A western Quebec couple is in a battle with their municipality over a specially designed yard containing milkweed, tall grasses and wildflowers. Last month, the municipality sent them another warning and told them they faced a $400 fine if they didn't mow it. The municipality told the couple that a neighbour complained the yard — which is filled with milkweed, thistles, purple asters, Queen Anne's lace and other flowers that attract pollinators — lowered neighbouring property values. - Samuel CloutierThe municipality, Cloutier said, told them they'd be able to keep the yard if they hired a biologist to catalogue the different wildflowers growing on the property. Lamoureux also said he couldn't be sure if the municipality would make good on its threat to take Cloutier and Maisonneuve to court.

Source: CBC News July 20, 2020 07:52 UTC