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Petawawa’s Anti-Business By-Law?
Doing business in Town means register or face fines
By: Jennifer Layman
[email protected]
I wouldn’t normally write the
lead article in the first person,
but as this story involves my
business, and I believe it is
newsworthy, I don’t think there
is any other way to ethically
write it.
In our last issue, we covered a
story on home based businesses,
giving municipalities the chance
to tell readers (some of whom
are home based businesses) what
they need to know about operating within the rules of by-laws.
In that story, two municipalities
indicated that they had business registrations - the Town of
Arnprior had a voluntary one,
and the Town of Petawawa had
a mandatory one. I thought this
would prove to be an interesting
story about which style worked
better for encouraging businesses.
Voluntary in Arnprior
In Arnprior, Economic
Development Officer, Lindsay
Wilson, said that they launched
their voluntary business registra-
Should you fail to register your business the Town would first contact you
to determine the nature of the failure to
comply, then we would issue a formal
failure to comply notice, then we would
move on to fines.
- CYNDY PHILLIPS MCCANN
PETAWAWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
tion in August 2013 as a way to
help track the number of businesses in the municipality. When
Wilson started there, no such
directory existed, which made
it difficult to go about attracting new businesses to the town.
Wilson wanted to fill in gaps, not
duplicate services already being
provided. So she set out to create
a registry.
“It’s really about recruiting
business to the Town,” says
Wilson who feels her voluntary
approach has been attractive and
welcoming for local businesses.
Wilson decided against a
mandatory registration because
of the perception to the business
community, and due the enforcement issues that would arise.
“As a mandatory registration, we would need a by-law,”
explains Wilson. “That by-law
would have to be enforced and
we don’t have the manpower to
monitor that. Plus, we don’t want
it to be seen as negative and we
don’t want it to be a barrier for
doing business here.”
Wilson says that after a year
and a half, they’re happy with
their voluntary registration and
don’t see a need to change it.
“It’s working well and businesses are benefitting from it,”
she says.
Now let’s travel up Highway
17 to Petawawa, to hear the story
of implementing a mandatory
business registration.
Mandatory in Petawawa
The Town of Petawawa passed
their by-law “to establish and
maintain a registry of businesses in the municipality” on
September 7, 2010. Economic
Development Officer, Cyndy
Phillips McCann, said that it was
implemented because the Town
found it difficult to keep track
of new businesses openings and
existing businesses closings or
sellings. Phillips McCann said
there were three goals to the
by-law, all of which having to do
with abiding by the municipality’s other by-laws.
Unlike Arnprior, the goal of
a business registry was not to
recruit business, but rather to
ensure the businesses who did
locate in the Town, or even those
located elsewhere but doing
business in the Town, would
be obeying the rules, thereby
reducing “after-the-fact” zoning
issues.
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Local Business Targeted By Town of Petawawa
Town threatens fines if not registering with after-the-fact by-law
Continued from Page 1
In the five years the by-law
has been active, Phillips McCann is not aware of any fines
that have been issued for failure
of businesses to comply, which
she says is not really the goal
of the by-law, although she is
aware of instances where failure
to comply notices have been sent
but “the Town has worked with
these people to bring them into
compliance.”
“The mandatory business registration by-law is meant to make
doing business in the Town of
Petawawa easier for businesses,
and to make the application of
our existing by-laws, codes, etc.
easier for all departments involved,” says Phillips McCann.
A Look At The By-law
I asked Phillips McCann the
question that had concerned
Arnprior - enforcing the by-law.
Since she had indicated the goal
was not to levy fines, I asked
why there would need to be a bylaw in the first place if the goal
was not have a consequence for
not complying.
“There is indeed a consequence for non-compliance,
as stated in the by-law,” says
Phillips McCann. “To date, I am
not aware of any business that
has failed to comply once the
Town has specifically requested
that business to do so. While we
promote this mandatory business
registration and have the majority of our businesses in compliance, it is safe to say that there
would remain businesses in the
Town that are not registered.”
Note: The amount of the fines
was not known at this time, but
we will be following up on that.
Businesses Not Located in
Petawawa Must Comply Too
But the Town’s by-law isn’t
just for Petawawa businesses;
it applies to any business “that
wholly or partially carries out
business in the municipality”
even if they are not located
within the municipality. So, if a
resident hires a painting company from Beachburg to paint their
house, the Beachburg painting
business would need to be registered with the Business By-law
or else face charges.
Phillips McCann agreed that
was the requirement.
Another section listed certain
businesses were not required to
comply (manufacturers, industrial businesses, wholesalers or
natural resource businesses).
Phillips McCann also agreed that
was the case with no explanation
given as to why the Town was
only targeting some businesses.
