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3 | . CAT PROBLEM: Township bylaw no help to resident f Gardener has few options for P ersistent pEStS yodret ri eeacaomo ToD#Y _ _ gute 6/]12 mmmn"fl 1 ue T ul mss hes.. C buly ic : T \I_- 6 ". !Fi ._("4 "Cabst ifi T Ha k CA * 7 P A us Northumberland Today wl l4 Ti c ly ce 30 aua 7 100 "Taxs */ Te M : ! s C ||. ‘â€":;».\_.,__; ol '“mb.’ soL ol um s y rass "(. V n! it & TWA y is 5’; # 4 COLBORNE â€" The 10 varieties 10 mmmk, . ~._ J o oofi C n Cl a”*‘?fl“‘fi% ca4 oi s ies Q.‘,‘-" w es .. +Y yh. 4) of heirloom tomatoes Craig Smith _ | * e t | | s -1 ilkines ,"“‘\\\J\-, [ Adbd :“;\W‘,:a lini4) 8 i e * > hy ..( 4e % is nurturing include amazing colâ€" | ts . . ul gaaM. | t / o wl \7'\4.\ ty i 24 90 P »p uW 14A ;.,t‘.f,. f 6t '1‘»‘ ours, and even one kind that lets [ A liller hn | Aiiimiaess. :s _ O To in t3 ‘I,'a"‘*s j“. f}" s pad you break off discrete pieces (like . ma _ | ":"éd» ARoag (Poer ““*»..J 2: m P } f ‘ ‘a V# > xd K ) i ~Z a garlic clove). | lhnsicâ€"3 . 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Wasl f w. ¢ ow Timal t ax o en n n a 1 and many different colours and _ | e 1 hi. ol : CC3 C | 1k "" oi pra) varieties of peppers and beans. | Wiki" l lfi% [ "228 ) 3 y t 28 hi suce * â€"Ohhn It‘s easy to see how passionate . mss E) j x ) k 4s .N $ : C W" i Pwaics ripntt nceny oi the Colborne resident is about ‘ t rreping: ud 1.( [ ~â€" 1 1 h 1t y M KS U “ i a&fl%“' I CR ob farming and gardening. uy en ) J V K 3 i lA s fâ€".n',-*,'iv-.,}»“¥{:;ftf-Ԥr.‘_.;_ (als 1 w6 But among the most persistâ€" . |, Cnke .( oo roges i \ < T . . | l“fF'_.‘-. l ow oA on '-w PP ent pests he defends it from are s td \x_;,:'zm\ f (7 \‘ % R. s t fik i; .. s h) 3 i y Jt ~"wreo Â¥; 1,1’!:1 | two feral cats, and his options for . [ s sys . ~4 PX K2 ol ‘ ‘g,,; t d 1;La:- | PXU LE Filaat anly sls it Poie s tds | ‘ dealing with them are few. i 4 ( Rs...\: E/ 79 e 52 y +C fif\»‘, i‘,f; ie AF T nui We cag j«"‘- Te n o Smith moved into the Colborne â€" [fmami Aaanlmamae e .0 d § AEC A * "-"T'}Hn.}" > * 62 ?‘ io. "g ht d ‘,' J Ts J apartment in the late spring, and . | i aRE * | ,.’_- JPT \ 24 is d ‘a{?‘ A No.: ioA ol "AsHs > found his new home haunted by . | _ * '3 lc s . hb ie \J Seal * Rury. l s 32 EV it s l x Nx it +. sTt ge 3 the previous tenant‘s abandoned . ) ~*~~amactmaian | us sc m C ‘ f CÂ¥ | "a0, Lrat e ie L y c ul o ninines Cull cats, He knows that‘s where they | " _ | 2 ; " . ol e mtc & a 0 came from, because the landâ€" i [ i :\ j f \‘ "t on hmd | # ; *: 4 lord‘s daughter knew the previous n ie 0 w J Es 7 : e l ces conie t t * * â€"] tenants and their cats. i / _ _: e NY C ‘fi‘ $# € 7 valt 9X C He has learned that one is the gue / +. . ult P m B ‘ C Te 8 mother of the other, leading him . | _ _ We ie > 8 : i ta M : ctlle 1 a + to wonder if it had been vacâ€" [ {_mU Eon k 4 ; fi 47 a & 2 Sigh ""‘1. cinated. Rabies tend to spread } f peee ces h â€" > R Y me gh % § \ quickly, he noted. MP . _.czsw~" \ § : ( ¢ e * e * *4 There‘s also the issue of fleas . |aX s o fayth f c oo wl 1. 2 c 17 it C . â€" e ; w and other parasites. He hates to _ | ) S i I _ 9. l’ ? L2 5* 9 l0 Sar ce J § conll, > s a think of his two sons seeing the . [ smum [ { w e 1 k mrlely & WB onnomttt® M cats and wanting to pet them. P _-"i"--"»fffjfl io ' ks \; tal p Nimmnnnee es > _0 t "ik "That‘s not good. That‘s why L _ | WE Sooag | w 9 ;‘ t a f "’l‘ 4 C Kill ie â€"â€"â€" * abach . 1 hi don‘t think feral animals are good . |wal t ave ® | } 4 als f + wak ... Thiinized in general," he said. nssm } NA > P Namig 3 z.2 imigrt s Aside from the health issues, . |"" ww â€"~, U s > | w "agcre lc e ~â€"as| there‘s the nuisance factor â€" the . [ik ts P ~ h â€"\ue firirmndss.... freshâ€"dug holes in his garden, the _ |W h Li J'_ a - yM W agy, _ esns cat footprints on his new car, the _ | im t coike < ) ) * e a x noise, even the odd appearance at . | : <il 1 i B\ _ â€"tim C / oo ie \54 flls Sn W his back door (on one memorable _ s BE e\ on hg. 4 â€" ‘i : fR A e ns lsnd n j f occasion, hanging off the screen ' tss ‘*;‘ . 5 flns o. w; + > and leaving a rip). 46 ue . ‘ â€" tacn i 1 *) in ) â€"â€" * ce i A . i He also worries about the _ [A fracest l J s ,M $ ow $ 4 W.’ V sB friendly chipmunks in his yard, _ | . lA . "' l c e â€" . f ow lime ut( ol who would be easy prey for a wily _ |WWI 2 ; 2 & | ol u. dn w, â€" o "~Menel cat. C â€" " s M Mess i o4 io. W Bc xlk °o en s _ : Phar id â€" on w T. ./ o. _1 a) P in Un Un in en e e es es ces mm in n s Ves lssn e en en on i ul s en en en t oi o i sn in it e t t on ced ‘