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And Abdul-Sater was in a service out of a residential neighbourhood in ning service that they end the commercial usage position to know: he did business himself with Laval-des-Rapides says he wants to know why in a fashion as to uphold the “strictly residential the neighbour, whom he hired at one point as the City of Laval is singling him out for violating character of the sector,” the report stated. For a driver for one of his limousines. a zoning by-law, when he’s not doing anything his part, Abdul-Sater thinks By-law L-2000 is differently from other Laval-based limousine arbitrary in that it forbids parking of vehicles ‘Business within a business’ larger than a certain size, while overlooking operators. But then, according to Abdul-Sater, they had others such as small school buses. Milad Abdul-Sater’s situation was one of the a falling out. The neighbour, it seems, started more than 500 cases dealt with last year by the “The inspector came to my house, to the creating what Abdul-Sater calls a “business Laval Ombudsman’s office. Abdul-Sater has also driveway, and said, ‘You’re not allowed to park within a business,” in other words promoting pleaded with Mayor Marc Demers to look into in the driveway,’” Abdul-Sater said in an inter- a venture of his own while driving the boss’s his situation during public question periods at view with the Laval News. “I said, ‘How come? limousine. recent city council meetings. It’s been ten years that I’m parking here. What’s “During his work he started to give out his the problem?’ He says there is a law, By-law business card – body work, paint, interiors and Neighbour’s complaint L-2000: 16 feet and 6 inches you’re not allowed car wash,” he said. “He used to do the mainten- As spelled out in the Laval Ombudsman’s to park. And he says that’s a rule that goes back ance of all my limos: changing oil, winter tires, annual report which was released recently, one 50 years.” summer tires, cleaning inside, outside, paint of Abdul-Sater’s neighbours filed a complaint treatments, waxing, everything.” There was a a hard time,” he said, maintaining the complaint with the city. The neighbour maintained that More than meets the eye falling-out between the two over ways of doing about his vehicles was their doing. the operation of a limousine business, even a However, Abdul-Sater maintains there’s much business and Abdul-Sater said he terminated But in the end, the home garage operator small one, was incompatible with the neigh- more to the situation than is spelled out in the his employment. himself ended up being given a warning by bourhood’s “residential” zoning and character. municipal regulations and the Ombudsman’s the city and the garage has been closed since According to the Ombudsman’s report, the report. He painted a picture involving neigh- Home business operators then. Abdul-Sater has also been issued warnings neighbour was also unhappy about the fact the bours, some of whom were operating businesses In the meantime, said Abdul-Sater, another about his limousines, but no fines up to this city had refused to intervene. The Ombudsman out of homes, but who evidently weren’t seeing neighbour, also operating a home business, point. 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A noisy evening During the public question period, Benoit Blanchard questioned city council’s recent decision to offer a $2,000 subsidy to buyers of electric vehicles. “I wonder if you understand “I am somewhat surprised to hear this kind Laval city council held its most recent public meeting on May 1 of noise this evening,” Demers said at the begin- who this subsidy will actually be benefiting,” he said, maintaining that those who currently ning of the meeting, while speaking above the dedicated to agricultural activities. According to buy electric vehicles are households which are Local farm producers pleased din being generated outside by the workers. He Lacroix, local agriculturalists are pleased with economically well off and that already own two Also during question period, Gilles Lacroix, noted that a collective agreement with the work- the current municipal administration. He also or more vehicles. an agricultural producer from Laval, noted that ers was signed recently after being accepted by thanked the mayor and council for adopting a “That’s understandable, since with an electric a large percentage of the union membership. in 1988 local agricultural producers signed an buy-local policy that encourages Laval residents vehicle you can’t plan a trip to the Saguenay or According to the mayor, the terms of the agreement with the City of Laval decreeing that to purchase agricultural products grown on to Gaspésie. Going to Toronto, you might agree, collective agreement included a good number 28 per cent of the island’s territory would be Laval’s territory. of concessions by the city, including more it takes too much time to recharge when half- hirings and salary increases. He apologized way there. And so that we might understand each other, I’m not against the environment. for the noise, saying it made the proceedings Hydrogen-driven cars are coming, and I intend more difficult, but that there was nothing that to be among the first to buy one whether there’s could be done. a subsidy or not. Pontic Genocide resolution The cost per household “But taking into account that this subsidy is being launched on the basis of municipal taxes,” he continued, “I would imagine that, PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS AND if the provincial government reaches its sales THOSE OF YOUR LOVED ONES goals which are unrealistic, we’re talking about $200 per household that it is going to cost to Consult one of Dunton Rainville’s finance this subsidy.