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Second deer hunt may occur next season
From Pop 1
doesn't expect the deer population to
have been significantly reduced.
Unless something happens this winter
and spring to affect the fawn population,•
Malhiot expects to see a second hunt
again next fall.
Even if there is a long, hard winter,
Malhiot said, "We don't usually see deer
starve in this area."
With the abundance of food sources
in the area, he said, "Deer go into the
winter in excellent condition."
"[The second hunt] was certainly
well-received by our hunters," said
Malhiot, adding he expects landowners
would be happy to see a second hunt
again next year as well.
In addition to troubling drivers, deer
can cause significant damage in
farmers' fields.
While OPP are concerned the recent
thaw could send deer on the move in
search of food and increase the number
of collisions again, Malhiot said that's
not likely to happen.
He said despite the significant
snowfall, there are still enough food
sources out there that deer don't have to
be on the move in search of food.
"You don't typically see much
movement this time of year," he said.
Unless enough water builds up in
wetlands to force deer out, he doesn't
expect much movement from the thaw.
However, he said drivers should take
OPP advice seriously because there is
always some deer movement across area
roads.
"The deer are always out there. You
can encounter deer year-round," he said.
Most collisions with deer occur
between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to
midnight.
Shropshall said October and
November is mating season and had the
highest number of collisions because
deer activity increased. It is also a time
when deer migrate to their winter
yarding areas.
OPP are asking drivers to help reduce
the number of collisions by being more
aware of when and where deer might be
. on the road.
Shropshall suggests drivers use high
beams whenever possible to increase
their range of vision on the roads and to
watch for the light's reflection in animal
eyes alongside the road that could tip
them off to a deer possibly coming onto
the highway.
"If you spot a deer on the roadside,
slow down in case they turn abruptly
into the path of your vehicle. Never
attempt extreme maneuvers to avoid a
collision. It is safer to hit the deer than
risk collision with another vehicle or
obstacle," said Shropshall.
"Remember, deer often travel in
groups. If a deer crosses in front of you,
continue to brake, as other deer will
probably follow," said Shropshall.
Malhiot also said people should be
particularly wary travelling along
wooded stretches of highway, especially
when there are woodlots on both sides
of the road, areas in which deer would
naturally hihabit and travel through.
Shropshall recommends people use
deer whistles, a small device that
attaches to the bumper of a vehicle :end
emits a high frequency wave of sound
as the wird from driving passes through
it. The whistle can scare animals away
from the path ofan oncoming car.
In 1998, OPP added deer whistles to
their cruisers after two were badly
damaged in collisions with deer that
fall.
Since then, no Huron OPP officers
have collided with deer.
Two collisions this past year with
civilians find deer involved vehicles that
did have deet whistles.
Shropshall said what OPP have
learned is that the whistle will scare a
deer out of the roadway but it won't
prevent them from bounding out of a
field or ditch, across the road.
Bluewater will use grant on water system
By Angels Pickering
Lakeshore Advance Staff
Bluewater council chose
water over sewage as they
selected one of three
OSTAR projects at their
Monday night meeting.
A recent announcement
from the provincial
government left the newly -
amalgamated Municipality
of Bluewater being forced
to choose one out of the
three OSTAR grants they
originally applied for last
fall.
"You have a tough
decision to make," said
Matt Pearson of B.M. Ross
and Associates Monday
night, as he referred to
which project is more
important; the sewage in
Hensall or Bayfield or the
ongoing concern of clean
drinking water.
After weighing the
options, council decided
that water is currently a
more pressing issue.
"If you do water, than
you'll get money, but I
don't know how much,"
said Pearson.
If the municipality
applied under the sewage
portion of the funding,
which is option two,
(Pearson said they might
not get a cent.
Mayor Bill Dowson said
council deserves an answer
about the rule change no
matter what, but agreed a
decision needed to be
made at the meeting.
Under the water section
of the OSTAR funding,
Bluewater could group
Zurich, Bayfield, and
Hensall's water systems in
together and get money for
all three.
Pearson said Hensall's
sewage tank is currently at
capacity, but it is handling
the flow because Hensall's
population is not growing.
Zurich's lagoon is a little
worse off he thought, but
said both could handle the
wait if council decided to
apply for water funding
instead of sewage.
To get any funding in the
future under any of the
five stages of OSTAR, the
municipality will need to
have safe and upgraded
water systems first, so it
made sense for the council
to pass a motion going
ahead with the application
for funding under option
one; the health and safety
portion.
Janisse Zimmerman,
Clerk -Administrator, said
she spoke with Huron -
Bruce MPP Helen Johns
and was advised that it
would be next to
impossible to set up a
meeting with three
ministers by the end of
January to dispute why the
funding change took place.
Zimmerman requested a
meeting be set up with
Agriculture Minister Ernie
Hardeman, who is
administering the OSTAR
program.
Johns told Zimmerman
that realistically, it would
be unlikely that one
municipality would receive
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funding for projects under
both options. She felt that
even if Hardeman made it
through the bureaucracy so
that Bluewater was
permitted to submit three
projects, the water project,
if related to Drinking
Water regulations, would
be funded and the others
not.
Zimmerman said Johns
was quite concerned with
the information the
municipality received in
regards to each
municipality being
permitted an application.
She indicated that if
Bluewater provided her
with the names of staff
they spoke to, she would
follow it up although she
did not feel it would assist
the municipality with their
application. She also
advised that Bluewater has
to pass a motion about the
water application when
applying for the Sports
SuperBuild program.
Council was not pleased
with the way things' had
changed, but agreed they
should apply under water
systems funding and deal
'With the other issues later.
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