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A4 THH OAKVILLE BhAVhK Wednesday Apnl 25, 2U01 Council passes cat by-law but OHS concerned about costs By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakville now has a cat by-law. It was approved April 17 by town council, and calls for cats to w ear iden tification. It stops short o f banning cats from roaming loose, but council will study the cost and implications o f such a ban prior to deliberating next year's budget. "It's not a licensing by-law, it's an identification by-law," said M ayor Ann M ulvale o f the new rule. It aims to help the Oakville Hum ane Society reunite cats with their owners -- and recovering its costs. Only 20% o f cats picked up by the Oakville Humane Society are returned to their ow ners compared to 60% of dogs, which are covered by numerous by-laws. Cat owners m ust now identify their cats with a tag or a microchip. Tagging rem ains the easiest way for the public to return a cat to its owner, but collars should be o f the break-away variety to ensure a cat's physical safety. The Oakville Humane Society w on't be "a cat-catcher," but will pick up cats entrapped by a com plainant, as well as those lost or injured. Owners will face a $20 pick-up fee; a $10 per day im poundm ent fee; med ical expenses; and, a $10 surcharge for an unidentified cat. Cats will go home wearing ID from the Oakville Humane Society -- for another $10. Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll won dered about fees being prohibitive to poor pet owners. Oakville Hum ane Society general m anager Johanne G older said her staff uses discretion, but added that rules must apply to everyone. The cat retrieval fee is seen to be a "disincentive" to cat ow ners whose roaming cats create a nuisance. The by-law should help strays or those struck by vehicles to be reunited with their owners -- and shift costs back to the cat owner. T his year the Tow n funded the O akville Humane Society to the tune of $438,000 to provide animal control ser vices for the town. Further expenditures com e out o f the Society's operating bud get, w hich is about $1 million and fund ed through donations, adoption fees and an animal control contract with the Town o f Milton. After a public meeting and lots o f let ters from residents, it was clear that the cat by-law was controversial. "The cats-at-large part o f the by-law is very controversial to say the least," adm itted W ard 5 C ouncillor Janice Caster. That didn't stop Caster from calling for the ban to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2003 -- to give the Oakville Humane Society time to prepare for the financial strain. "W e're a little surprised. W e'd need significant tim e to get prepared to enforce such a by-law and there would be substantial costs involved," said Golder. It's been estim ated that it w ould cost $80,000 annually for new staff and equipment to enforce the ban. Council will now get a report on costs and experiences o f other com m u nities before its 2002 budget delibera tions. Photo by Riziero Vertolli FOLLOW THE LEADER: If you 're A rlen C rabbe, 4, the sight o f som e geese is som ething special, par ticularly w hen they w ant to show you som ething. In this case, the `som eth in g' w as the pond at Bronte C reek P rovincial Park. Chisholm website recognized by monitoring group Chisholm Public School in Oakville has been nam ed "Site o f the Week" by SchoolNet, an Industry Canada initiative that links schools to the Internet. Chisholm's site is part o f the Halton D istrict School B oard's netw ork o f school sites, linked through www.haltondsb.on.ca or reached at http://chips.haltonbe.on.ca. Chisholm 's site is now featured on SchoolNet's Site Builders web site and will become part o f SchoolNet's exclu sive listing o f best practices. Each month, school w eb sites are ju d g ed by S choolN et's Scouting Team, w hich looks for sites that are useful, have a functional layout, and are original in design. "W e're very proud to receive this award," says Nicole Dolson, principal of Chisholm Public School. "At Chisholm we believe that children achieve their best w hen staff and parents share in each child's learning. O ur web site is an example o f the wonderful collaboration that exists betw een parents and the schools." SchoolNet is an Industry Canada pro gram that helps bring technology to schools. SchoolNet works in partnership with the provincial and territorial govern ments, the educational community and the private sector to connect Canadian schools and libraries to the Internet. 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