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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019. PAGE 11
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Bear sightings, dozens of dogs on Trick’s HE report
Bob Trick, the animal control
officer for Huron East, as well as
several other municipalities in
Huron County, provided a year-end
report for council at its Jan. 22
meeting.
In his report, Trick outlined his
work over the course of the year
for Huron East, which included
dozens of complaints.
Trick said he caught 18 dogs
and responded to 10 dogs at large
complaints, three dog attacks and
11 complaints of barking.
There were 20 dog-related instances,
according to his report, where
he was either contacted by
the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
or at which the police were
present.
He said there had been four sick
skunks found in Brussels. Two were
sent away to be tested for rabies, but
came back negative.
There were 44 additional reports
of sick skunks throughout Huron
East, one of which was sent to be
tested for rabies, but came back
negative.
There was one report of a sick
squirrel, two bear sightings, 15
kennel inspections and five heritage
estate issues.
He said there was one report of an
iguana bite, but as iguanas are cold-
blooded, it didn’t have to be tested
for rabies.
Trick said the Huron County
Health Unit contacted him five
times. He was called to a number of
incidents of livestock at large, as
well as a call of a skunk at a day care
centre.
He said he was called to an
incident where a sick racoon
climbed up a person’s leg, but did
not bite him.
He sent two bats away to be tested
for rabies, but they came back
negative.
Over the course of the year he
attended to five cat complaints, two
complaints of people having too
many pet rats and six calls regarding
dog feces.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Pancakes
John Gillis, left, and Bryan Morton were two of the volunteers tasked with bringing breakfast
to hungry diners at the Brussels Lions Club’s community breakfast at the Brussels, Morris and
Grey Community Centre on Sunday. A free skate was also held, with all proceeds going to
Brussels pool initiatives. (Quinn Talbot photo)
Huron County Ontario Provincial
Police (OPP) officers are
investigating the theft of a Nissan
Sentra that was stolen from a
residence in Auburn last week.
Investigators have learned the
vehicle was last seen parked in the
driveway of a Blyth Road residence
around 6 p.m. on Feb. 11. The
following morning a neighbour
noticed the vehicle was missing just
before 7 a.m.
The vehicle was left unlocked with
an ignition key left in the centre
console.
The stolen vehicle is described as
a silver, 2006 Nissan Sentra model
S18, 4-door sedan and is valued at
approximately $3,000.
Should you have any information
that could assist investigators please
contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-
1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain
anonymous, you may call Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477),
where you may be eligible to receive
a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Police investigating
stolen car in Auburn
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