Threat Of Fines Is Real
When you encounter situations like this, there are always
hypotheticals unless someone
steps up with a real example. My
business was the real example. I
have been in Petawawa for five
and a half years. This registry
didn’t exist when I located here.
I am not registered. I asked Phillips McCann what would happen
to me if I didn’t register.
“I would acknowledge that
you, as a business owner, are
now fully aware of our mandatory business registration and
would request that you fill out
the business registration application,” she said.” There is no
fee for doing so. Should you
fail to register your business the
Town would first contact you
to determine the nature of the
failure to comply, then we would
issue a formal failure to comply
notice, then we would move on
to fines.”
You know, it’s interesting.
The Town of Petawawa has this
by-law in place to prevent “afterthe-fact” zoning. What does a
business owner do for “after-thefact” by-laws that would most
certainly have impacted my decision to relocate to Petawawa and
bring my business with me?
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25th year as CEO of Renfrew
Victoria Hospital. The anniversary makes him the longest-serving
CEO (for the same hospital) in
Ontario.
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Jennie Bingley has been appointed as the interim CAO/Clerk for
the Township of Lanark Highlands. Bingley was previously the
Deputy Treasurer for the County
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Robert (Bob) Hughes
Robert Hughes, a retired Chief
Building Official with the City
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as an alternate Chief Building
Official for the Township of
Madawaska Valley.
Ginette Poole
Ginette Poole has accepted a
promote from Acting Provincial
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until further notice.
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Master’s Way Bookstore in Pembroke has closed. The business
has been owned by Tim and Jana
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at 375 Pembroke Street East.
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held an information picket on
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Council meetings have changed
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February 24th, meetings will
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proceeding or not. Blair filed an
application for a multi-use recreational facility and development
on lands located on Forest Lea
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possible.
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Changes are being made to the
annual Relay For Life, held in
Petawawa at Dundonald Hall in
support of the Cancer Society. A
meeting will be held February 17
from 7:00-9:00pm at Algonquin
College where changes will be
discussed.
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The Township of Laurentian
Valley issued 152 building
permits in 2014 at an estimated
value of $8,125,000. Of the
permits, 12 were issued for
single family dwellings, which is
the lowest in the municipality’s
history. However, there were
many renovations, additions and
garage constructions that added
to the permit values. Commercial
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The Township of Lanark Highlands recorded a total of 139
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to this past year. In 2014, the
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municipality earned just over
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from 2013. Building permit fees
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levy is paid by three municipal
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County of Renfrew, $215,430
by the City of Pembroke and
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Petawawa’s bowling alley has
closed. Valley Bowl, located in
the Petawawa Plaza, closed in
mid-November. The business is
owned by Roy Brooks.
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The Carleton Place District Memorial Hospital celebrated their
60th anniversary on February 12,
2015. The hospital is celebrat-
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the year, including a Family
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release, they noted a few interesting facts, including that a Superintendent, Cora Droppo, was
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across from Murphy Ford in
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host additional practitioners.
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most not being aware of the moratorium on development until it
was in place. Now that the freeze
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of Renfrew, has been appointed
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CEO talks “new opportunities” with 2018 shutdown
Note: The following was posted
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The Government of Canada
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83%
Farmers planning on transferring their business who
plan to transfer it to a family
member
Source: Canadian Federation of
Independent Buisness (CFIB)
iour that illuminates the theory
of effective management skills,
coupled with practical advice on
how to implement the principle
in your workplace.
If you’re looking to surpass
your targets, create a highly
motivated team, and set yourself
up for promotion, this book is a
must read!
This easy to read book gives
tips and tricks to effectively lead
your team – ones you can put to
work today.
“A charmingly written, humorous view of the challenges and
opportunities for management.
Wittingly using lessons from our
canine friends, the book
provides lessons and observations that will undoubtedly
help managers think about how
they interact with others and
more importantly how they can
facilitate interactions for positive
outcomes.”
- Alastair JS Summerlee LLD,
PhD, BSc, BVSc, MRCVS,
President and Vice-Chancellor,
University of Guelph
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If you have an employee who is struggling with
issues that are distracting them from their work,
you are losing productivity. Being a member of
Valley EFAP allows your employees to access
unlimited counselling services, and to return to
full productivity levels.
www.valleyefap.com
- Marilyn Suttle
You are serving a customer, not
a life sentence. Learn how to
enjoy your work.
- Laurie McIntosh
Spend a lot of time talking to
customers face to face. You’d
be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their
customers.
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Ottawa Valley Business
Page 8
NFU: Target Neonics
Ag organization defies industry
Mental Health
By: Shelley TerMarsch
[email protected]
The statistics are staggering
that one in four people have
mental health problems. Young
and old, in your workplace,
mental health impacts everyone.
