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TOWN OF PORT HAWKESBURY
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYLAW
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................2
2.0
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT...............................................................................4
3.0
PROHIBITIONS ..........................................................................................................................4
3.1 Illegal Dumping .....................................................................................................................4
3.2 Waste-Resource Burning .....................................................................................................4
3.3 Materials Banned from Disposal by Provincial Regulation .............................................5
3.4 Materials Banned from Disposal by the Town ..................................................................5
4.0
SOURCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................6
4.1 Residential Waste-Resources ...........................................................................................6
4.2 Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (IC&I) Waste-Resources .................................7
4.3 Public Waste-Resources .......................................................................................................7
5.0
TOWN COLLECTION ......................................................................................................................7
5.1 Blue Bag/ Residual Waste Container Placement ..............................................................7
5.2 Collection Times ....................................................................................................................8
5.3 Removal of Collection Containers and Uncollected Material from Roadside ..............9
5.4 Collection Containers Types and Weights .........................................................................9
5.5 Waste-Resource Storage ...................................................................................................10
5.6 Owner and Occupant Responsibilities for Waste-Resource Management ................10
5.7 Residential Inspection and Rejection Guidelines ............................................................11
5.8 Prohibitions ..........................................................................................................................12
6.0
IC&I OR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE-RESOURCES .....................................12
6.1 IC&I Waste-Resource Removal .........................................................................................12
6.2 Commercial Containers ......................................................................................................12
7.0
DISPOSAL ......................................................................................................................................13
7.1 Waste Disposal Sites ............................................................................................................13
8.0
PENALTIES .....................................................................................................................................14
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1.0 DEFINITIONS
In this By-Law:
1.1 "boxboard" means cereal, shoe, tissue, detergent, cracker, cookie, baking product
and frozen food boxes, toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls or other similar
items, with plastics removed.
1.2 "bulky items" means large items of a household nature including but not limited to
furniture, stoves, mattresses, bed springs, barrels, water tanks, dishwashers, oil
tanks, and pieces of fencing.
1.3 "compostables" or "compostable organics" means food waste, soiled and non-
recyclable paper, or any other materials designated by the Town from time to time.
1.4 "construction and demolition waste" means materials which are normally used in
the construction of buildings, structures, roadways, walls and other landscaping
material, and includes, but is not limited to, soil, asphalt, brick, mortar, concrete,
drywall, plaster, cellulose, fibreglass fibres, lumber, wood, asphalt shingles, and
metals.
1.5 "eligible premises" means those properties within the jurisdiction of the Town,
which are eligible for Town collection.
1.6 "food waste" means fruit and vegetable peelings, table scraps, meat, poultry and
fish, shellfish, dairy products, cooking oil, grease and fat, bread, grain, rice and
pasta, bones, egg shells, coffee grounds and filters, tea leaves and bags or other
similar items.
1.7 "green cart" or "residential green cart" means a wheeled cart designed to be
emptied by hydraulic lifting devices and approved by the Town for the storage and
Town collection of compostables.
1.8 "Manager" means the Town's Chief Administrative Officer, the successor to such
position, or a person designated by the Manager to act in place of the Manager.
1.9 "hazardous waste" means solid or liquid waste that may be harmful to humans,
animals, plant life or natural resources, including but not restricted to, industrial
chemicals, toxic, flammable, corrosive, radioactive, reactive, pathological and PCB
waste, oil, gasoline, paint solvent, wood preservatives, ink, battery acid, pesticides
and insecticides.
1.10
"household hazardous waste" or "HHW" means waste-resource materials of a
potentially hazardous nature generated in households including, but not restricted
to, solvents, glues, cleaners, paints and finishes, asphalt sealers, gasoline, diesel,
kerosene, pesticides, lawn and garden chemicals, poisons, propane tanks, roofing
tar, pool chemicals, lubricating oil, batteries, and automotive fluids. For the
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purposes of this by-law, household hazardous waste does not include PCBs,
radioactive materials, explosives, fireworks, pathological wastes, and ammunition.
1.11
"industrial/commercial/institutional waste" or "IC&I waste" means waste-
resources generated in the IC&I sector.
