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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 2, 2007 - 9 JP shortage hampering Oakville by-law enforcement A chronic shortage of court time and Justices of the Peace (JPs) is costing Oakville almost $100,000 a year in lost revenue, and making it difficult to enforce local by-laws. In 2007, the town has been allotted eight court days to deal with parking infractions, and one afternoon a month to deal with all other municipal by-law offences. Combine that with a shortage of JPs serving the Halton region, and the result is a backlog in dealing with offences. According to the Oakville Clerk's department, some bylaw matters from 2003 are still unresolved. And, in a letter to the province written by Mayor Rob Burton, it's noted that the town routinely withdraws tickets more than one year old. "We're under the gun right now, but as we grow we'll be increasingly challenged by our lack of judicial resources," explained town clerk Cathie Best. On Tuesday night, the town's Administrative Services committee approved a motion calling on the province to appoint at least two, and ideally six more JPs for the region, and to increase Oakville's court time to two full days per month for parking offences and an additional two full days per month to deal with all non-parking offences. The motion also asks Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills politicians, as well as Halton regional representatives, to add their voices to the call for more judicial resources for the area. However, Best noted that the problem has been highlighted numerous times in recent years. "We've been on file on an almost annual basis with regard to the JPs," she told the committee. Municipal complaints about the provincial appointment of JPs led to the recent introduction of the provincial Access to Justice Act. Under that legislation, the Ontario Attorney General appointed 22 new JPs throughout the province earlier this month. 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