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eherald.ca/news --000000000000ba295e05a45b9f36 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Halifax Council has an inordinate fondness for micromanaging the lives of its constituents. This often involves imposing a set of prissy, middle class values, such as when Ottawa legalized consumption and limited growing of marijuana (long overdue), and busybodies on council immediately recriminalized it, together with a sweeping ban on smoking anythinganywhere, and a harebrained scheme for smoking stations enforced by a squad of newly-hired enforcement officers. I don't think the enforcement officers ever got hired, but the ban was imposed. So now the city wants to ban bird feeders, with the band to be discretionary, based on "nuisance" complaints. City staff have dutifully ginned up a collection of rationalizations for the ban, but once again, we're going to allow life in our city to be governed by the most easily offended. The idea someone could be offended by a bird feeder is farcical, but it's so typical of Halifax that we will now enshrine the prerogatives of horrid neighbors to enforce their will on the properties of others. On Tue., Apr. 28, 2020, 9:26 a.m. Joanne Cook, <jocook.ns@gmail.com> wrote: > For those who can=E2=80=99t read the e-edition on their phone, here=E2=80= =99s the text of > the article. I=E2=80=99ve clipped out the bit about licensing puppies. > > > https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/hrm-bylaw-amendment-would-ex= empt-young-pups-from-licensing-442789/ > HRM bylaw amendment would exempt young pups from licensing > Francis Campbell > <https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/author/francis-campbell-8011> > (fcampbell@herald.ca) <fcampbell@herald.ca> > *Published: *14 hours ago > *Updated: *14 hours ago > Puppies under six months of age will be exempt from licensing, and feedin= g > birds and wildlife to the extent that it becomes a nuisance to another > property owner will be prohibited in proposed bylaw amendments going befo= re > Halifax regional council Tuesday. > ... > The standing bylaw prohibits the feeding of waterfowl on lands abutting o= r > adjacent to a lake or birds including waterfowl and pigeons on the lands > abutting or adjacent to certain bodies of water. > > It does not prohibit feeding of any other wildlife. The amendment > prohibits any person from feeding or allowing the feeding of birds or any > wildlife that creates a nuisance to an owner or occupant of any property. > > Fines for violating the feeding portion of the bylaw will range from $200 > to $5,000. > > The staff report says the intent of the amendment is to address situation= s > that are causing a negative impact to neighbours and neighbourhoods. The > intent is not to impose an outright ban on the feeding of birds but to > intervene when it becomes a nuisance. > > Bird feeders will be allowed to feed birds on property with owner > permission, but the nuisance it may create by attracting wildlife will be > addressed through the bylaw enforcement process. > > Similarly, prohibiting the feeding of wildlife is recommended to address > issues that may cause a nuisance to an owner or occupant of any property. > > The staff report concedes that feeding wildlife is common for people to > enjoy the surroundings of their neighbourhood and their property by > engaging and entertaining wildlife and purposefully attracting them by > providing food. > > However, this enjoyment can be detrimental to wildlife and can lead to a > nuisance issue. Feeding wildlife can result in many negative impacts, suc= h > as attracting vermin that can cause property damage like racoons and rats= , > attracting wildlife to the point of excessive defecation that causes > property damage, attracting wildlife such as deer that impacts traffic an= d > negatively impacting the health and safety of the animals being fed, the > staff report concludes. > -30- > ------------------------------ > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on > behalf of Andrew Stadnyk <Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:32:59 AM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Re: pending regulations on feeding wildlife > > Didn't know I could do this, here is a link: > > > https://saltwire.pressreader.com/@Reader14326431/csb_r4JN0nHMvrZbK4-eMtpF= MIsX3o5lKC3elTnVrMRBF5q71chxYYTNMrPrBxXU4kkXwUNKtn1nAc3xuX8VquaSFw > SaltWire E-Edition > <https://saltwire.pressreader.com/@Reader14326431/csb_r4JN0nHMvrZbK4-eMtp= FMIsX3o5lKC3elTnVrMRBF5q71chxYYTNMrPrBxXU4kkXwUNKtn1nAc3xuX8VquaSFw> > SaltWire E-Edition > saltwire.pressreader.com > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on > behalf of Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> > *Sent:* April 28, 2020 8:18 AM > *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Re: pending regulations on feeding wildlife > > CAUTION: The Sender of this email is not from within Dalhousie. > I couldn't find the article in the full on line copy, and I don't want to > go out and buy one - do you have a link to the article? > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 8:07 AM Andrew Stadnyk <Andrew.Stadnyk@dal.ca> > wrote: > > There is an article in today's (Tuesday) Herald with talk of guidelines o= n > feeding wild animals including birds, that I thought will be of interest = to > backyard birders. > > Nothing about stray cats, something city councilors dread having to > address. Yet I have video of 3 different cats in my yard (so imagine the > scale across the neighborhood) and there are no rules that I am familiar > with, to help deal with them. > > Andy Stadnyk > Lower Sackville > > > > -- > ################# > Richard Stern, > Port Williams, NS, Canada > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > --000000000000ba295e05a45b9f36 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Halifax Council has an inordinate fondness for micromanag= ing the lives of its constituents. This often involves imposing a set of pr= issy, middle class values, such as when Ottawa legalized consumption and li= mited growing of marijuana (long overdue), and busybodies on council immedi= ately recriminalized it, together with a sweeping ban on smoking anythingan= ywhere, and a harebrained scheme for smoking stations enforced by a squad o= f newly-hired enforcement officers. I don't think the enforcement offic= ers ever got hired, but the ban was imposed.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><di= v dir=3D"auto"