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Emergency cash from province means Northern Ont. town won't cease operations Aug. 1
Facing an end to municipal operations Aug. 1, Fauquier-Strickland is receiving $300,000 from the province to help it get through the next few months. After going public with its financial crisis, officials in Fauquier-Strickland say the province has agreed to provide it with $300,000 in emergency funding to pay for operations for the next few months. Council had passed a motion to cease municipal services effective Aug. 1 and lay off remaining staff, getting the province's attention to its financial plight. It even planned to sell the community's snowplow. FS_PublicWorks News that the Township of Fauquier-Strickland could cease to exist at the end of the month was a shock to residents across the province, but especially to those in the community. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News) According to the agenda for a special meeting July 31, the township has accumulated an operating deficit of $2.5 million since 2014, in addition to $3.04 million in debts. All reserves had been exhausted and the township was getting by using its line of credit, which was almost exhausted. That led the township's council to vote to cease operations Aug. 1. $300K in emergency funds In a letter dated July 25, however, Robert Flack, Ontario's minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, said the province would give Fauquier-Strickland $300,000 to fund operations for the next three months, provided they met certain conditions. The first condition was that they rescind the motion to cease municipal operations and lay off staff on Aug. 1. Councillors must also adopt its 2025 operating budget, including water and sewer, by Aug. 31. A spending freeze must also be put in place, tax bills have to be issued and financial documents have to be submitted to the ministry by Sept. 15. 'To ensure appropriate and prudent decisions are made with the best interests of the residents of your community, I expect council to fulfill its duties and responsibilities under the Municipal Act,' Flack wrote. That includes managing their finances in a way that ensures 'the financial integrity of the township.' If all conditions are met, the township would receive $32,200 in August, $195,000 in September and $72,800 in October. Read the full agenda for the July 31 meeting here.
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Investigation underway after home catches fire in Boisbriand
An undated stock image of a firefighter in front of fire (Elisa Giaccaglia/Pexels) An investigation is underway after a major fire broke out at a home in Boisbriand, north of Montreal. Thérèse-de Blainville police says it received several 911 calls at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday about a loud noise and possible explosion on 1re Avenue. 'When police and firefighters arrived, the residence was engulfed in flames,' the force notes. 'As a safety precaution, several neighbouring residences were evacuated.' Police note that some of the nearby homes may have also sustained damage due to the initial explosion. 'Fortunately, no injuries have been reported,' said Chief Inspector Karine Desaulniers. 'Ambulances were dispatched to the scene as a precaution, and the Red Cross is also on site to provide support to residents.' An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire.
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Data shows 90% of trespassing tickets on Edmonton transit go to those with no fixed address
Social Sharing Transit peace officers in Edmonton gave out 5,721 tickets for trespassing in 2024 — a move that housing and legal advocates say is disproportionately harming those who are homeless. Data obtained by the Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association found that 90 per cent of the tickets went to people with no fixed address. Tickets can be handed out for various infractions like fare evasion, public intoxication, loitering, littering, aggressive panhandling, smoking and urination and defecation. The majority of tickets handed out to people with no fixed address were for trespassing, representing about 67 per cent of tickets issued to people in that category. The bulk of trespassing tickets were issued during the coldest months of the year and was highest from January to March and then spiked again at end of the year from November to December. Nearly 600 tickets were issued for the months of February, March and December. About 10,059 infraction tickets were handed out in total for 2024. In a statement to CBC, the City of Edmonton said an NFA designation on a ticket does not necessarily mean the person who was issued the ticket is unhoused. "Transit peace officers cannot compel someone to provide an address. In addition to experiencing homelessness, there are several reasons why an individual may be listed as having no fixed address," said Brooke Hilborn, deputy chief of the Community Standards Peace Officers. "These include individuals who have no personal information to substantiate their address, are travelling through Edmonton, are 'couch-surfing' or staying with someone temporarily." But a lawyer with the association's policing committee says the brunt of the tickets are being levied at people who are homeless and who are left with no choice but to seek shelter at transit stations, even though it could land them the hefty fine of $600. Association lawyer Chris Wiebe, who has been tracking the issue since 2019, says while there was a downward trend in trespassing tickets issued from 2021 to 2023, that has since been reversed as of last year. "In lieu of adequate housing and shelter spaces, we saw the city resort, unfortunately, once again, to over-ticketing people," Wiebe said. "Which does not make the problem any better and has a lot of adverse impacts on our most vulnerable neighbours, people who are living unhoused, people who are living with substance use disorder." The CTLA estimates that the total value of trespass tickets is over $3 million. Hilborn said the figure is an estimate of the total fines issued and does not reflect the amount that was collected. "For example, if a fine is unpaid, a court summons may be issued, and the court may decide to adjust the penalty," Hilborn said. "The city is not typically made aware of the final penalty amounts issued, which are decided by the courts." The city says it does not have exact information on how many of the people fined with no fixed address have paid. In April, city council voted to redirect $5 million to place more transit peace officers at LRT stations throughout Edmonton to try to address social disorder and crime. According to the city's Homelessness and Housing Services Plan report from 2024, 55 per cent of Edmonton's population experiencing homelessness is Indigenous. Wiebe said that makes the data even more concerning. "We know that this is going to continue to impact unhoused Indigenous people at a grossly disproportionate rate," Wiebe said. "And the irony of giving a trespass ticket to to an Indigenous person on their traditional homelands that they've occupied their ancestors have occupied since time immemorial. It's striking." Ward Dene Coun. Aaron Paquette said he acknowledges that addressing systemic issues like housing insecurity, substance use struggles and mental health challenges is vital in alleviating a growing number of people not getting the care they need. But he said the city needs more support from both the provincial and federal governments, Paquette also pointed to efforts by the Community Outreach Transit Team, which is a partnership between the City of Edmonton and the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society. Outreach workers with Bent Arrow go into the community with a transit peace officer and aim to connect vulnerable people to community services and resources. "If you're just dealing with the tsunami of human suffering, you have to respond," Paquette said.
