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Human rights tribunal dismisses disabled man’s bid to have town pay for snow removal
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
7 August 2012
A human rights tribunal has dismissed a disabled man’s application to have his town remove snow pushed into his driveway by its snowploughs, because it would cost the municipality a steep $75 an hour to do it… In recent years, at least 15 municipalities across Canada have adopted windrow-removal programs for the elderly and disabled, many of which are free or for a small fee, if the applicant meets financial assistance criteria.
Tags: budget, disabilities, poverty, rights, standard of living
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