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Rural

See rural:

"Rural areas (also referred to as "the country", countryside) are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled urban and suburban areas ... "

This can not be said of Beaconsfield. There is no agricultural logging, mining, petroleum and natural gas exploration, and very little tourism in Beaconsfield. Itegero, in contrast, is a rural community where the populations lives mainly on farming. I would be happy to add a sentence regarding the resemblance of Beconsfield to the countryside due to large trees and large lots, but this would be original research until somebody finds a reference for this. Andreas ^(T) 03:02, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Suicide etc.

The suicide rate is hardly an important characterization of a town, especially that not much other information is given. Moreover, there are no sources given for this.

The term "rural" is inapropriate for Becaonsfield, see above.

The diversity of income in comparison to other municipalities has to be substantiated by sources. "Considered" is a buzz word that has to be avoided. Andreas ^(T) 20:14, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notable Residents

Who are Nikolai Sittmann, Andrew Borrelli, and Patrick Janody? Why are they notable? Do they have their own Wikipedia article? Before the notability of these individuals has been established and documented, they should be removed. Andreas ^(T) 17:57, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New Public Security Vehicles.

Public security are now using Hybrid SUVs (I believe they are Ford Escapes), there should be an image of one of these vehicles and maybe a small section about the choice to use environmentally friendly patrol cars.

???There is no description of public security, and therefore no need for a gallery of car pictures that contribute nothing to describing the community of Beaconsfield. They should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JennySV (talk • contribs) 15:29, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with JennySV. The gallery of automobiles is very out of place in this article. Pirround (talk) 15:44, 3 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pirround, I've deleted the image gallery. If someone wants to verify the choice of environmentally friendly vehicles in the context of an overall green program, that would be of interest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JennySV (talk • contribs) 19:27, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Dog pound and associated edits

Several attempts have been made to add unsourced mention of a supposed dog pound. This has been going on since at least March:

[1] by user:166.62.204.117 on Mar 4, 2024 under "Landmarks". [2] modified by user:199.204.52.226 on Mar 6 2024. Removed by user:MadeOfDenim on Jun 9 with summary "There is no Dog Pound in Beaconsfield, the same misguided resident keeps adding this information to Google Maps and Wikipedia. The building in question is actually a small secondary storage for the city administration." Some of the other edits by these IPs were undone by user:Johnamacdonald1867 on Jun 13.
[3] by user:166.62.135.177 on June 19 under "Landmarks"
A series of edits [4] by user:Nicole Corrado on June 24 expanded the "Landmarks" dog pound entry and added new material on the subject elsewhere. Removed by user:Meters on June 24.
A series of edits [5] by Nicole Corrado on June 24 restored much of the content. Removed by Meters on June 24.
A series of edits [6] by Nicole Corrado on June 25 restored much of the content, and deleted an unrelated section. CN added and duplication removed by user:HamOntPoliFiend on June 25. The unrelated deleted section was restored, and a third mention of the dog pound was removed from "Landmarks" by Meters on June 25.

Aside from the WP:MOS and POV issues and external links of the earlier versions, the main concerns I have are sourcing and WP:UNDUE. Johnamacdonald1867's edit summary stated that there is no dog pound in Beaconsfield. There is no sourcing provided for the dog pound claims, and Nicole Corrado states on her talk page that: The City of Beaconsfield refuses to post anything about the pound. They don’t want to admit it is a tiny storage building with only three cages. and there are no references online to the dog pound because the city refuses to post anything about it. She also made the claim in the article that "Only about two or three dogs are taken in each year. The dog pound is closed to the public and can only take in lost dogs. They can not take in surrendered animals nor do they provide an adoption or foster service." [7].

So, it appears that the city has a few cages in storage that are used two or three times a year to hold strays before they are returned to their owners or passed onto the SPCA. Doesn't sound like a dog pound to me, and even if sourced it would not warrant coverage, let alone the header "Sports and recreation" being changed to "Sports, recreation and Animal Services" [8], or the addition of a subsection "Animal Services" in "Sports and recreation" [9]. It's certainly not a city land mark, either.

As for the unsourced claims about PETA and The FurBearers, I have no objection to the PETA material being added, provided the original external link is converted to a reference and the mention is made neutrally. "Beaconsfield was certified a PETA Certified Compassionate City in 2016 due to their progressive bylaws" is not neutral. The FurBearers claim "Beaconsfield is also listed as a humane city by The FurBearers" is not sourced, and is not supported by the original external link https://thefurbearers.com/our-work/make-fur-history/trapping/trapping-bylaws/ either. That link simply lists Beaconsfield as one of the Canadian municipalities that have passed trapping-related restrictions. Meters (talk) 23:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I appreciate the edits. Having Animals listed in its own category at the bottom makes sense. I edited what I wrote to make it neutral. I feel this has reached a good compromise. 166.62.135.177 (talk) 22:08, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's still zero evidence that Beaconsfield has a dog pound. Removed. Meters (talk) 23:14, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is no information online about the Beaconsfield Dog Pound, but it does exist. Call 514-428-5999 for confirmation about 303 A Beaconsfield Boulevard. 166.62.135.177 (talk) 02:11, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removed as unsourced yet again. Meters (talk) 03:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]