THIS MUST BE SHARED:

FIND OUT ABOUT THE UN AND ITS REGULATIONS AS IMPLEMENTED BY INFRASTRUCTURE CANADA - THE FOLLOWING IS FOR FARMING COMMUNITIES, THIS ONE IS CUSTOMIZED FOR ALBERTA:

ALL zones will require a permit for barbed wire fencing (in a farming community!)

ALL zones are subject to a sister bylaw titled the “Urban Hen Bylaw” which, in it’s current state (though not yet passed) limits you to have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 laying hens. In order to secure a permit to possess these hens you must be a landowner, take an approved Hen Care course, apply for a PID#, apply for a permit, secure a written letter of consent of every neighbor who has property adjoining yours (in a county where farmers have hundreds of farmed acres!) , provide the Land Title certificate to your home secured no more than 14 days prior to your application (which is impossible given how backed up they are....I’ve been waiting 11 months!), strict regulations on the size, design, placement of your “hen enclosure”, have the enclosure inspected and pass inspection prior to use, and agree to the county requirement that an inspector (peace officer) can enter your premises at any time without warrant to inspect, as a condition of your license. Again, this is written in a Land Use Bylaw in a county that is 99% rural/agricultural by land!

In addition to that nonsense there is now a limit on the number of “accessory” buildings. Max 4. If you know anything about farming, this is beyond ridiculous.

Also for any buildings that have not been used in 6 months, you will be required to apply for a new permit for. So grain crop not good and you only use half your grain storage, those unused grain storage buildings become instantly illegal and a new permit must be applied for.

Country Residential areas are limited to 10 shrubs that must be a 50/50 mix of coniferous/deciduous shrubs, as well as have only 2 coniferous TREES and 2 deciduous TREES. Certainly if you live in the city, this may not seem offside. But if you live in the country where your nearest neighbor is literally miles away, you can see how ridiculous this is! (This will lead to certain desertification - morons will rule like they did in Russia after everything was run by bureaucrats after the Russian revolution until after Stalin died.)

There are more than 100 instances where it states that permits will be issued “at the discretion of” “based on the opinion of” etc.. Extremely subjective.

I could go on and on.....

THE MOST INSIDIOUS PART is that it’s 100% RETROACTIVE!!!! So even if you are in compliance with with existing LUB, once the new one comes into effect, the new one applies!!!! And you will be subject to daily fines for non-compliance!!!

We have been in contact with Municipal Affairs who have provided us with some limited guidance. They have no authority or jurisdiction to intercede however.

I fully believe our situation up here in Thorhild County is in no way isolated, and I would STRONGLY suggest that each and every one of you become intimately familiar with your own LUB.

For anything you find issue with, IMMEDIATELY send an email to the councillor for your division, and cc the CAO at minimum. It would not be offside to cc every councillor and anyone else on your administration payroll.

If you have any questions (or suggestions) of how we are proceeding to protect our community, or on steps you can take in your own community, please feel free to fire us off an email at thorhildcountyresidentsunited@gmail.com.

DO YOU STILL THINK YOU ARE IN A FREE COUNTRY?