Backyard hens will remain part of the residential neighbourhoods in Smiths Falls after council approved a permanent bylaw Monday, July 20, ending the municipality’s one-year pilot program. The bylaw passed on a recorded vote, with Mayor Shawn Pankow and councillors Chris McGuire, Peter McKenna and Jennifer Miller voting in favour. Councillors Stephen Robinson and Dawn Quinn voted against the measure. Coun. Jay Brennan, who has opposed this from …
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