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> <mailto:nat --000000000000ebcccd05a4615d86 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0= =9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82 On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 5:05 PM David Webster, <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Hi Parker & All, > > Sometimes I wonder if there is some silly factor in Halifax water= . > > Council stated that climate change is a serious threat and called for > immediate action but a few months later they ordered a fleet of new large > diesel Transit Buses with a running life of 40 years when clearly they > should be small and electric. > > I have feared climate change for 60 years as the only real problem we > face so sent a long letter to Council and Mayor, right after they announc= ed > their concern, describing actions which they might wish to consider; no > acknowledgement, no response. So their position on climate change was > hollow window dressing by cheerful liars to make their record look good. > > HRM apparently includes a true urban area where many would not > recognize a backhoe if they saw one and a rural area where half of the > residents own one. What a great idea. > > There was a great flap a year or two ago when someone applied for and > got a building permit, bought land in rural HRM on which to build the > house but then were stalled because the driveway to the house was too lon= g. > So far as I recall that "problem" was never resolved. > > This brings to mind a farmer whose house was a long ways from the > public highway; no kidding. So his driveway was very long. A visitor onc= e > commented "Your driveway is awfully long" and he replied-- "If it was any > shorter it wouldn't reach". > > Put people in a closed room with an internal combustion engine runnin= g > and they will soon be all dead. Put as many people in the same room to > smoke all day and they will all emerge alive. But when one person smokes = on > a sidewalk, while traffic sails past non-stop, the smoker is singled out = as > endangering others. Get real folks. > > So relax, Big Brother will take care of you. And given an opportunity= ; > everybody. > > Enough rant for one time. Must get supper ready. > > Yt, DW, Kentville > > > On 4/28/2020 12:38 PM, Parker Donham wrote: > > 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 growi= ng > 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 enforcemen= t > 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 horri= d > 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-e= xempt-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 >> feeding birds and wildlife to the extent that it becomes a nuisance to >> another property owner will be prohibited in proposed bylaw amendments >> going before Halifax regional council Tuesday. >> ... >> The standing bylaw prohibits the feeding of waterfowl on lands abutting >> or adjacent to a lake or birds including waterfowl and pigeons on the la= nds >> 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 an= y >> 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 $20= 0 >> to $5,000. >> >> The staff report says the intent of the amendment is to address >> situations that are causing a negative impact to neighbours and >> neighbourhoods. The intent is not to impose an outright ban on the feedi= ng >> 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 b= e >> 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, su= ch >> as attracting vermin that can cause property damage like racoons and rat= s, >> attracting wildlife to the point of excessive defecation that causes >> property damage, attracting wildlife such as deer that impacts traffic a= nd >> 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> <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-eMtp= FMIsX3o5lKC3elTnVrMRBF5q71chxYYTNMrPrBxXU4kkXwUNKtn1nAc3xuX8VquaSFw >> SaltWire E-Edition >> <https://saltwire.pressreader.com/@Reader14326431/csb_r4JN0nHMvrZbK4-eMt= pFMIsX3o5lKC3elTnVrMRBF5q71chxYYTNMrPrBxXU4kkXwUNKtn1nAc3xuX8VquaSFw> >> 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 t= o >> 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 >> on feeding wild animals including birds, that I thought will be of inter= est >> 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 >> ################### >> > --000000000000ebcccd05a4615d86 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98= =82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82=F0=9F=98=82</div><br><div class=3D"= gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 5:= 05 PM David Webster, <<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@gli= nx.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> =20 =20 =20 <div> <p>Hi Parker & All,</p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Sometimes I wonder if there is= some silly factor in Halifax water. <br> </p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Council stated that climate change is a serious t= hreat and called for immediate action but a few months later they ordered a fleet of new large diesel Transit Buses with a running life of 40 years when clearly they should be small and electric. <br> </p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have feared climate change for 60 years as the = only real problem we face so sent a long letter to Council and Mayor, right after they announced their concern, describing actions which they might wish to consider; no acknowledgement, no response. So their position on climate change was hollow window dressing by cheerful liars to make their record look good.<br> </p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 HRM apparently includes a true urban area where m= any would not recognize a backhoe if they saw one and a rural area where half of the residents own one. What a great idea. <br> </p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 There was a great flap a year or two ago when som= eone applied for and got a building permit,=C2=A0 bought land in rural HRM on whic= h to build the house but then were stalled because the driveway to the house was too long. So far as I recall that "problem" w= as never resolved.<br> </p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 This brings to mind a farmer whose house was a lo= ng ways from the public highway; no kidding. So his driveway was very long. A visitor=C2=A0 once commented "Your driveway is awfully long"= ; and he replied-- "If it was any shorter it wouldn't reach". <b= r> </p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Put people in a closed room with an internal comb= ustion engine running and they will soon be all dead. Put as many people in the same room to smoke all day and they will all emerge alive. But when one person smokes on a sidewalk, while traffic sails past non-stop, the smoker is singled out as endangering others. Get real folks.</p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 So relax, Big Brother will take care of you. And = given an opportunity; everybody.</p> <p>Enough rant for one time. Must get supper ready. <br> </p> <p>Yt, DW, Kentville<br> </p> <p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br> </p> <div>On 4/28/2020 12:38 PM, Parker Donham wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> =20 <div dir=3D"auto">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. <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">So now the city wants to ban bird feeders, with the band to be discretionary, based on "nuisance" compl= aints. 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.=C2=A0</div> <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">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.</div> </div> <br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue., Apr. 28, 2020, 9:26 a.m. Joanne Cook, <<a href=3D"mailto:jocook.ns@gmail.com" targ= et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">jocook.ns@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border= -left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:r= gb(255,255,255)"> </div> <div> <div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">For those who can=E2=80=99t = read the e-edition on their phone, here=E2=80=99s the text o= f the article. I=E2=80=99ve clipped out the bit about licensi= ng puppies.