HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-16, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013.Morris-Turnberry Council hasreached a stalemate with its animalcontrol bylaw with half of the coun-cil members at their May 7 meetingseeking to drastically cut it downand the other half pushing to have afinal draft prepared for approval.
The document, which has been
hotly contested for both its specific
rules and over-arching themes,
would control what kind of pets
could be had by residents of Morris-
Turnberry and what kind of pets
would be considered prohibited and
illegal.
The original document contained
several clauses and rules that council
didn’t support, including the com-
plete outlining of a plethora of pets
including, but not limited to, certainbirds, most lizards and all snakes.It has since been modified to allowcouncil to suspend certain prohibi-tions provided pet owners prove theyare capable of holding and caring forthe pet.Now in its third draft, the follow-ing animals are an example of thoseon the prohibited list and will
require, under the wording of the
current draft, a letter from council
and a $85 per household registry fee:
• All protected and endangered
animals whose possession or sale is
prohibited.
• All dogs, other than domesticated
dogs (canis familiaris) including
wolves, foxes, coyotes, hyena,
racoon dog or hybrid offsprings of a
wild or domestic dog.
• All cats other than domesticated
cats, including, but not limited totigers, lions, leopards, ocelots, bob-cats and any hybrid offspring of awild cat and domesticated cat.• All bears.• All fur bearing animals of thefamily Mustelidae, including weasel,marten, mink, badger, ermine,skunk, otter, pole cat and wolverine.Domestic ferrets are excepted from
the bylaw.
• All procyonidae including rac-
coons, kikajous and cat-bear.
• All carnivorous mammals of the
family Viverridae including, but not
limited to, civet, mongoose and
genet.
• All bats (chiroptera).
• All non-human primates includ-
ing, but not limited to, monkeys,
apes, chimpanzees, gorillas and
lemurs.
• All squirrels (sciuridae).
• Cobras, mambas and other elapi-
dae.
• Iguanas.
• All predatory or large birds.
• Anseriformes including ducks,
geese and swans.
• Galliformes including pheasants,
grouse, guinea fowl and turkeys.
• All venomous spiders
• All venomous arthropods includ-
ing centipedes.
• All large rodents.
• All marsupials.
• All elephants.
• All hyrax.• All sloths and armadillo.• Aardvarks, anteaters, shrews,otter shrews, moles and hedge hogs.• Gliding lemurs.• All other venomous or poisonousanimals • Dolphins, whales, sea lions andwalruses.The bylaw also recognizes a
potential increase in the cost of reg-
istering other pets such as cats anddogs as well as setting out a finestructure for violation of the rules.The $85 charge per household is acost-recovery effort according toTrick, who said that any of the pro-hibited animals allowed by excep-tions should also be inspected intheir habitat on an annual basis.Animal Control Officer Bob Trick
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look like.
“You get there, you plan to do
your best and hope everything works
out,” he said. “This time it did.”
Getting ready for an international
trip, however, will be quite different
for Dodds versus the trip to B.C. this
year.
“It will definitely take some time
to plan for it,” he said. “We’ll need
to get ready for it.”
The win was a big step up from
Dodds’ previous attempts at
the national championship,
having placed fifth in 2000,
however it definitely doesn’t
signal the end of his attempts
to be better.
“I think I’ll just keep at it,” he
said. “This might be as far as I ever
get, but it’s in my blood. I just have
to kind of keep at it.”
Dodds received a large plaque that
he gets to keep for a year as well as
a smaller “keeper” trophy to mark
the event.
Kevin Haney of Seaforth, who
travelled to the competition with
Dodds, won the junior national tro-
phy and will be heading to France as
well.
For more information on the
Canadian competition as well as
other results, check out
www.canadianplowing.ca
ANNIE LAVERTY
Annie Patricia (Roberts) Laverty
of Brussels and formerly of
Seaforth, passed away peacefully at
Seaforth Community Hospital on
Saturday, May 11, 2013. Born in
Oshawa on March 27, 1929, Annie
was in her 85th year.
