A candidate for city council in Steinbach has been asked to redo his election signs.

Jake Hiebert initially put out signs that included a photo of him in his formal red serge RCMP uniform. He is a former Staff Sergeant but has been retired from the police service since 2009.

Hiebert says he was informed by the RCMP Intellectual Property Office that the image of an officer in uniform is the property of the RCMP. He adds he immediately complied with the notice and had his election signs changed to remove that image.