</div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr" dir=3D"ltr"><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr" dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"https= ://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/hrm-bylaw-amendment-would-exempt-yo= ung-pups-from-licensing-442789/" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_b= lank">https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/hrm-bylaw-amendment-woul= d-exempt-young-pups-from-licensing-442789/</a><br> </div> <div> <h1 style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:1.75rem;ma= rgin:1rem 0px 11px;font-family:Glypha,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;line= -height:1.1;color:rgb(51,51,51)">HRM bylaw amendment would exempt young pups from licensing</h1> <div> <div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;pa= dding-left:10px;padding-right:10px"> <div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(119,1= 19,119);font-size:14px;margin-bottom:0.625rem"> <div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"><span style= =3D"box-sizing:border-box"><a href=3D"https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/aut= hor/francis-campbell-8011" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,5= 1)" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">Francis Campbell</a></span><span>=C2=A0</span><span= style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"><a href=3D"mailto:fcampbell@herald.ca" sty= le=3D"box-sizing:border-box" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank= ">(fcampbell@herald.ca)</a><span>=C2=A0</span></span><br style=3D"box-sizin= g:border-box"> </div> <span title=3D"Published April 27, 2020, 5:57 p.m." style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-rig= ht:5px"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Published:<= span>=C2=A0</span></strong>14 hours ago</span> <div title=3D"Updated Apr 27, 2020 at 6:37 p.m." = style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:5px"> <strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-wei= ght:700">Updated:<span>=C2=A0</span></strong>14 hours ago</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">Puppies under six months of age will be exempt from licensing, and feeding birds and wildlife to the extent that it becomes a nuisance to another property owner will be prohibited in proposed bylaw amendments going before Halifax regional council Tuesday.</div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">...</div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">The standing bylaw prohibits the feeding of waterfowl on lands abutting or adjacent to a lake or birds including waterfowl and pigeons on the lands abutting or adjacent to certain bodies of water.</div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">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.</div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">Fines for violating the feeding portion of the bylaw will range from $200 to $5,000.</div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">The staff report says the intent of the amendment is to address situations 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. </div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">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.</div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">Similarly, prohibiting the feeding of wildlife is recommended to address issues that may cause a nuisance to an owner or occupant of any property. =C2=A0</div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">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.</div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">However, this enjoyment can be detrimental to wildlife and can lead to a nuisance issue. Feeding wildlife can result in many negative impacts, such 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 and negatively impacting the health and safety of the animals being fed, the staff report concludes.</div> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr">-30-</div> </div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%"> <div id=3D"m_4287268883419632185m_8728458613048869325divRplyF= wdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font style=3D"font-size:11pt" face=3D"Calibri, sans-ser= if" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebuct= o.ns.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@che= bucto.ns.ca</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" rel= =3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<= /a>> on behalf of Andrew Stadnyk <a href=3D"mailto:Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca" target=3D"_blank= " rel=3D"noreferrer"><Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca></a><br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:32:59 AM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" rel= =3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3D"nor= eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Re: pending regulations on feeding wildlife</font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-seri= f;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Didn't know I could do this, here is a link:</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-seri= f;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-seri= f;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href=3D"https://saltwire.pressreader.= com/@Reader14326431/csb_r4JN0nHMvrZbK4-eMtpFMIsX3o5lKC3elTnVrMRBF5q71chxYYT= 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style=3D"font-size:11pt" face=3D"Calibri, sa= ns-serif" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" rel= =3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<= /a> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" = rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca</a>> on behalf of Richard Stern <<a href=3D"mailto:ster= nrichard@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">sternri= chard@gmail.com</a>><br> <b>Sent:</b> April 28, 2020 8:18 AM<br> <b>To:</b> NatureNS <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@ch= ebucto.ns.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">naturens@cheb= ucto.ns.ca</a>><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Re: pending regulations on feeding wildlife</font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div> <div> <table style=3D"padding:10px 0 10px 0" width=3D"100%" c= ellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" align=3D"center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"line-height:0px;font-size:0px"> <table style=3D"background:#707372;background-c= olor:#707372;width:100%;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden" cellspacing=3D"0= " cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" align=3D"center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"border-top:solid 8px #fbe122= ;padding:4px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" border=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td align=3D"left"> <div style=3D"font-family:Arial= ,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:left;color:#ffffff">= <span style=3D"font-weight:bold;font-size:12px">CAUTION:</span> The Sender = of this email is not from within Dalhousie.</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:small">I couldn't find = the article in the full on line=C2=A0copy, and I don&= #39;t want to go out and buy one - do you have a link to the article?</div> </div> <br> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 8:07 AM Andrew Stadnyk <<a href=3D"mailto:Andrew.Stadn= yk@dal.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">Andrew.Stadnyk@d= al.ca</a>> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde= r-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)= ;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">There is an article in today's (Tuesday) Herald with talk of guidelines on feeding wild animals including birds, that I thought will be of interest to backyard birders.=C2= =A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">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.=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Andy Stadnyk</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Lower Sackville</div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br clear=3D"all"> <div><br> </div> -- <br> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>#################<br> Richard Stern, <br> Port Williams, NS, Canada<br> <a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" rel= =3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br> ###################</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote></div> --000000000000ebcccd05a4615d86--
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