Standoff At Wingham Town Hall: By-law Enforcement Vs Councilors #YoureFired

Source: WFP
Date: Tue Apr 23 05:18:30 MST 2024

(North Huron) After by-law enforcement officers stood up to council and refused to violate the rights of private citizens, they are being replaced with 7 enforcers from a private for-profit company.

Previous by-law enforcers have refused to violate the Rights of Buck & Jo’s in the heart of Wingham. The CAO has openly admitted that none of their by-laws apply to private land, and their by-laws are for the Corporation’s assets only. The “Vote Buck” signs are still on display at the restaurant, providing 100% proof by-law enforcement has zero authority on land they don’t own. If they did have authority on private land, they would have followed through and gone into Buck & Jo’s to seize the signs as they initially threatened.

Council believes that hiring a private contractor will allow them an extra layer of protection when trespassing and conducting illegal searches and seizures on private land. NOTE: Council has a standing directive forbidding the inspection of the corporations own assets by enforcement officers.

As part of this crackdown, the corporation of North Huron is planning on installing town-wide security cameras, with a concentration on Josephine St and parking lots to aid the 7 new enforcers monitor private property and the Citizenry.

NOTE: In October 2023 Town Hall sent a letter to all area businesses to sign over authority to the police, and allow them to arrest anyone they want on their property, 24 hours a day.