The Pas Mayor and Council discussed a proposed bylaw brought forward by Councillor Larry Forster during Wednesday’s committee of the whole meeting. The proposed bylaw would have made it illegal to give pan handlers money and violators would be fined.

Forster believes that money given to pan handlers has been used to feed addictions instead of being used to buy food and clothing.

Town council decided not to move forward with the proposed by law, and CAO Jenn Early says that the majority of council thought it was a good idea but there is no way to enforce the bylaw since there is no by law officer and that they can’t tell people what they can do with their money.