Ottawa is holding its first bylaw appreciation day to honour the workers who help keep the city civil.

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Bylaw officers hand out parking tickets and fines for raucous parties. They check out reports of property standards gone south. They license businesses and answer calls about off-leash dogs and livestock at large. Article content

Bylaws are dozens of local regulations voted into existence by city councillors, a list ranging from the location of clothing donation boxes to idling vehicles that govern how Ottawa residents behave and use their own properties and public spaces. No less than 13 city bylaws govern landscaping alone. Article content Article content

“I don’t think the public truly understands the scope of the work to have a functioning civil society,” says

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