Further to this absurdly long post (sorry about that... got carried away again) it looks like there will be fireworks aplenty at Monday's council meeting. Six delegations will be speaking against four condo conversions. Considering council's track record (only one conversion denied in the last year and a half), it seems likely that, despite our still-low vacancy rate and the outpouring of community outrage against them, the applications will be passed. Call me a pessimist. Or an optimist, if you're in the market for a like-new condo.
Prairie dog will be there, of course. (Me and Whitworth, at least.) This promises to be about as exciting as city council can get. (I know, I know, that isn't saying much.) Plus it'll be a good chance to see the current council members in action in advance of this October's municipal election. Wondering where your councillor stands on housing? On Monday, all will be revealed.
Anyway, we're hoping some of the Dog Blog readers will join us at the meeting. If you do, come over and say hi.
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Did you catch the livestock vote?
Yep. No more livestock. (Or, I think they still have to draft the actual bylaw. Which means, I think there's still a slim chance that it can be changed.)
Councillor Clipsham asked about rabbits and what their status is under this bylaw. Apparently, if you keep a rabbit as a pet that'll be allowed. But if you eat that rabbit, then it's livestock and you could be fined. Of course, how would they ever know seeing as you've consumed the evidence?
I wonder if that will apply to potbelly pigs?
He also asked about keeping insects. I think he suggested it in terms of raising meal worms or suchlike to feed to other animals like snakes or lizards. But I wouldn't be surprised if we see some kind of restrictions on urban beekeeping a la Saskatoon as a result of that question.
Anyway, in the end, it was decided that staff would go ahead with drafting the bylaw as planned but have a year in which to come up with any other restrictions that they find necessary to add. (Or words something like that.)
Wait, so it's a law, but there's nothing written? How is that even possible?
And we can have chickens as pets, but if they lay any eggs, we have to throw them at city hall to get a smaller fine than if we eat them?
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