Canadian town greases poles to stop ads

The city of Vaughan in Ontario, Canada, has found a way to keep its city poles and signs free from ugly fliers: spray a non-stick oil on them. “I was sitting in the intersection and I saw all this stuff and said, ‘That’s enough, we have to do something,’ ” says one not-very-busy city councilman, who may have chosen this project over playing a game of Tetris. The substance being used is a mysterious product simply called The Solution.