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## TOWN OF SNOW LAKE BY-LAW NUMBER 976/19 GARBAGE AND RECYCLING
BEING A BY-LAW OF THE TOWN OF SNOW LAKE to revise and update the collection of fees, schedule of waste and recycling services, delivery of waste and recycling services, the use and regulation of waste and recycling containers.
WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Snow Lake deems it advisable to establish fees and charges payable to the Town of Snow Lake for waste disposal and recycling services rendered by the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Snow Lake needs to establish rules for the collection, storage, and disposal of waste and recyclable material for the purpose of safety, health, order, and cleanliness;
AND WHEREAS the Municipal Act (CCSM c. M 225) provides for the following:
232 (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a council may in a by-law passed under this Division
- (a) regulate or prohibit;
- (d) establish fees or other charges for services, activities or things provided or done by the municipality or for the use of property under the ownership, direction, management or control of the municipality;
- (i) establishing fees, and terms of payment of fees, for inspections, licenses, permits, and
- (e) subject to the regulations, provide for a system of licenses, permits, or approvals, including any or all of the following:
- ) establishing fees for licenses, permits and approvals that are higher for persons or businesses who do not reside or maintain a place of business in the municipality,
- (g) require any persons who do not reside or have a place of business in the municipality to report to the municipal office (113 Elm Street Town of Snow Lake) before conducting business in the municipality.
- (v) providing for the duration of licenses, permits, and approvals and suspension or cancellation or any other remedy, including undertaking remedial action, and charging and collecting the costs of such action, for failure to pay a fee or to comply with a term or condition or with the by-law or for any other reason specified in the by-law, and
- 236 (1) Without limiting the generality of clause 232 (1) (o) (enforcement of by-laws), a bylaw passed under that clause may include provisions
- (a) Providing for procedures, including inspections, for determining whether by-laws are being complied with; and
- (b) remedying contraventions of by-laws, including
- (i) creating offences,
- (ii) subject to the regulations, providing for fines and penalties, including the imposition of a penalty for and offence that is in addition to a fine or imprisonment, so long as the penalty relates to a fee, rate, toll, charge or cost that is associated with the conduct that aives rise to the offence, or related to enforcing the by-law,
- (il) providing that an amount owing under subclause (i) may be collected in any manner in which a tax may be collected or enforced under this Act,
- (vi) imposing a sentence of imprisonment for not more than six months for the commission of offences or non-payment of fines.
- 252 (1) A municipality exercising powers in the nature of those referred to in clauses 250 (2) (b) (c) and (e) may set terms and conditions in respect of users including
- (e) ai to compy wife term an conting refusing to provide the senice to users
- (a) setting the rates or amounts of deposits, fees and other charges, and charging and collecting them;
- 252 (2) A charge referred to in clause 1 (a) may be collected by the municipality in the same manner as a tax may be collected or enforced under this Act.
- 253 (1) The power of a municipality referred to in clause 250 (2) (d) to enter into agreements includes the power to enter into agreements pertaining to land, improvements, personal property, works, services, facilities, utilities or private works within or outside the boundaries of the municipality.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Town of Snow Lake, in open Council assembled, enact as follows:
- 1.0 This By-Law may be referred to as, "The Town of Snow Lake Garbage and Recycling By-Law"
## DEFINITIONS
- 2.0-
- (a) "COMMERCIAL PROPERTY' means a property used in whole or in part for retail establishments, service establishments, recreational purposes, entertainment purposes, offices, food processing facilities, and any home based established commercial entities.
- (b) "DESIGNATED BYLAW OFFICER" means the Town Bylaw Officer or person or persons designated by Town Council including the Chief Administrative Officer or authorised designate.
- c) "GARBAGE" means but is not limited to waste from private or public property ommercial property, institutional or industrial property, residential property in the Town o furniture, waste oil, bedding, rags, animal and agricultural waste, and any other material that would qualify as waste.
- (a) "INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY" means school, library, hospital, place of worship, Town home property, community support service facility, goverment office, or any such property designated by Town Council.
- (e) "RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY' means a household residence or multiple household residence including apartment blocks.
- (f) "RECYCLABLE MATERIAL" means any item that can be recycled as per the standards of Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) or any other agency that the Province of Manitoba designates to handle the implementation of recycling in the Province of Manitoba.
- (g) "COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL" means but is not limited to yard waste, tree boughs, stumps, branches, untreated wood, and untreated cardboard.
- (h) "TOWN" means the Town of Snow Lake
## COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE
## (a) RIGHT OF ENTRY TO PRIVATE PROPERTY
The Designated Bylaw Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, or authorised designate may enter any grounds, yards, or vacant lots for any purpose relating to the administration of this part of the Bylaw
## (b) LANDS TO BE KEPT CLEAN
The owner or occupant of any grounds, yard, or vacant lot or premises, whether a gallons for identification and collection.
## (c) STORAGE OF GARBAGE / RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
The owner of every commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial property shall be responsible to ensure the provision and maintenance of the required containers to hold garbage and recyclable material.
## (d) REQUIRED CONTAINERS
Containers for garbage pickup shall be the heavy duty plastic containers issued by the Town of Snow Lake that are water tight and equipped with a closed fitting lid so that it will be resistant from the elements and from scavenging animals or birds, such as bears, dogs, cats, and ravens.
## (e) PLACEMENT OF CONTAINERS
Homeowners and businesses will be notified how they are to place containers whether on the front edge of the property or in a designated back lane.
