The Burnhamthorpe Cat Shelter;
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Newspaper Articles;
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Nov. 25, 1988 Article - Mississauga News
Shelter in jeopardy Culham goes to bat to help lady's cats
Jan.
1989
Article - Mississauga News
Cat shelter owner order to comply
with City bylaws - It appears the Mayor personally
told by-law to go after Cat Shelter.
Apr. 12, 1989
Article - Mississauga News
Better bylaw are needed too... Animal
shelter problems top Humane Society list - Dave Culham spoke at the Port
Credit Library during the Humane Society's annual meeting. He also
referred to wildlife issues such as the deer in Credit River Valley.
Appears to be an indirect reference to the Cat Shelter.
Apr. 12, 1989
Article - Mississauga News
Culham erupts
in face of cruelty charge - Dave Culham at the Port Credit Library
during the Humane Society's annual meeting.
May 10, 1989
Article - Mississauga News
Cat Shelter centre of controversy
- Mississaugans rally and speak at City Council only to be told by the
Mayor "The cat shelter issue has been dealt with" and that was not the
case, the Mayor also claims that it was not an effort to "eliminate you
from the house" but in the end that is what it was, Council thinks they
should visit the site.
Jun. 15, 1989
Article - Toronto Star
Pair order to close shelter for
stray cats.
Jul. 26, 1989
Article - Mississauga News
Culham rallies to support cat house
cause - Councillor, mayor on opposite sides of the fence -
Mayor tries to tell Culham stay away from rally as it would be "condoning
the breaking of the City's animal control by-law". Culham stands
tall to correct a wrong that has been committed by the City.
Aug. 1,
1989
News release
from Mayor (Arthur Grannum, Executive Assistant to the Mayor), about
clarifying the City's position regarding the Bird Estate. It state: "The
decision to demolish was based on a staff report showing that the premises
were in an unsafe and unacceptable condition." It is important to
understand that the Mayor and the Mayor's office are aware this is a falsehood,
The City hired consultant and Councillor Culham have show this is a City
created falsehood but still the Mayor pumps it out to the media who never
challenge it.
It also talks about a new animal
shelter to be built in Mississauga, along with a quote from the Mayor about
the Ontario Humane Society "re-establishing a shelter". Of course,
to this day, it has not happened.
Aug. 18,
1989 Fri.
Editorial - Mississauga News
Simple
problem; simple solution
- Notes how easy it is for the City to work with the Stevens and have the
ideal Cat Shelter.
Aug. 18, 1989 Fri.
Article - Mississauga News
Bird house rally to save shelter
- Cat lovers' pleas fall on deaf ears -
The mayor
was conveniently not present at the meeting, so the Councilor would not
deal with the Cat Shelter issue, as the City would know ahead of
time the Mayor would not be there, it showed no consideration to the Mississaugans
who took time off work to attend this meeting, deferred till Oct. 23/89,
generally more underhanded political methods noted.
Aug. 18,
1989 Fri.
Article - Mississauga News
Big Cat Rally, small photo at top
of front page. Main article on page 6, Pet pals rally at meeting
trying to save cat shelter.
Sept. 6, 1989
Article - Mississauga News
October 23 showdown - Cat
shelter woman to ask for reprieve - Stevens not willing to just leave and
their lawyer will attend the meeting; supporters will be out in full force,
says Hazel holds shelter's fate.
Sept. 27,
1989
Article - Mississauga News
City Councillors told to go slow
on animal foster home sanction - refers to Lois's shelter, but it is about
all of Mississauga, yes go very slow in setting up a shelter. In
2001 I don't see one maybe it is hidden.
Oct. 25, 1989
Article - Mississauga News
Cat house fight loses another
round - Council confirms its decision to close controversial
shelter (title other page) Cat house running out of lives - talks about
Council meetings on Monday night and into Tuesday morning & they plan
a protest.
Oct.
25, 1989
Editorial - Mississauga News
Humane concerns only muddle issue
- By Albert Atkins - The "day democracy failed to
move an autocratic Mayor Hazel McCallion and her subervient city council"
and that was from just the first sentence!!
Nov. 1, 1989
Sat
Article - Mississauga News
Cat house protest - Very short
of a public protest at square one.
Nov. 15, 1989
News notice - Mississauga News
Draft Feasibility Study for the
Mississauga Public Gardens.
Nov. 16, 1989
Article - Mississauga News
Public gardens - very short
Jan. 24, 1990
Article - Mississauga News
Wild cat love story in need of purr-fect,
happy ending, Student wants people who can give tender loving care
to 20 cats.
Jan. 24, 1990
Article - Mississauga News
Toronto firm to handle case City
hires legal big guns to remove Burnhamthorpe Car Shelter couple - people
keep bring cats as the Stevens try to pack it in.
Feb. 22, 1990
Article - Toronto Star
Woman facing eviction says compromise
deal in city's best interest -
Feb. 23, 1990
Article - ?
Court backlog causes delay &
Cat shelter trail put on ice -
Apr. 4, 1990
Wed.
Article - Mississauga News
Cat shelter couple may get reprieve
- talks about a proposed settlement.
Apr. 9, 1990
Article - Toronto Star
Gardens on Credit River endorsed
- Oh what a great garden it will be, that is if Mississaugans' didn't fight
it so hard to stop it. 2000 and 1 and still no finial plans, even!
Government, hurry up and wait!
Apr. 11,
1990
Article - Mississauga News
Photo of the Stevens in front of
their home -
Apr. 11, 1990
Article - Mississauga News
Lawyer told to seek amendments &
Cat shelter settlement facing new conditions (Title on second page) Shelter
settlement proposed - they want to stay 2 more years till Mr. Stevens retires.
May 31, 1990
Article - Toronto Star
Case of the cat lady is still unresolved
- want stay till June 1/91, Council says no.
Jan. 16,
1991
Article - Mississauga News
Cat shelter couple make a deal (title
page 4), Cat shelter couple make a deal to stay - They did get the right
to stay till Jun 1 1991.
Jan. 16, 1991
Editorial - Mississauga News
Shelter battle proved nothing -
Stevens asked for 2 years and it ended up that way and there is nothing
to replace them.
Kitty couple will get the boot - By Jennifer Bain - Hazel says she is a "compassionate lady but" also "iron lady", yeah and rust never sleeps.
19??
Editorial - Mississauga News
Bend the rules - Notes the Stevens
have to argue their case before the Operations and Works Committee meeting,
Jan 11.
19??
Article - Mississauga News
New attempts to rally support
- Bird house fight not
over -
19??
Article - Mississauga News
Bird estate to be demolished, City
tells family to leave nest - plan to appear before Council May 8, to ask
to stay two years, Administration Committee voted 5-3 against them.
1989
Article - Toronto Star
Couple operating cat shelter ignore
Mississauga eviction order - just after Oct. 23.
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