Times Advocate, 1999-07-14, Page 5Wednesday, July 14, 1999
In the News
Hensall may restrict dangerous dogs
By Katherine Harding
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
HENSALL -- Last year
it was cats, this year
council has chosen to
go after dangerous
dogs.
At Monday's meeting,-/
council discussed
amending their animal
control bylaw to include
restrictions on danger-
ous dogs.
The discussion was
sparked by an earlier
delegate's request the
village investigate
clamping down on
problem dogs.
King St. resident
Charlene Speir ap-
pealed to council to
consider passing leg-
islation requiring dan-
gerous dogs to , be
leashed and ' 'muzzled
when off their owner's
property and taJae safe-
ly confined by a strong
fence and leash while
on their own property.
She cited pit bull ter-
riers, pit brill crosses
and Rottweilers as po-
tentially dangerous
dogs and said she
knows of five pit bulls
in the village.
Village administrator
Luanne Phair . said no
pit bulls are registered
in Hensall.
"I don't want them
walking down the street
without a muzzle," said
Speir. *They can't be
called off once they at-
tack."
She also rec-
ommended council con-
sider laying hefty fines
for non -complying dog
owners.
"It would be ideal if
pit bulls could be
banned altogether but I
know that isn't going to
happen," she told coun-
cil.
"I'm not against own-
ers but not all owners
are responsible," said
Speir, who is fearful
someone is going ,to be
attacked by one of
these dogs. .
"Everyone is at risk,"
she said.
Last month, a 27 -
year -old woman was
approached by an un-
leashed pit bull near a
Richmond St. residence
growling and baring its
teeth. The dog's owner
is an unidentified man
who is new to the vil-
lage. -
On June - 14 and 15,
Jamie Caldwell, the _vil-
lage's bylaw enforce-
ment/animal control of-
ficer, talked to . the
dog's owner about the
encounter.
Caldwell included de-
tails of the visits in his
monthly report to :coun-
cil stating he rec-
ommended the owner
tag the dog as well as
keeping him restrained
while off his property.
trlarArTeltirwri.
tr
f.0
r • _•
Merry Rags Jr-
s)e
Fashion Boutique 4?1
4C)C.
�7
•
0 - 50% off
All
urnrner Merchandise
lb
.
tit.irk 1 rid3N , 1 ulv 16, 1999
Fail 1 atihicln, pit t i\ Ii14.; daily
Open 7 days a week
•1
5,47
.
238.2818'
1 114 miles S. of Grand Bend
v .iii .a • Ii 6.41 -le
r 4
•
1
•
•
•
i
441
Ir
1
He also said the own-
er is building an en-
closure for the two-
year-old dog and as-
sured him the dog will
not cause anymore
problems.
Since the incident two
petitions have been cir-
culated through the vil-
lage -- one calling for
stricter enforcement of
existing bylaws on an-
imal control and the
other seeking to com-
pletely ban pi' bulls.
from Hens_
Looking at their
options
Phair provided coun-
cil with examples of
animal control legisla-
tign from Waterloo
and Wingham dealing
with dangerous dogs.
Council discussed
their options for
amending the village's
existing animal con-
trol bylaw, including
adding control meas-
ures for "potentially
dangerous dogs" and
raising licensing fees.
Council . finally
passed a motion to
have Phair draft sam-
ple amendments be-
fore they make - any
concrete changes to
the existing bylaw.
Zurich to look into
emergency preparedness
ZURICH -- The vil-
lage is looking into de-
veloping a plan to
deal with emer-
gencies.
Coun. Marg Holmes
reported to council at
Monday night's meet-
ing it is necessary for
the village to have a
plan to protect the
health, safety and
welfare of its citizens
in the case of . emer-
gencies.
Holmes said she at-
tended an information
meeting on emer-
gency preparedness
in Hensall in June and
said in order for the
village to create an
emergency preparedness
plan it needs to form a
control group which
would include people
such as Reeve Dwayne
LaPorte, clerk -treasurer
Charlene Overholt, po-
lice officers and medical
staff.
Holmes said any plan
would have to be co-
ordinated with the vil-
lage's school emergency
plans and those of neigh-
bouring communities.
Council instructed
Overholt to research
sample plans to find out
how the village can pro-
ceed. -
� TOYOTA
SUNNY DAYS swig SALES EVE
[ with car tips to make summer driving more enjoyable ]
WILUE PACKAGE INCLUDES -
• Power Windows & Door Locks .
• Air Conditioning • A.B.S. • Keyless Entry
• Cruise Control • AM/FM CD
• Colour Co-ordinated Mirrors,
Door Handles & Cladding
per month for 48 months freight & P.D.E. included
Only $3500 down
Nicely equipped for $26,250
'99 Tercel CE
VALUE PACK•AGE INCLUDES
• 5 -Speed Manual Transmission
• 60/40 Fold Down Rear Seat • Intermittent Wipers
• AM/FM Cassette Stereo • Body Sidi.Moutdings
per month for 48 months freight & P.D.E. included
Only $950 down Nicely equippedfor S14,025
2.8
•
% No Limit Financin
up to 48 months
teasing/among pans from Toyota Creta Canada Inc 0 A C Offers yalid on new 19119 medals leased and dMNered by August 3rd. 1999.
license, regis*rat on a►sutarte and taxes are extra teas incttdle a nwwjltMtt of $250 fa 140 b PD E . FreipM and PD E not included in
MSRP `8aNd on a 48 mos walkaway lease at e rate of 30% on Tercel CE NMI1t 8f.'S3lM4 Mu* aa� anissionl with down paytnent of 1 0
a Trade ant First mount and security deposit of 1225 do onlM it7,.„oeligation of 19.974 and pistluase option Plitt, nt
16 311 fa4PA m max of 96.000 AddAtanai Ian charge of 10 0 d applicable USW for X 81114.025 'eased on a 48 mos walkaway
tease at a rout of 5 R% on RAW IflifMW* with *Niven payment of 13500 a trade gourd, and saaaih deposit of 1350 due nn defirery Total
)ease eon of $11.832. attd� ageOA puce ofp
11? 863 bated on max of 98.000 tuts Ac5JMarl� Ira
of f0 I O rf aggkaple. MSAP fa RAV4 (model
HP1 WM 126.250 F 152. oar i r $2QOD a! 2 S% par a*3 aqua)$ $440 92 per mouth for 4s I t.t. C 08 rs 1116415 br an ohl;gatipn total of 1? 1 15416
1 RS financing avmlable on Tercel. Corals. Crary, $doe. RAVI. Tarnow and Avalon See tertlaPillio9 Toyota Dealer fa details Dealer may lesse/setl far resit
Call 1 -988 -TOYOTA -8 or visit www.toyota.ca for the dealer location nearest you.
ONTARIO
SEALER