful person with too much time on their hands. I find this whole situation to be extremely disappointing.

]]> Thu, 7 Mar 2013 05:59:34 UTC 14848123 Taylor Marquis [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14847580?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Mar 2013 03:40:33 UTC 14847580 Vicky Patenaude [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14736999?utm_medium=rss Dear Grumpy By-law officer. This is silly, I really think you could be doing something more constructive with your time then picking on people who are trying to brighten people's day.
The saying goes "stop and smell the roses," not "stop and whine about the roses."

]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:56:19 UTC 14736999 Maggie Kennedy [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14668978?utm_medium=rss If you can't put flower petals down, then the City should be continually catching the falling leaves from their trees...

]]> Sat, 9 Feb 2013 01:42:19 UTC 14668978 Rob Buttera [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14663674?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Feb 2013 01:01:50 UTC 14663674 Caitlin Sullivan [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14660328?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Feb 2013 07:40:32 UTC 14660328 Karyn McKinnon [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14659887?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Feb 2013 05:22:30 UTC 14659887 Anonymous [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14604160?utm_medium=rss Kudos to you Bloomfields! I wish the city would pick its battles!! They won't do a thing about dog owners putting their bags of dog poop in personal garbage on my property but they complain about flower petals on the sidewalk?!? Give me a break!!

]]> Fri, 1 Feb 2013 01:09:46 UTC 14604160 Margarita Idone [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14590389?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:09:22 UTC 14590389 Michael Cefola [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14525871?utm_medium=rss I don't think this practice violates the spirit of the by-law. Where's the harm in this?

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:07:23 UTC 14525871 Claudia Buttera [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14505893?utm_medium=rss Crab apple blooms and autum leaves fall naturally on the streets adding beauty to an otherwise unimpressive asphalt/concrete surface. Should we apply the same bylaw to mother nature?

]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:09:41 UTC 14505893 Sarah Radovan [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14497066?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:11:19 UTC 14497066 Anonymous [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14320246?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:01:51 UTC 14320246 Gail Joynt [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14294317?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:04:58 UTC 14294317 Anonymous [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14266677?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:32:12 UTC 14266677 Erin Purdy [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14263512?utm_medium=rss They are biodegradeable, pretty and add personality to the neighboruhood
They do not present any form of hazard to anyone

]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:20:19 UTC 14263512 Rhonda Walker [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14235166?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:35:18 UTC 14235166 Anonymous [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14207671?utm_medium=rss After all the Glebe went thru during their reconstruction phase & to think McGahern's Books could be a tatoo parlour or another Sharwama place Let Bloomfields spread petals!. This is ONCE AGAIN another CITY of Ottawa ARE YOU KIDDING ME? moment & By-Law.

]]> Sun, 9 Dec 2012 01:40:17 UTC 14207671 Tricia Edgar [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14203089?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Dec 2012 04:56:31 UTC 14203089 Anonymous [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14053082?utm_medium=rss silly rule... it's just petals...

]]> Wed, 7 Nov 2012 08:53:14 UTC 14053082 Susan Kratzmann [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14020178?utm_medium=rss Petals are not debris. They are natural, beautiful & bring people joy. Discretion in the enforcement of by-laws is a sign of an intelligent & enlightened society.

]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:41:19 UTC 14020178 Claudia Eggemann [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13921185?utm_medium=rss let's ban chalk, playing children, bumblebees, singing birds, sunshine, rainbows, music, gumballs ...and anything else that makes life beautiful, fun and interesting! I cannot believe we actually have to sign a petition to allow this.

]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:24:35 UTC 13921185 linda assad butcher [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13920996?utm_medium=rss Come on City Hall can you not be a bit flexble!

]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:42:50 UTC 13920996 kayla albright [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13821414?utm_medium=rss RIDICULOUS!

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:04:56 UTC 13821414 Lillian LeClair [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13802201?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:57:30 UTC 13802201 sarah rhamey [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13761269?utm_medium=rss The petals add a lovely and unexpected touch of beauty to our hard pedestrian sidewalks, and bring joy to the heart.

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:02:24 UTC 13761269 Jennifer McKay [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13735954?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:40:08 UTC 13735954 Julie Belanger [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13701290?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Sep 2012 05:48:03 UTC 13701290 sue-ellen gerritsen [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13675650?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:20:51 UTC 13675650 Anna Gruending [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13655445?utm_medium=rss Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:11:53 UTC 13655445 Penny Jee [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13648761?utm_medium=rss Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:58:09 UTC 13648761 Andre Hagley [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13644145?utm_medium=rss I enjoy the flower petals that are distributed in front of Bloomfields on Bank. They do NOT cause a disturbance or inconvenience, and are a serendipitous touch of class

]]> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:01:34 UTC 13644145 Cintia Quiroga [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13500809?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Aug 2012 04:05:39 UTC 13500809 Meaghan Haughian [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13327959?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:07:36 UTC 13327959 Veronica Moyle [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13280866?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jul 2012 03:12:35 UTC 13280866 Nancy Amos [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13199275?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:59:08 UTC 13199275