2019-07-01|O Canada! The True North strong and free?

To whom it may concern

Here is my proud "Zero-Maintenance All-Natural Tapestry Lawn" in the backyard.

In Arnprior, ON, Canada, such a lawn may bring a fine of $10 000 CAD!

ARNPRIOR'S WAR WITH NEGLECTED, UNMOWED GRASS

The mayor of Arnprior has declared a turf war on long grass and neglected lawns. Nothing runs like a fear - of Walter Stack, our new hero. ...
The bylaw requires that owners and tenants keep properties free of debris and the grass no longer than 15 centimetres tall. Stack said he intends to tour the entire town with a bylaw officer in the next few days. ...
The bylaw provides for a minimum fine of $200 a day, to a maximum of $10 000. The town also has the authority to contract out the required work and send the owner the bill. ...

ARNPRIOR'S WAR WITH NEGLECTED, UNMOWED GRASS
The mayor of Arnprior has declared a turf war on long grass and neglected lawns. Nothing runs like a fear - of Walter Stack, our new hero. ... The bylaw requires that owners and tenants keep properties free of debris and the grass no longer than 15 centimetres tall. Stack said he intends to tour the entire town with a bylaw officer in the next few days. ... The bylaw provides for a minimum fine of $200 a day, to a maximum of $10 000. The town also has the authority to contract out the required work and send the owner the bill. ...

Fortunately, "Drink and Cycle" is A-OK!

Impaired canoeing case makes legal history

Two Ontario Provincial Police constables were close by and responded within minutes. When they arrived, they found 37-year-old David Sillars soaking wet, shoeless and shivering in the cold April weather. ...
On Thursday, in a courtroom in Oshawa, Ont., Sillars became the first Canadian ever to go to trial and be convicted of impaired driving charges for the act of paddling a canoe. ...
Yet you cannot be charged for impaired operation of a bike, because the Criminal Code says land vehicles must be motorized to count. ...

Impaired canoeing case makes legal history
Two Ontario Provincial Police constables were close by and responded within minutes. When they arrived, they found 37-year-old David Sillars soaking wet, shoeless and shivering in the cold April weather. ... On Thursday, in a courtroom in Oshawa, Ont., Sillars became the first Canadian ever to go to trial and be convicted of impaired driving charges for the act of paddling a canoe. ... Yet you cannot be charged for impaired operation of a bike, because the Criminal Code says land vehicles must be motorized to count. ...

Also, cycling while using a mobile device is still OK in Canada.

Bicycle lovers in the Netherlands to be hit with fine for using mobile phones while cycling

From Monday, anyone using a handheld mobile device while on the road in the Netherlands will be given a €95 (£85) fine. ...