Kramberger: Nuisance fines should be a last resort for municipalities

While technically it is a case of laying down the law as approved by municipal council, the strict enforcement of nuisance bylaws concerning recycling bins that are left out five hours past deadline seems a bit of a draconian reaction.
Last month, a family in Terrasse-Vaudreuil was issued a $271 fine by the town’s municipal patrol for not bringing their blue rolling bin in from the curb the day after the scheduled Friday recycling pickup. According to the town’s website, bins an