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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2004 THE NEW TANNER LEGION News BRANCH meeting last Monday night the newly elected executive members were welcomed, and the retir- ing members thanked for their service on your be- half. Our thanks go to Al Moss and Wendy and Norm Martineau. 2 The following appoint- ments were made: Bar Crews - Kathleen Bevan; Sports -- Ren Cunard; Maintenance -- Larry McAfee; Entertainment -- Wayne Young; PRO-- Jim Hayes. Mary Watson has No. 197 By James Hayes __ "Public Relations Officer Comrades, Branch secretary. Atthe Branch executive Your support for your new executive can be shown by your attendance at the next general meet- ing on Monday, June 7, at 8 p.m. Don't forget the draw will be made for a free membership for 2005 from amongst the non-ex- ecutive members present: Grave Decoration Day at Fairview Cemetery is at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 6 if you wish to assist in planting the flowers on our veterans' graves. Ladies' Auxiliary -- Next general meeting on ..AND ALL THAT JAZZ: Acton High School Jazz Band played a concert for the North Halton Retired Teachers at Acton Arena on Thursday May 27, Members of the band include: Front Row-Hayley Burgess, Lara Kirby, Dan Magee, Ashton Roza, Jenny Gibson, Ryan Martin, Dawn Stevenson. Middle Row-James Lee, Eric Corman, Kayleigh LeBlanc, Patrick Kenzie, Kyle LeBlanc, Hjoerdis Stockinger. Back Row-Cassie Hunter, Jeremy Webster, Nils-Olav Stockinger, Dave Harder, Kyle Pinkerton, Adam Burgess, Cody Green, Marcel VanHelden, Synnoeve Siovaners Hazen Andrews, Mr. Wilcox (Conductor), Mac Hunter. -Ted Tyler Photo Bylaw will enforce property standards By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Provisions for tougher and clearer standards for mainte- nance and occupancy of all properties in Halton Hills re- ceived Council approval on Monday in a new bylaw that sets minimum requirements to regulate public health, safety, comfort, convenience and gen- eral welfare of all residents. Municipal law enforcement officer Ron Stein said the former bylaw was difficult to enforce and imprecise, some- times resulting in costly and unnecessary appeals to the Property Standards Committee. Stein said they investigated approximately 200 complaints in 2003 and issued about 60 property standards orders. The Town's property standards of- ficers are Certified Property Standards Officers; this desig- nation being recognized in the Province of Ontario. Many of the complaints are from tenants about rental con- ditions, as well as complaints about litter and derelict and unsafe properties. Stein said most people aren't interested in property standards until they have a complaint or receive an order. A complaint is investigated to determine if a bylaw viola- tion exists. If it does, the officer can issue notice or a formal property standards order, giv- ing reasonable particulars to remedy the problem anda work completion date. The property owner can ap- peal that order to the property standards committee and that committee's decision may be appealed to the Superior Court of Justice. . Stein said in an emergency, officers have the ability to is- sue an emergency order, as happened recently in Georgetown when a sign on Guelph Street was falling down and a danger to people using the sidewalk. "Tn instances like that, we go on the property and correct the violation and issue the order after the problem is corrected, and then we have to bring that matter to the Superior Court of * Justice to have a judge review our order to confirm it," Stein "Going to court is an option, but its not always the most use- ful option, because really what we need is the problem cor- rected, and taking someone to court is not always the best way _ to go," Stein-said. He said once an order is con- firmed and the time to remedy the problem has expired, the town can go on the property and make the repairs and add all costs to the taxes on the property as a priority lien. said, adding if the order is not New and enhanced property confirmed, the Town would _ standards govern: have to compensate the prop- __- storage of firewood erty owner. He said that if someone does not comply with a confirmed order the Town can lay a charge of failing to comply with a property standards order, with a maximum fine upon convic- tion of $25,000 for an individual and $50,000 for a corporation on a first offence. - boarding up vacant buildings -snow clearing for multi-unit dwellings; commercial/indus- trial/institutional buildings -cancellation of utilities to buildings vacant more than 90 days. The new property stand- ards and occupancy bylaw is posted on the Town website at www.haltonhills.ca Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church Associate Minister Sean Howard Sunday Service - 9:30 am (Summer Services remain the same) Saturday, June 5 -- _ Annual Chicken Barbecue 4:30 - 7:00pm Tickets $12.50 advance $15 at ibe door " Sunday, June 13, 9:30am 168th Anniversary Service Guest speaker - former minister at Nassagaweya and St. David's, Rev. Desmond Howard. A memorial service at the cemetery follows. Light lunch. All welcome. Mark your calendars now! 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