1.12
"IC&I premises" means a lot of land occupied by one or more industrial,
commercial or institutional establishments including apartments or dwellings of
more than two units, and "IC&I sector" has an equivalent meaning with reference
to that economic sector.
1.13
"leaf and yard waste" means grass clippings, leaves, brush, twigs, house and
garden plants, sawdust and wood shavings and other similar items including natural
Christmas trees without decorations or stands.
1.14
"municipal solid waste" means garbage, refuse, sludge, rubbish, debris, litter
and other discarded materials resulting from residential, commercial, institutional
and industrial activities which are commonly accepted at a municipal solid waste
management facility, but excludes wastes from industrial activities regulated by an
approval issued under the Environmental Act; and "solid waste" and "solid waste-
resources" shall have an equivalent meaning.
1.15
"occupant" includes an individual who is a tenant, lessee, roomer, subtenant,
under-tenant, or co-tenant, or who otherwise occupies or has occupied land or
buildings with more than 2 dwelling units and his or their assigns and legal
representatives;
1.16
"oil tanks" means residential oil tanks, cleaned and empty of all liquids to a
maximum size of 900 litres.
1.17
"property owner" has the same meaning as "owner" in the Municipal
Government Act and, for greater certainty, includes a landlord, a lessor, an owner,
the person giving or permitting the occupation of premises, his and their heirs and
assigns and legal representatives and, in the case of a corporation, the officers and
directors of that corporation;
1.18
"recyclable materials" means newsprint, corrugated cardboard, boxboard and
other paper products, redeemable beverages containers, milk cartons, glass bottles
and jars, steel/tin food cans, aluminum cans, aluminum foil plates, trays and wrap,
all plastic containers and packaging stretch wrap (pallet wrap) or other items
identified in public education documents distributed by the Town from time to
time.
1.19
"residential tenancies" means any house, dwelling, apartment, flat, tenement,
mobile home, mobile home park, mobile home space or other place that is occupied
or may be occupied by an individual as a residence to which the Residential
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Tenancies Act applies, or that part of any such place that is or may be occupied by
an individual as a residence, but does not include IC&I premises.
1.20
"residual wastes" or "residuals" means any municipal solid waste remaining
after diversion of recyclables, organics and hazardous waste.
1.21
"soiled and non-recyclable paper" means dinner napkins, paper towels & fast
food wrappers, wax paper, wrapping paper, soiled pizza boxes, paper plates, damp
and soiled newspaper and flyers, sugar, flour & potato paper bags or other similar
items.
1.22
"source separated waste-resources" means waste-resources which have been
sorted and separated at the point of origin, to facilitate their reuse, recycling,
composting or disposal.
1.23
"Town" means the Town of Port Hawkesbury.
1.24
"waste-resources" means all those materials managed by or on behalf of the
Town as recyclable, compostable, household hazardous waste, or residual waste.
2.0 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
2.1 The Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town and is responsible to
the Town for the proper administration of its affairs in accordance with provincial
legislation and regulations and the policies and plans approved and established by
the Town. The Manager shall administer and enforce the provisions of this By-Law.
3.0 PROHIBITIONS
3.1 Illegal Dumping
No person shall dispose of waste-resources in the Town except at facilities permitted
by Sections 19 and 31 of the provincial Solid Waste-Resource Management
Regulations or, where such permission is not required, as may be permitted by the
By-Law. Proof that solid waste that was deposited or placed somewhere in
contravention of this By-Law originated from a particular person shall be evidence
that the person so deposited or placed it, or caused or permitted, it to be so
deposited or placed, in absence of evidence to the contrary. Each incidence is
a separate offence, and every day waste remains in contravention to the By-Law
shall be deemed as a separate offence.
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3.2 Waste-Resource Burning
No person shall burn waste-resources in the Town in a barrel, stove or other device
or in the open as a method of waste disposal, except for brush, tree limbs and
milled wood that is free from adhesives, coatings and preservatives, but only where
such exceptional burning is otherwise permitted by law.
3.3 Materials Banned from Disposal by Provincial Regulation
No person shall dispose of the following materials in any landfill:
Redeemed beverage containers
Newsprint
Used tires
Corrugated cardboard
Waste paint
Steel/tin food containers
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE #2) plastic beverage containers, food
containers, detergent containers, shampoo containers, crates, boxes, pails
and lids, windshield washer containers, non-hazardous household cleaner
containers (not including pesticide and petroleum containers)
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE #4) industrial/commercial/institutional
stretch wrap (pallet wrap)
Compostable organics
Any other materials which may be added to this list from time to time by the
Governor in Council.
