Mayor Mussatto is mad that Vancouver Mayor Robertson is being called Mayor Moonbeam when Mussatto has more flakey ideas than him. Do you remember Mussatto's plan to put a bike escalator on the slope on Chesterfield starting on Esplanade?
One of the Mayor and his party Vision North Vancouver's initiatives is to approve chicken coops in the City. I should say allow not approve as the City is unaware of how many have been built or if they meet the required standards. Like secondary suites, there is no registration or inspection to verify if bylaws are being obeyed.
This agrarian socialist idea has had its predictable outcome as a bear has feasted on chickens around the 300 or 400 block of East 2nd St. That is very far into the city and whether or not the chickens were in a stronger coop, residents were put in danger by a bear attracted from the nearby wilderness by the scent of these chickens. When a bear has becomes accustomed to the urban areas, it returns and usually ends up being put down.
Backyard chicken coops were opposed by Tony Webb of Bear Watch and by local conservation authorities. Hopefully, the next North Shore News story won't be an attack on a resident or one their pets or a bear being shot dead on the streets of North Van.
Passing a bylaw without the City doing its due diligence is foolhardy and a dereliction of responsibility.
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