## (f) PLASTIC BAGS FOR PLACEMENT IN GARBAGE CONTAINERS
All garbage shall first be placed in opaque plastic bags of adequate strength of minimun size 20 litre or 5.2 gallon capacity that are securely tied so that the contents thereof canno hereof cannot escape and the material inside can be identified as recyclable. All plasti as shall be contained inside the garbage containers when placed out for collection an
## (g) PLACEMENT OF CONTAINERS
No person, owner or occupier shall permit the placement of garbage or recyclable material in any container other than those which conform to this bylaw unless such other containers are approved by the Designated By-Law Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, or authorised Designate.
## (h) OWNERS TO KEEP CONTAINERS IN PROPER CONDITION
All garbage containers shall be maintained in a condition satisfactory to the Designated
## (i) STORAGE OF CONTAINERS
scavenging or scattering the contents. The owner or the occupant of the premises shall immediately clean up any spillage or scattering of the contents.
## () MERCHANTS AND PLACES OF BUSINESS
Persons owning or occupying places of business shall keep said property together with the sidewalks and boulevards at the front and sides and the lane at the rear of businesses free of garbage and shall put any garbage in proper containers as defined in this Bylaw.
## (k) NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE
Where the Designated Bylaw Officer deems that a property owner or occupier has not omplied with this Bylaw, the Designated Bylaw Officer may provide notice to the owne gent, lessee or occupier shall comply with the said provision:
Where any owner, agent, lessee or occupier has been given a notice, order, or direction by the Designated Bylaw Officer or otherwise by the Town to do any act or thing to remedy any situation or condition on their property contrary to any part of this Bylaw and subsequently neglects or refuses to comply with such order or direction within the time specitied, the Designated Bylaw Officer may order the work carried out and charge the cost of the work to be done to the owner, agent, lessee, or occupier and in default of payment recover the cost as a debt to the Town, and/or charge the cost against the land concerned as taxes due and owing in respect to land and recover the cost as such.
## (m) PENALTIES
Any person who contravenes or disobeys or refuses or neglects to obey any provision of this Bylaw the Town or any person on its behalf shall be able to lay a fine as defined in Schedule C - Fines. Additionally they shall be able to remedy the default and shall charge the cost of remedying the default.
- Against the person required to the act or provide the thing and recover it as a debt to the Town, by action in a court of competent jurisdiction; or
- As taxes against the land in respect of which the offence occurred and recover the cost in the same manner as taxes are recovered.
## SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES
- 3.0. The fees and charges payable to the Town of Snow Lake for rendered by the Municipality shall be set out in the following schedules attached hereto:
- a) Garbage and Recycling Disposal - Schedule "A"
- b) Tipping Fees - Schedule "B"
- c) Fine Schedule - Schedule "C"
## GENERAL POWERS
- 4.0 THAT Council may from time to time, by resolution of Council amend the schedules attached to this by-law
- 4.1 THAT the fees and charges set out in the schedules attached to this by-law shall take precedence over any other by-law
That By-Laws 835/04, 946/16 are hereby repealed and Schedule A of Bylaw 879/08 are hereby amended / repealed.
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THE TOWN OF SNOW LAKE
Mayor - Peter Roberts
SAO-Rober Hedley
Read a first time this.17th day of DecA.D. 2019. Read a second time this \_7th\_ day of\_Jan\_ A.D. 2020. Read a third and final time this 21 day of JAm A.D. 2019.
## SCHEDULE "A"
## Effective January 1, 2024
## WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKUP RATES
## DAILY PICKUP
| Location | Quarterly Rate |
|-----------------------|------------------|
| HBMS Mine Camp | $5,464.80 |
| Comerview Enterprises | $1,576.19 |
| Strilkiwski Camp | $1,576.19 |
| Clovelly Holdings | $1,476.33 |
| Snow Lake Motor Inn | $851.73 |
| Diamond Willow Inn | $851.73 |
## TRI-WEEKLY PICKUP
## Location
Quarterly Rate
| Joseph H Kerr School | $728.38 |
|------------------------|-----------|
| Hospital | $319.15 |
## TWICE WEEKLY PICKUP
| Location | Quarterly Rate |
|---------------------------------|------------------|
| Town Office | $121.40 |
| RCMP | $121.40 |
| Seniors Centre | $121.40 |
| Golf Club (April - September) | $121.40 |
| Northern Tykes Daycare | $142.93 |
| Royal Canadian Legion | $142.93 |
| Good Times Coffee House | $142.93 |
| Angelina's | $142.93 |
| Balsam St. Strip Mall | $142.93 |
| HudBay Mine Office | $205.60 |
| Curling Club | $205.60 |
| Community Hall | $205.60 |
| Sweet Nothings | $205.60 |
| Chell's Sled Shed | $205.60 |
| Arena | $205.60 |
| Home Hardware | $260.40 |
| Franal's | $287.83 |
| Snow Lake Repair | $287.83 |
| Willow House | $485.58 |
| Golden Vista Apartment Building | $845.86 |
## TWICE WEEKLY PICKUP
## RESIDENTIAL PICKUP - Quarterly
| $70.50| |
|----------------|
| Strilkiwski Garage | No Charge |
|----------------------|-------------|
| Museum | No Charge |
| Churches | No Charge |
| Highways_ | No Charge |
| Stittco | No Charge |
## Schedule "B"
## Tipping Fees
| Standard Tipping | $10.00 |
|----------------------|----------|
| Utility/Dump Trailer | $30.00- |
| Tandem/Semi | |
$200.00
Tires Metal Waste Freon cylinders / containers Untreated Cardboard / Lawn clippings Trees / Shrubs / untreated wood and Other combustible material no charge
## Schedule "C" Fine Schedule
1st Offence - $50.00
2nd Offence - $100.00
3rd (and every other subsequent) Offence - $250.00