Televisions
Desktop, laptop and notebook computers, including CPUs, keyboards, mice,
cables and other computer components.
Computer monitors
Computer printers, including printers that have scanning or fax capabilities
or both
Computer Scanners
Audio and video playback and recording systems
Telephones and fax machines
Cell phones and other wireless devices
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Used oil
Used glycol
Used oil filters
Oil containers
Home or non-commercial video gaming equipment and controllers
Global Positioning System devices, whether stand-alone/portable or in-dash
(aftermarket only)
Microwave ovens
E-book readers
Peripherals, including external hard drives, optical drives, modems
Handheld video game systems
3.4 Material Banned from Disposal by the Town
No person shall dispose of any recyclable material or compostable organics
(whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) that has been banned from
disposal in a landfill by order of the Town. In addition to this list IC&I must also
compost meat, fish, bones, dairy, poultry, fat & cooking oil.
3.5 No person shall export or remove residual waste or unsorted solid waste generated
within the Town to any disposal site except the Guysborough Waste Management
Facility unless prior written authorization is given by the Town.
4.0 SOURCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Residential Waste-Resources
All waste-resources being generated from a residence shall be source separated for
collection by the occupant into categories according to the Town's Source-
Separation Policy as determined from time to time from the Town. Recyclable
containers and paper products must be placed in separate blue bags, as per the
Town's waste resource sorting guide. Recyclable materials must be clean and dry.
Blue bags must be void of non-recyclable waste and organics. Clear bags used for
waste must be void of any recyclables or organics that can be composted in a
residential green cart.
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4.2 Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (IC&I) Waste-Resources
IC&I sector establishments shall sort waste-resources so as to comply with the
provincial and the Town's disposal bans (see sections 3.3 and 3.4) Establishments
must ensure that materials are collected and disposed of as a prescribed by
provincial regulations.
4.3 Public Waste-Resources
4.3.1 The owner, operator, or person in care, management or control of a
business or operation (A) where food or beverages are sold in cartons,
containers, foils or papers and (B) where cartons, utensils, containers,
foils or papers are discarded in the vicinity by the patrons of the business
or operation, shall provide separate receptacles for litter, recyclables and
organics in appropriate and easily accessible locations, and shall ensure
that the discarded materials are collected and disposed of as prescribed
by provincial regulations.
4.3.2 The owner, operator, or person in care, management or control of a
business or operation is responsible for ensuring that litter is picked up
on property occupied or within 3 meters of the entrance to the
establishment.
5.0 TOWN COLLECTION
5.1 Blue Bags, Green Carts, and Residual Waste Container Placement
Blue bags, green carts and residual waste shall be placed at a roadside for
collection as close as practical to the edge of the street, sidewalk or roadway to
facilitate efficient collection taking into consideration factors such as winter
snow clearing operations, etc. The distance shall not exceed 5 meters from the
edge of the street sidewalk or roadway.
5.1.1 All materials placed for collection shall be placed in front of and on the
same side of the street, sidewalk or roadway as the eligible premises from
which they have accumulated.
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5.1.2 In the case of apartment buildings or dwellings containing more than 2 units,
the owner shall provide a storage enclosure for source-separated waste-
resources in an easily accessible location on the building property. It is the
responsibility of the owner to ensure that recyclables, organic waste and
residual waste, are properly separated. The owner's collection contractor will
collect waste-resources from this location and transport to the Guysborough
Waste Management Facility. Recyclable materials must be delivered to a
recycling depot or transfer station.
5.1.3 Collection will take place on public streets and roads only except for roads on
federal lands in cases where the cost of collection has been paid for by a grant
in lieu of taxes or other means, provided that all roads must be in acceptable
condition for the contractor's vehicles.
5.1.4 For all other roads, the source-separated waste-resources must be brought to
the nearest intersection with a public street or road and placed in accordance
with this By-Law.
