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Burlington (Ontario, Canada) penalizing two residents with a naturalized garden (rabble.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is so frustrating - there's actually legal precedent in Canada supporting naturalized gardens (Bell v. Toronto from the 90s), where the court ruled that natural gardens are protected as a form of expression, but municpalities still pull this crap all the time.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I don't agree with the fines but it's also a little more complicated than that, apparently the plants were starting to over grow the sidewalk. Naturalized gardens are fine but there needs to be some effort put in to not obstruct public infrastructure.

    I do agree the bylaw needs to be changed though. How is one supposed to grow a natural garden while also removing specific plants designated as weeds? They're part of nature...

    Generally though, this is just some Burlington shit. Karens all the way down.

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    • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is wild af. I imagine it's deeply unhappy people who fulfill their need to feel powerful by calling bylaw on each other.

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