In a Stunning Reversal, Drummondville Couple told they can Keep Their Front Yard Vegetable Garden
By Steve Kinsman, 25th Aug 2012 | Follow this author
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After petitions and e-mails poured in from around the world, Josee Landry and Michel Beauchamp have been allowed to keep their front yard vegetable garden.
Victory! Victoire!
In Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, Josee Landry and Michel Beauchamp, after constructing a front yard vegetable garden, were warned by the Municipal Council under threat of criminal penalties to remove it, but city authorities had no idea what they would set in motion as a result of their threat. The news went viral, and as a consequence e-mails and petitions supporting the Beauchamp/Landry garden inundated the Municipal Council.
Early this week, on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, the authorities in Drummondville announced that henceforth front-yard vegetable gardens would be allowed in their city, and they even invited the couple to help shape the city's new guidelines for urban food gardens.
Some stories do indeed have a happy ending.
Link: A Garden in Your Front Yard? Not here.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Fantastic news, good work on behalf of all who signed petitions, it proves that the voice of the people is heard, at least in Canada anyhow.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Oh Canada!
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
I still think a 6' surround fence would be beneficial, not only to protect the vegetable from passing dogs wishing to void on the tomatoes, but also for the neighbors to plaster their comments on it.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Their neighbors rallied around them and initiated petitions in support of therm.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Wow! That is an encouraging news! At last the Drummondville haring!couple won! Thanks for s
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Easy to say, Steve. Hard to prove. How would you know if the neighbors rallied around?
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Because it was reported that they did. You're beginning to sound like the grinch who stole Christmas. Dismantle the sourpuss.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Oh really, Steve! You definitely sound like a high-handed moderator who resorts to personal comments when you run out of facts." You state, "It was reported they did". I say, I have not seen any reports from neighbors. Have you?
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Whatever.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Rules have to be flexible enough to benefit community. Good ending for sure, Steve - siva
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
Yes they do. Thank you Siva.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
This is a well deserved victory. I am glad to see that we have done our part in rolling back senseless bureaucracy.
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26th Aug 2012 (#)
A small victory for the people. Thank you Peter.
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4th Oct 2012 (#)
A great looking garden and a great report. Thanks for writing this.
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4th Oct 2012 (#)
Thank you deepa. It's always nice to hear from you.
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