5.1.5 A maximum of six (6) residual waste bags may be placed for collection, on
any scheduled waste collection day, for each dwelling unit;
5.1.6 A maximum of six (6) bags of recyclable materials may be placed for
collection, on any scheduled recyclable collection day, for each dwelling unit;
5.2 Collection Times
5.2.1 Waste-resources shall be set out at roadside before 7:00 am of collection day.
In the event of storm conditions preventing collection routes from being
completed, the property owner shall remove or cause to be removed from the
roadside the materials not collected and set them out again on the scheduled
alternative collection day or the next regularly scheduled collection day.
5.2.2 Notwithstanding clause 5.2.1, during the designated heavy garbage collection
week materials for roadside collection shall be set out no earlier than seven
(7) days prior to the special collection.
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5.3 Removal of Collection Containers and Uncollected Material from Roadside
5.3.1 Removal of Collection Containers
Residual waste collection containers and green carts, shall be removed or
caused to be removed by the property owner from roadside by the end of
collection day except in the case of permanent waste-resource storage
containers. Permanent storage containers shall comply with this By-Law.
5.3.2 Uncollected Waste-Resources
Any materials not collected due to non-compliance with this By-Law, including
litter produced from set out or stored materials, shall be removed or caused to
be removed by the property owner by the end of collection day. In cases where
uncollected waste-resources have not been removed from the roadside within
the time prescribed in a notice given by the Town to the property owner, the
Manager may arrange for the removal and disposal of said materials and
invoice the property owner for the removal and disposal costs.
5.4 Collection Containers Types and Weights
No person shall place waste-resources for collection by the Town in any container
except as follows:
5.4.1 Containers for Recyclables shall be:
(a) Blue transparent plastic bags weighing no more than 20 kg including
contents; or
(b) In the case of corrugated cardboard, bundles or packages, flattened and
Securely tied, weighing no more than 20 kg and measuring no more than
100 cm by 100 cm.
5.4.2 Containers for Compostables shall be:
(a) A wheeled cart designed to be emptied by hydraulic lifting devices and
approved by the Town for the storage and Town collection of
compostables.
(b) The weight of an organics collection cart and its contents shall be no more
than 100 kg/220 lbs.
5.4.3 Containers for Residual Waste shall be:
(a) Water tight cans:
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(i)
Constructed of durable metal, plastic or other impermeable material
designed for containment of said materials,
(ii)
Equipped with a tight fitting impermeable cover,
(iii)
Equipped with handles in good repair;
(iv)
As large or larger at the top than at the bottom; and
(v)
Weighing no more than 20kg including the can and contents.
(vi)
Residual waste placed in containers must be contained in a clear plastic
disposable bag, securely tied and watertight.
(vii)
Being no more than 1.5 metres in height.
(b) Plastic bags:
(i)
Clear plastic disposable bags must be securely tied and watertight;
(ii)
A maximum of two small solid coloured bags no larger than 55.58
centimetres by 60.96 centimeters when empty (for bathroom/medical
waste) may be placed in the clear bag(s) as above.
(iii)
Having an overall length of not more than 1 m and not less than 70 cm
when empty; and
(iv)
Weighing no more than 20kg including contents.
5.5 Waste-Resource Storage
Waste-resource storage between collections shall be:
(a) Weather-tight and animal-proof;
(b) Capable of accommodating the quantities of source-separated waste-resources
generated between collections at that location;
(c) Designed and constructed such that waste-resources remain in a source-separated
condition;
(d) Easily accessible to the occupants;
(e) Safe for its intended users; and
(f) In cases where the Town Collection is provided at the storage location, accessible to the
Town collection truck within five (5) meters of the collection vehicle.
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5.6 Owner and Occupant Responsibilities for Waste-Resource Management
The responsibility for the management of waste-resources in IC&I premises and residential
tenancies is shared by the property owner and the occupant as follows.
5.6.1 Property Owner's Responsibilities
The property owner shall:
(a) Provide waste-resource storage as set out in 5.5;
(b) Ensure that staff and/or tenants are educated on how to properly separate recyclables,
organics and waste materials as per the requirements of the Town Solid Waste-
Management By-Law.
(c) Ensure that recyclables, organics, and waste are properly separated and collected.
