{"id":15437,"date":"2016-05-28T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=15437"},"modified":"2016-05-28T10:26:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T14:26:56","slug":"protectionism-or-free-market-economy-thats-the-million-dollar-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/protectionism-or-free-market-economy-thats-the-million-dollar-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Protectionism or free market economy? That\u2019s the million dollar question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What started off as a simple request to run an ice cream truck in Huntsville, has led to a much bigger question: How far should a municipality go to protect established year-round businesses in a seasonal economy?<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong> <broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The issue was first raised at a May 24 council meeting.  At that meeting, Huntsville councillors were asked to approve a business licence for Johnny\u2019s Frozen Treats ice cream truck. The request was brought forward by Chief Bylaw Enforcement Officer Andrew Stillar, who said the request was the first of its kind for the Town.&#8221;This is the first time that I&#8217;ve received an application specifically for a mobile ice cream truck,&#8221; said Stillar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Council divided<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some councillors expressed concern with the ice cream truck competing with established, year-round businesses. While others spoke of the merits of free market enterprise and reasoned that an ice cream truck is not stationary and should therefore not be parked in any one location for a very long time. An amendment to the request was proposed by Councillor Johnathan Wiebe. He proposed that a two-hour limit be set for the amount of time the truck could be parked in any one location at any given time. A stipulation was also made stating that the ice cream truck could not operate at McCulley-Robertson Sports Complex or Hutcheson Beach without the written consent of the concession operators, who currently  have an agreement in place with the Town. In the end, the request passed with a small majority of councillors voting in favour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar debates<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison likened the debate to allowing hot dog carts in the municipality.&#8221;I remember first having that debate some years ago when we had our first hot dog cart. Good hot dogs by the way,&#8221; he told Council.Councillor Brian Thompson also reminded Council that Belly Ice Cream was rented space on the Main Street, very close to other businesses that sell ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the resolution did not sit well with Cathy DeNardis, owner of Uncle Larry&#8217;s General Store in Port Sydney. She said her business depends on ice cream sales in the summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"modern-quote full\"><p>I\u2019m just not in favour of allowing him to go to places where it would hurt the local businesses that are here year-round, that pay taxes, that employ the locals, that support local initiatives<cite>Cathy DeNardis, owner of Uncle Larry\u2019s General store in Port Sydney<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>DeNardis said the competition could have a devastating impact on her business. She said her business relies heavily on ice cream sales in the summer and if people start buying ice cream from a vendor at the beach, instead of walking to her store, it could put her out of business entirely. \u201cI know the locals would support me 100 per cent, but I cannot survive on local money only. Local money does not get me through the winter so immediately I would have to lay off three of my part-time staff who have just been hired and would have a difficult time finding a job elsewhere because most people have already hired for the summer,\u201d she said. DeNardis was also quick to point out that while the town took into consideration the revenue of the vendors it has agreements with at McCulley-Roberston Sports Complex and Hutcheson Beach, it did not take into consideration local businesses like hers.<\/p>\n<p>Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison told Doppler that while he understands having a store open year-round is an important service for the people of Port Sydney, he questioned just how much municipal intervention there ought to be. \u201cIn a free market society, where government is involved in trying to level the playing field a bit, how far do we go?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aitchison also pointed out that Huntsville\u2019s current transient trader bylaw makes it possible to rent any commercial property to operate from and unless the municipality decides to change its bylaw, there&#8217;s nothing it can do about it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"modern-quote full\"><p>There\u2019d be nothing stopping him from working out a deal with a commercial property across the street from her and setting up an ice cream shop. There\u2019s also nothing stopping anyone from opening one of the businesses across the street from Cathy DeNardis and just having an ice cream shop for the summer. I couldn\u2019t stop that.<cite>Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Parry Sound vendor says he comes in peace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Athanasiou, owner of Johnny\u2019s Frozen Treats, was contacted by Doppler for comment. He said he has no intention of causing problems or interfering with existing businesses, &#8220;even Dairy Queen,&#8221; he quipped. \u201cI\u2019m not going to go near them. 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