The City of Edmonton had to remove a sign that included an embarrassing spelling mistake.
@doniveson looks bad when we spell things wrong on our own signs.... Doesn't shout confidence
Someone alerted Mayor Don Iveson to this embarrassing sign on Friday, tweeting that it "looks bad" when the city misspells words on its own signs.
The sign was advertising the "opertunity" of buying land from the City of Edmonton through its website, although the URL provided was also wrong. (The real website is at edmonton.ca.)
Not only is there a spelling mistake...the website is wrong. .ab is not the domain. It's .ca.
Mayor Iveson seemed frustrated and asked the city's official account to "please address" the issue.
Sigh. @CityofEdmonton please address. https://t.co/IoWA81j7S2
The City of Edmonton released a statement apologizing for the "unfortunate mistake" and said it was already working on removing the misspelled sign.
Statement from the city about the "opertunity" signs. #yeg #missedopertunity
The city takes such errors "very seriously," the statement said.
Some found the city's quick response noteworthy.
The city jumps at the first 'opertunity' to address the sign issue... #yeg https://t.co/SYTZv2NqAn
Others suggested a new city slogan to replace "City of Champions."
Welcome to Edmonton: City of Opertunity https://t.co/Sf9owMvNak
And many just thought it was a good chance for some personal growth.
A lerning opertunity purhaps? https://t.co/rWi5CdGI1H
Whoever created this sign should take the "opertunity" to spell check. #yeg http://t.co/E55Jy60X15