By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, July 23, 2014
All Hélène Cayer wants is to plant lilies and lemon balm on the grassy strip
between the sidewalk and the street. It’s city property, but she says city
officials have told her for years they’re OK with that, as long as she put a
little fence around the flowers. She bought one, the white wire kind used for
edging, at the Dollar Store. via
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