While the media is focusing on
diminishing the stigma of mental
health issues, it doesn’t address
how we de-personalize it.
We do not look around the
lunch table and consider that
one of our workplace peers will
be impacted by mental health
issues. We don’t look around the
dinner table and wonder which
family member will face that
struggle. Of course, we never
think either of the “one in four”
to be impacted will be ourselves.
Instead, our thinking that “it
will never happen to me,” or
that we can “handle it” act as a
barrier to seeking mental health
help. Seeking help can often be
perceived as a weakness of not
being able of deal with normal
life problems. These beliefs
often delay seeking help, which
in turn delays recovery.
Other barriers to seeking
help can include concern about
confidentiality, fear of judgmental attitudes or the perception
that mental health issues do not
warrant a doctor’s visit the way
physical health issues would.
Seeking help is a four stage
process that goes like this:
1. Awareness and appraisal of
problems is first. Be able to recognize the symptoms and then
maintain the belief that alleviating symptoms leads to a more
fulfilling life
2. Tell someone your symptoms
and your need for support.
3. Know the availability and
accessibility of local supports
(Employee Assistance Programs,
counsellors, etc.)
4. Have a willingness to seek
out and talk to a mental health
professional.
If, compared to others, it seems
more difficult for you to function in your life, to be happy and
have joy, you should explore
how to get some help to prevent
a larger mental health issue.
Shelley TerMarsch is a counsellor with
Valley Employee and Family Assistance
Program. Her column appears monthly.
Halifax
It was a call to Crime Stoppers that alerted police to
alleged mall shooting in Halifax, Nova Scotia this past
weekend. The tip allowed police to act immediately, arrest
individuals and prevent the potential deaths of many
people. Police had no warning of this plot aside from the
Crime Stoppers tip.
You can make a difference by
reporting crime anonymously.
The National Farmers Union
(NFU) in Ontario supports the
Ontario government’s initiative
to restrict the use of neonicotinoid seed treatment and to
promote Integrated Pest Management to address crop pest problems. The Ontario government
recently came out against the use
of neonics, much to the surprise
of the agricultural and beekeeping industries. In declaring their
support, the NFU has submitted
comments on the discussion
paper Pollinator Health – A
Proposal for Enhancing Pollinator Health and Reducing the Use
of Neonicotinoid Pesticides in
Ontario.
“The NFU in Ontario has a
very diverse membership that
includes both beekeepers and
those who grow cash crops
conventionally. As an organization we advocate for economically, socially and environmentally sustainable agricultural
a
practices that make it possible
to put the principles of food
sovereignty into action,” said
Karen Eatwell, president of NFU
Ontario.“Neonicotinoid insecticides affect our farms, our food
and our environment, so this
issue is important to everyone.”
Eatwell goes on to say that the
NFU supports targeting the use
of neonicotinoid-treated corn
and soybean seeds “to only those
acres where the need can be
demonstrated.”
NFU’s vice president, Ann
Slater, suggested that the “precautionary principle” should be
used when it comes to protecting
the environment.
“We would like to see more
public interest research and
extension services devoted to
IPM practices in Ontario crops,”
Slater said.”
The NFU-O’s full submission
is posted at www.nfu.ca and on
www.ovbusiness.com
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February 17, 2015
Ottawa Valley Business
Page 9
Tender Results Around The Region
Sale of Surplus Equipment 1993 GMC Topkick Pumper
Fire Truck. Town of Petawawa.
No bids were received. Tender
will be reissued in the spring.
Replace Heaters in Various
Buildings. Garrison Petawawa.
Awarded to Valley Refrigeration
in the amount of $18,500.
Construct Explosive Ready
Use Building. Garrison Petawawa. Awarded to Frecon
Construction of Pembroke in the
amount of $1,567,000.
Construct and Deliver a Prefabricated Building. Garrison
Petawawa. Awarded to Turkstra
Modular Builders in the amount
of $396,000.
The Town of Renfrew has
awarded Engineering Services
for the development of a Master
Servicing Plan – Water, Wastewater and Stormwater, to Stantec
Consulting Limited in the
amount of $150,575 inclusive of
non-refundable HST.
The Town of Renfrew has authorized the Ontario Clean Water
Agency (OCWA) to proceed
with Sanitary Flow Monitoring,
as per their proposal dated November 7, 2014, in the amount of
$26,966.40 inclusive of nonrefundable HST.
Horton Township has authorized
Stantec Consulting to complete
the 2014 Annual Operations
Monitoring report for the landfill
site at a cost of $6,700 plus HST.
The Township of Madawaska
Valley has accepted the proposal
from Millier Dickinson Blais,
dated December 12, 2014, to
complete a Municipal Strategic
Plan at a cost of $9,500 plus
HST.
