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SPEEDING AND IMPAIRED CHARGES STEPHEN JEFFERY Stephen.jeffery@eap.on.ca
WHAT IS A “PEST BIRD” WONDERS AP COUNCIL GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
The question of whether Alfred- Plantagenet Township needs a “pest bird” bylaw nested on council table. “I question the need for a bylaw like UIJT uTBJE$PVODJMMPS*BO8BMLFSEVSJOHUIF February 16 council session. “I question how to regulate it.” $PVODJM JTDPOTJEFSJOHBi%P/PU'FFE 8JMEMJGFuCZMBXUIBUXPVMEBMTPJODMVEFDFS - tain species of birds classified as “pests” like pigeons, gulls, and crows that “become a nuisance and may cause damage to pro- perties” when they flock together in large numbers. 5IFJTTVFEBUFTCBDLUP/PWFNCFS when council received a petition asking for a “do not feed wildlife bylaw” from several homeowners in the Domaine Street neighbourhood in the Village of Lefaivre. They complained that two people in their neighbourhood were feeding various kinds of wildlife and justifying their actions by claiming that the local animals lived in the area before any humans did. /PX UIFDPNQMBJOBOUTTBJE UIFJSPXO properties have suffered damage and their own pets are at risk from the wild animals that have become used to thinking of their neighbourhood as a “feeding area”. The property damage includes bird dung from gulls splattering onto roofs, windows, patio furniture, and boat covers, and onto vehicles parked outside. Some wild animals have damaged
An Ottawa man will face court after being charged with numerous dri- ving offences in Rockland. A vehicle was stopped on County Un homme d’Ottawa a été accusé de plusieurs délits de conduite après avoir été arrêté à Rockland la semaine dernière. Road 17 for “travelling at excessive speed” after 10 p.m., February 17. Officers used a screening device on the driver followed by further testing at OPP detachment. Jonathan Gardner, 27, of Ottawa was charged with impaired driving, driving with a blood-alcohol level over 80, excessive speed, and driving with open container of liquor. A 25-year-old from Ottawa was also charged with permit motor vehicle to be operated without insurance and permit unlicensed person to drive motor vehicle. The vehicle was impounded for seven days. PETER LOAN DINING & CATERING Open from Monday to Friday From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday brunch from 8 a.m. until noon Check out our daily specials EVERYTHING IS MADE FROM FRESH
Quel type d’oiseau est considéré comme un «oiseau nuisible» et Alfred-Plantagenet a-t-il besoin d’un règlement disant aux gens de ne pas les nourrir ? Le conseil municipal poursuit ses discussions sur la nécessité d’un règlement «Ne pas nourrir les animaux sauvages». —stock photo
gardens and lawns, and neighbourhood dogs have frequent encounters with skunks. One concern for area residents is that raccoons, skunks and squirrels that get used to fin- ding food in the neighbourhood may also be potential carriers of rabies. Township staff drafted a bylaw that would forbid feeding certain kinds of wildlife, inclu- ding “pest birds”, within the municipality. Besides the birds defined as “pest birds”, the bylaw specifies skunks, raccoons, foxes, groundhogs, bears, and deer as examples of wildlife that residents should not feed. The bylaw also states homeowners should not leave have insecure garbage or compost
containers outside that wild animals could scavenge. The bylaw would not forbid setting out bird feeders for small songbirds like car- dinals, sparrows and such or penalizing homeowners if some wildlife or birds feed on berries and nuts that grow on bushes and trees in the neighbourhood. $PVODJMMPS8BMLFSTVHHFTUFEUIFUPXOTIJQ MFUUIF.JOJTUSZPG/BUVSBM3FTPVSDFTEFBM with people who create problems by feeding wild animals.
The proposed bylaw will come up for fur- ther review and discussion during a future council session. NEW ALFRED-PLANTAGENET TOWNSHIP SEWER AND WATER RATES
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
The new budget for Alfred-Plantagenet Township includes new user fees for water and sewer services. Township council approved the 2021 budget during a special session February 16. The new budget includes changes to municipal water and sewer rates for the WJMMBHFTPG8FOEPWFS 1MBOUBHFOFU BOE"MGSFE 8BUFSBOETFXFSVTFSGFFTJODMVEFBàYFE rate for the basic service and a variable rate that reflects the cost of actual water consumption, whether for drinking purposes or for sanitary needs. The water service rate for Alfred will see a 1.9 per cent increase in the fixed rate, amounting to $5 more on the annual water bill, and a two per cent increase to the variable rate. For Plantagenet households, the fixed rate will increase 12.4 per cent, which amounts to $22 more on the annual bill, while the
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Les nouveaux tarifs des services d’égout et d’eau pour les habitants d’Alfred-Plantagenet font partie du budget 2021 —photo d’archives
variable rate will increase 4.9 per cent. 8FOEPWFS SFTJEFOUT XJMM OPU TFF BOZ increase to their variable rate. Also their fixed rate will decrease 10.6 per cent. This means $35 less on their annual water bill. For sewer services, households in
8FOEPWFSBOE"MGSFEXJMMTFFOPDIBOHFUP either their fixed rates or the variable rates. There will be a 2.8 per cent increase to the fixed rate for Plantagenet residents, which amounts to $9 more on the annual bill, while the variable rate will increase 2.9 per cent.
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