Annie was the beloved wife of 63
years to her husband Bill who pre-
deceased her on May 14, 2012. She
will be lovingly remembered by her
children Brian and Audrey Laverty,
Barrie; Sandra Laverty, Honolulu,
Hawaii; Jim and Francine Laverty,
Hamilton and Karen Laverty,
London. She was also loved by her
grandchildren Jeff, Matthew,
Valerie, Cathy, Becky, Pam, Angie,
Melissa, Andrea, Lance, Sarah and
Emily, her 11 great-grandchildren,
sister-in-law Betty Glover,
Etobicoke and her niece Donna and
nephew David of Oshawa. Annie
was predeceased by her son
Kenneth, her brothers-in-law Ken,
Jack and Don and sister-in-law
Evelyn.
Cremation has taken place. A
graveside celebration of Annie’s life
will be held at Egmondville
Cemetery on Thursday, May 16 at 1
p.m. Pastor Elly Dow will officiate.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations may be made to
the Seaforth Community Hospital.
Condolences may be left at
www.schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
MARJORIE WASSON
Ms. Marjorie Wasson of Brussels
and formerly of Morris Township
passed away peacefully at Huronlea
Home for the Aged, Brussels on
Monday, May 13, 2013. She was in
her 73rd year.
Marjorie was the dear sister of
Albert and Nancy Wasson, Blyth;
Barbara and Terry Richmond,
Morris Township and Clara Blake,
Morris Township. She will be
missed by her nieces and nephews,
Valerie and Paul Kramberger,
Shelley and Lee Dorssers,
Kimberley and Dave Stachowski,
Trent Richmond and Laura Fini,
Kerry and Andrew Dale,
Christopher and Erin Blake and
Devin and Sarah Blake. Marjorie
was also loved by several great-
nieces and great-nephews. She was
the niece of Mavis Guest, Kitchener;
Ted and Bertha Storey, London;
Orville and Lila Storey, Clinton;
Charlie Storey, St. Marys and
Arnold Storey, Milverton.
Marjorie was predeceased by her
parents George and Margaret
(Storey) Wasson, brother-in-law
Bob Blake and aunts Tilley Earl,
Kathleen Cuthill, Clara Dale and
uncles Bill, Joe, Frank, Ellwood,
Lloyd and Harold Storey.
Friends were received at the
Falconer Funeral Homes, Blyth
Chapel on Tuesday. The funeral
service was held May 15. Interment
was in Blyth Union Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations to Huronlea
Home for the Aged, Brussels would
be greatly appreciated.
Condolences for the Wasson fam-
ily may be forwarded to www.fal-
conerfuneralhomes.com
GEORGINA WATSON
Georgina Alberta (Galbraith)
Watson, formerly of Brussels and
Wroxeter, passed away at Braemar
Nursing Home, Wingham on
Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Born in
Howick Township on April 5, 1909,
Georgina was in her 105th year.
Georgina was the beloved wife of
the late Reginald Watson and will be
sadly missed by her sons Bert and
his wife Louise Watson, Toronto;
Jim and his wife Amanda, Port
Charlotte, Florida; Barry and his
wife Josie, Tucson, Arizona and Joe
and his wife Barb, Kitchener. She
was also loved by her sister Alma
Watson, Brussels; her brother-in-
law, Moe Burwell, Denver,
Colorado; seven grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren and three step-
great-grandchildren. She was pre-
deceased by her brothers Edward,
Howard and Kenneth, her sister
Helen Burwell and her parents
George Galbraith and Grace
Howard.
A celebration of Georgina’s life
will be conducted at a later date.
Cremation has taken place and
Georgina’s remains will be interred
in Wroxeter Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations to St. John’s
Anglican Church, Brussels or to
Wroxeter United Church would be
appreciated by the family.
Condolences may be left at
www.schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
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