[All] Backyard fire ban petition in Kitchener

[Deb Swidrovich]

Hi all:

I live in the City of Waterloo, rural Waterloo.

My neighbours are quite a distance away, and with the Laurel Creek ESL
designation here, it is unlikely that I will see considerable development
in my lifetime.

My neighbour to the south owns 90 acres that wraps around to the south and
east of our property.  Another neighbour owns 20 acres to the north, and my
closest neighbour has a small parcel on the west side, but she is 1/4 mile
from our home.  We rarely visit or bother each other -- I probably say
hello to them more when they're on their tractors than I do at their homes.

I understand how difficult it must be for those living close to each other,
but I think there should be exemptions for properties that do not and will
not have neighbours closeby.

I have an open spot on our property on the other side of Laurel Creek where
I'd like to set up a tent, have the odd bonfire and cook marshmallows with
my children, but under the current by-law in the City of Waterloo, I can't.

... something to consider in the next round of discussions.

Deb Swidrovich
519-746-8403



On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 3:03 PM, John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca> wrote:

>  Thanks Susan. I hadn’t seen this.
>
> Here is a letter to the editor on this that was published in The Waterloo
> Record a month ago.
>
>
>    -    Wed Sep 05 2012 00:01:00
>
>
> *Hardly sensible
> *
>
>
> Re: *The right ending for a fire fight — Aug. 29
> *
>
> The Record’s editorial writers recently praised Kitchener councillors for
> coming to an “intelligent” and “sensible” solution to the issue of backyard
> fires.
>
>
> The touted “intelligent” and “sensible” solution is that people can only
> have fires between 5 and 11 p.m. That’s not a sensible compromise. That is
> a total sellout to the people who want backyard fires and a dismissal of
> those with health and nuisance concerns.
>
>
> I am sure that 95 per cent of those who want fires only want to burn them
> between 5 and 11 — the prime time to be outside enjoying your yard. This
> means that the rest of us who don’t want to be exposed to smoke and to the
> pollution from fires cannot enjoy our backyards at this prime time. It also
> means that we can’t open our windows in the evening to cool off the house
> so we can get a better sleep.
>
>
> My thanks to the three councillors — Dan Glenn-Graham, John Gazzola and
> Zyg Janecki — who voted against this mislabelled “intelligent” and
> “sensible” solution that gives the burners everything they wanted.
>
>
> I hope that when this issue comes to council again at the bylaw stage next
> March, the rest of council will see the wisdom of these three councillors
> and will vote for a ban on outdoor burning similar to that in our
> neighbouring municipalities of Cambridge and Waterloo.
>  *
>
> John Jackson
>
>
> Kitchener
>  *
>
>
>
>
> On 12-10-09 2:20 PM, "Susan Koswan" <susankoswan at execulink.com> wrote:
>
> Me again. If you support a backyard fire ban in Kitchener, please sign
> this petition. I support a ban because our homes are too close to allow
> adequate ventilation and the smoke from the fires contributes to poor air
> quality and exacerbates respiratory health issues.
>
> http://www.petitionhosting.com/petitions/kitchenerfirepitban
>
> Susan K
>
>
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