Properly separated non-recyclable waste and organic materials must be transported to
the Guysborough Waste Management Facility. Recyclable materials must be delivered
to a recycling depot or transfer station.
(d) Maintain waste-resource storage in good repair and in a clean and tidy condition at all
times, both inside and outside, including the immediate surroundings;
(e) Ensure that collection containers and uncollected waste-resources, including litter
produced from set-out waste-resources by pests, weather conditions, or otherwise, are
removed from roadside by the end of collection day; and
(f) Abide by all directives of the Town with regard to the handling of waste-resources.
5.6.2 Occupant's Responsibilities
The occupant shall:
(a) Sort all waste-resources generated in the occupant's unit as provided in Section 4 of this
By-Law;
(b) Between collections, place sorted materials in the storage provided by the property
owner; and
(c) Abide by all directives of the Town with regard to the handling of waste-resources.
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5.7 Residential Inspection and Rejection Guidelines
Waste-resources set out for Town Collection shall be subject to inspection by the collection
contractor or by Town staff. Waste-resources found not to be source-separated according to
the Town's Source-Separation Policy may be rejected and not collected.
5.8 Prohibitions
No person shall:
5.8.1 Pick over, remove, disturb or otherwise interfere with any waste material that has
been set out for Town collection except that material which is set out for Spring or
Fall special collections;
5.8.2 Collect waste-resources placed for collection by the Town; or
5.8.3 Remove a residuals container placed at roadside.
These prohibitions do not apply to the person who placed the waste material out for
collection or to the Town, or its contractors.
6.0 IC&I or CONSTRUCTION and DEMOLITION WASTE-RESOURCES
6.1 IC&I Waste-Resource Removal
The property owner or occupant of premises which generate the following waste-
resources shall, either personally or by employees, contractors or agents, and in
compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial and Town laws, promptly
remove and dispose of such waste:
6.1.1 All waste generated by an industrial, commercial, or institutional
premises, facility or operation not eligible for Town collection pursuant to
this By-Law;
6.1.2 All waste resulting from construction or demolition of any kind, including
renovation or repair, except that waste eligible for Town collection
pursuant to this By-Law.
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6.2 Commercial Containers
The following provisions apply to commercial containers:
6.2.1 Any person who supplies and/or uses a commercial container for the
temporary storage of waste shall ensure that the generator of waste
placed inside is informed of:
(a) Provincial and Town requirements to properly sort separate waste-
resources.
(b) Their responsibility to ensure waste, recyclables and organic materials
are properly sorted and placed in separate storage containers.
6.2.2 Any person who supplies and/or uses a commercial container for the
temporary storage of waste shall ensure that such commercial container:
(a) Is sturdily constructed of weather-proof and animal proof
material and is capable of containing the material deposited
within;
(b) Is equipped with a tight-fitting lid with a positive closing device
which shall be kept closed except when the container is being
loaded or unloaded; and
(c) Is cleaned out regularly, as necessary, to avoid the build-up of
odours.
6.2.3 The owner of any premises on which a commercial container is placed
shall ensure that:
(a) Any such container is kept in a manner that is not unsightly and does
not cause a nuisance or health-related problem; and
(b) That the area around the container is maintained free from litter and
waste.
6.2.4 No person shall place waste in any commercial container without
permission of the owner of the container.
7.0 DISPOSAL
7.1 Waste Disposal Sites
7.1.1 All wastes and organic materials must be disposed of at the
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Guysborough Waste Management Facility unless otherwise authorized by
the Town.
7.1.2 Organic leaf and yard waste must be disposed of at the Town's leaf and yard
waste disposal site.
7.1.3 Recyclable materials must be disposed of at an approved recycling depot or at
The Town's recyclables transfer station
8.0 PENALTIES
8.1 Any person who violates any of the following section of this By-Law:
8.1.1 Section 3.1 (illegal dumping)
8.1.2 Section 3.2 (waste resource banning)
8.1.2 Section 3.3 (depositing provincially banned material)
8.1.3 Section 3.4 (depositing material banned by Town)
8.1.4 Section 4.1 (failure to source-separate)
8.1.5 Section 5.1 (improper container placement)
8.1.6 Section 5.2 (improper set-out time)
8.1.7 Section 5.3 (removal from roadside of collection containers and uncollected
material)
8.1.8 Section 5.4 (improper collection container)
8.1.9 Section 5.6.2 (failure to fulfill occupant's responsibilities)
8.1.10 Section 5.8.1 (interfering with collection)
Is guilty of a summary offence and liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars
and not more than five hundred dollars and, in default of payment thereof, to
imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90) days.
