(North Huron) Multiple shouting matches were overheard outside Wingham Town Hall this past winter. Tragically, the only outcome is that one Wingham resident is now deadhis life cut short due to the inexcusable failure of North Hurons by-law enforcement officers to perform their duties.
Instead of enforcing municipal by-laws, these so-called enforcement officers spent their time threatening and extorting law-abiding customers of the Corporation of North Huronactions carried out with the full knowledge and cooperation of current Mayor/Reeve Paul Heffer.
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at the time confirmed that by-law enforcement was to be conducted only on property owned by the Corporation of North Huronnot on private property. That CAO was quickly replaced.
Despite repeated complaints about illegal snow dumping on sidewalks (s. 3.18 CYB), by-law officers admitted the activity was dangerous and unlawful, but refused to act. They failed to correct the hazard or contract the work out, as required by the municipalitys own bylaws.
As a result, an elderly man slipped, fell, and broke his hip. This led to another heated confrontation at Town Hall, where by-law enforcement was warned their negligence would either killed this man or severely shorten his life. Tragically, he has now passed away.
Rather than uphold their duty to enforce bylaws on municipal property and ensure town staff comply with the law, North Hurons by-law department remains fixated on exerting authority over private propertyfailing miserably at the job they were actually hired to do.
The next council meeting is Monday at 6pm in the North Huron Council Chambers, located at 271 Frances Street, Wingham. (the old public school)
North Huron Council Contact Info:
Paul Heffer
280 Manor Road
(519) 357-3594
pheffer@northhuron.ca
Mitch Wright
63 Bristol Terrace
(519) 357-9497
mwright@northhuron.ca
Lonnie Whitfield
94 John St. West
(226) 222-2585
lwhitfield@northhuron.ca
Anita van Hittersum
84012 Hoover Line
(519) 523-4492
avanhittersum@northhuron.ca
Chris Palmer
39331 Belfast Road
(519) 357-3385
cpalmer@northhuron.ca
Kevin Fascist Falconer
303 King Street
(519) 955-0301
kfalconer@northhuron.ca
Ric McBurney
202 Thuell St, Blyth
(519) 441-7415
rmcburney@northhuron.ca