I am a retired Ontario Lawyer and I am not qualified to express an opinion on Quebec law. However I would suggest that your readers who are dissatisfied with SPCA service get a copy of the law (in English) and read it carefully. In my experience laws such as you are faced with are usually applied to [...]

Not long after your editorial, stating that the federal budget is basically a cover for very far-reaching changes in Canada’s environmental regulations, the Ottawa Citizen ran a similar editorial.  Nice call, Bulletin.   The Citizen asked the government to slow down the process in the House and deal with the changes to environmental reviews carefully, [...]

I saw an SPCA agent going door to door in my neighbourhood recently.  It was mid-afternoon, and when people didn’t answer their door, he would look in the windows.  “Reprehensible” is a mild way to describe these tactics.  I’d heard of this, but thought it was an exaggeration until I actually saw it with my own [...]

The Outaouais S.P.C.A. (OSPCA), 132 rue de Varennes, Gatineau sector, is not related with the « SPCA of Western Quebec » at 659 rue Auguste Mondoux, Aylmer, and is thus completely independent.  The OSPCA is the only organization authorized by contract by the City to collect stray animals. The OSPCA is the only organization in [...]

There are two petitions against Hydro-Québec’s plan to replace analog electric meters with wireless ones, misleadingly called “Smart” meters.  One,  the National Assembly petition can be signed at the Bulletin d’Aylmer’s office, or contact me at 819.684.4683.  Please circulate the petition among your relatives and neighbours.  You can also sign a different petition on-line on the [...]

It is irresponsible to encourage students to think they are entitled to tuition-free post-secondary schooling. Especially since all we are asking them to contribute is from twelve to sixteen percent of the cost. We expect advanced education to make them responsible citizens —- self-reliant, self-sufficient, and independent. Yet, we seek to spare them a first-encounter [...]

I am concerned about trapping within the city limits, especially along the Ottawa River (a part of the NCC). After reading Terry Walsh’s letter in the Bulletin d’Aylmer last month (about trapping) I was stunned that there is no official way to deal with such a problem. I am concerned the city is not taking [...]