8.2 Any person who violates any of the following sections of this By-Law:
8.2.1 Section 3.1 (illegal dumping)
8.2.2 Section 3.5 (removal or export of residual waste)
8.2.3 Section 4.2 (failure to source-separate, IC&I users)
8.2.4 Section 4.3 (source-separation, public waste)
8.2.5 Section 5.6.1 (failure to fulfill property owner's responsibilities)
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8.2.6 Section 5.8.2 (illegal collection)
8.2.7 Section 5.8.3 (removal of waste containers)
8.2.8 Section 6.1 (IC&I waste-resource removal)
8.2.9 Section 6.2 (improper commercial containers)
Is guilty of a summary offence and liable to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars
and not more than five thousand dollars and, in default of payment thereof, to
imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90) days.
8.3 Subject to Sections 8.1 and 8.2, any person who violates any provision of this By-Law is
guilty of a summary offence and liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars
($100) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and, in default of payment
thereof, to imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90) days.
8.4 No person shall be convicted of an offence under this By-Law if the person establishes
that the person:
8.4.1 exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence; or
8.4.2 reasonably and honestly believed in the existence of facts that, if true, would
render the conduct of that person innocent.
8.5 Where a person is convicted of an offence under this By-Law and the Court is satisfied
that, as a result of the commission of the offence, monetary benefits accrued to the
offender, the Court may order the offender to pay, in addition to the fine prescribed for
that offence, a fine in an amount equal to the estimation of the Court of the amount of
those monetary benefits.
8.6 Where a person is convicted of an offence under this By-Law and the Court is satisfied
that, as a result of the commission of the offence, that clean up or site remediation
costs were incurred, whether by another person, or the Town, the Court may order the
offender to pay, in addition to all other fines and penalties, restitution in an amount
equal to the clean up or site remediation costs.
8.7 In any prosecution for an offence under this By-Law, it is sufficient proof of the offence to
establish that it was committed by an employee or agent of the accused, whether or not
the employee or agent is identified or has been prosecuted for the offence, unless the
accused establishes that the offence was committed without the knowledge or consent
of the accused.
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8.8 Where a corporation commits an offence under this By-Law, any officer or director of the
corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the
violation of this By-Law is guilty of an offence and is liable to the punishment provided for
the offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted.
8.9 In lieu of prosecution under this By-Law, the Manager or his delegate may, in his sole and
absolute discretion, issue to any person he believes upon reasonable grounds has
committed an offence under this By-Law, a Notice of Violation, which Notice shall require
the person to whom it is directed to pay the sum of fifty dollars ($50) to the Town within
(14) days of the issuance of the Notice. Where a Notice of Violation is issued and if the
sum is paid as required therein, no prosecution shall ensue in respect of the matter or
matters referred to in the Notice. For greater certainty, nothing in this By-Law requires the
Manager to issue a Notice of Violation before initiating a prosecution.
8.10 Where an offence under this By-Law is committed or continued on more than one day,
the person who committed the offence is liable to be convicted for a separate offence for
each day on which the offence is committed.
8.11 The Town may appoint a By-Law Enforcement Officer to assist with the enforcement of
this By-Law.
Date of First Reading:
January 7, 2020
Dates of Advertisement of Notice of Intent to Consider:
January 15, 2020
January 22, 2020
Date of Second Reading:
February 4, 2020
Dates of Advertisement of By-law Passage and Approval: February 12, 2020
February 19, 2020
Date of Mailing Certified Copy to Department of
Municipal Affairs and Housing:
February 27, 2020
The Solid Waste Management Resource Management By-Law that was adopted by
Town Council at a Public Meeting, May 9, 2006 is hereby amended.
I certify that the Solid Waste Management By-Law was adopted by Town Council
at a Public Meeting held February 4, 2020.
________________________________
February 27, 2020
Terry Doyle P. Eng.
Date
Chief Administrative Officer