The Town of Renfrew has
authorized the Director of
Development and Works to
purchase a MMG120 and a
MMG25 generator, as identified
in the 2014 capital budget, from
Battlefield Equipment Rental at
a cost of $61,000.72 plus HST
(MMG120) and $26,671.88 plus
HST (MMG25) for a total of
$87,672.60 plus HST.
Small hospitals work together for pharmacy
Deep River Hospital CEO leads solution that earns
funding by Champlain LHIN: local hospitals involved
The Champlain LHIN aims
to improve the quality of care
in small hospitals across the
region by creating a collaborative pharmacy. Eight hospitals
in the region will participate
in the implementation process,
including hospitals in: Almonte,
Arnprior, Carleton Place, Deep
River, Alexandria, Kemptville,
Renfrew and Barry’s Bay. The
project lead is Deep River and
District Hospital CEO, Gary
Sims.
Through the small and rural
hospital transformation fund,
the Champlain LHIN provided
nearly $900,000 in the past two
years to support the purchase
of the model, including drug
packaging units and automated
drug distribution cabinets, two
tools that help reduce medication
errors. Due to limited pharmacist coverage on nights and
weekends, nurses at the eight
hospitals had to access the hospital pharmacy and measure out
medications themselves during
these times. With the new model,
nurses can obtain pre-measured
dosages from units located right
on the patient ward.
The regional pharmacy group
has also aligned their medication
choices with The Ottawa Hospital, which reviews new medications for appropriateness and
safety, allowing small hospital
pharmacists to benefit from the
knowledge and expertise of the
largest hospital in the region.
Tenders
Roof Replacement
----Catering Services
----Various Tenders - County of
Renfrew
----Perth 2015 Capital Works
Program - McLean Blvd. Reconstruction to Thomas Ave to
cul-de-sac
----Four Wheel Drive 3/4 Ton Truck
----RFP - Collection, Handling and
Processing Of Recyclables
----Sale of Surplus - Municipal
Land, Tay Valley Township
Full listings of tenders, visit:
www.ovbusiness.com/tenders
Tenders are free to post with
Ottawa Valley Business. Simply
email the tender notice and we
will publish it free of charge.
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Ottawa Valley Business
Page 10
Of Two Minds
Generational differences in marketing
By: Jennifer Layman
[email protected]
One of the toughest situations
in a business is when different
generations are involved in its
operation. Differences of opinion
come up in many areas, one of
which is definitely marketing the
business. Everyone brings their
own knowledge and experiences
to the table in marketing discussions, and since that differs substantially amongst generations,
it can often result in a business
not marketing at all because they
can’t decide how to do it.
The challenge in this situation
is being able to look at things
from the customer’s point of
view, as opposed to your own.
Here are three ways to do that
more successfully:
1. Be upfront about what you
do not know. If you don’t know
much about marketing online,
say so. If you don’t know what
value there is in print advertising, say that too. Most people
make choices based on habit
versus effectiveness, so if you’re
willing to find out about things
you’re not sure on, you will
make more effective decisions.
2. Listen to your customers.
In everyday conversations you
have with your customers, you
are getting some great feedback.
One of the most common questions I get in response to telling
people I run a marketing agency
is, “so, what exactly do you do?”
When I promote my business, I
include an education component
to it, or I relate it to something
easy to understand for the person
who would be reading it. I’ve
used things like “specializing in
ideas that work” or “hope is not
a marketing strategy” to relate
to people’s issues in marketing.
My website content is geared
to educating and speaking my
customer’s language appropriately. It’s not about me, it’s about
them.
3. Put your business first,
even if it makes you uncomfortable. A common situation I help
clients overcome is getting on
the internet for the first time
with their business. Whether it’s
developing a website or running
online advertising, this is a very
common step that connects me
to a client. The main reason is
that most of the business owners
who are new to online marketing have not been around online
marketing their entire life. There
is a generation, the millennials,
who have never lived without the
internet. Most of my clients are
older than millennials, and need
some help understanding the
internet. The opposite side of this
story is talking to a 28-year-old
and explaining why billboards
and local radio stations still
matter. No matter which way we
are going, towards tradition or
towards technology, it’s about
putting the business first.
Many workplace leaders I have
talked to struggle with bridging generational gaps between
managers and employees, or
managers and owners, not just
in marketing, but in all areas of
business. The good news in this
frustrating situation is you have
access to more options than you
would have if everyone thought
the same way. The challenge is
choosing which option to lead
with. In marketing, that challenge can often be met by putting
the needs of the customer first,
and seeing how everything else
falls into place after that.
Jennifer is the owner of Forward
Thinking Marketing Agency. Her
column appears every issue.
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