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County wants MNR to do something' about bears in Huron
Sgsan Huudertmark
After hearing from a seasonal resi-
dent .who won't be returning to her
Huron Sands cottage until the bear
problem is remedied, Huron County
councillors decided Aug. 5 they'll
send a letter to the Ministry of Nat-
ural Resources and Huron -Bruce
MPP Carol Mitchell supporting her
concerns.
In aletter, Marilyn Kronas, of An-
casster, complained about the fact
that : she received "no satisfaction"
from the MNR after complaining
about bears on cottagers' decks and
breaking into sheds at the Huron
Sands Road subdivision.
"The bear hotline is nothing other
than the taking of information. In
fact, the police were of far more as-
sistance to me than any department
of the MNR and bears have nothing
to do with them;" she said in her let-
ter.
Kronas asked why the spring bear
hunt was cancelled since a growing
bear population is moving south for
food.
"Perhaps when the cottagers leave
the area, the bears move inland to
the local farms and the economy of
Huron County decreases even more,
something will be done," she said.
"This situation has put fear and
loss of enjoyment into the .cottage
residents and it would certainly ap-
pear that the Ministry of Natural
Resources has absolutely no concern
for its seasonal residents in Huron
County," said the letter.
Coun. John Bezaire (Central Hu-
ron) said he wanted the county to
send a letter to the MNR and ask
them to "take action before some-
body gets hurt."
"Nothing will scare away tourists
more than a big bear chasing some-
one down the beach," he said.
Bezaire added that while he doesn't
want to create a motion supporting
the spring bear hunt, he wants some-
thing to be done about the bears.
"I don't want to tell them how to do
their jobs but I want them to do their
jobs,." he said.
Coun. Bill Dowson (Bluewater)
said he is concerned that the MNR is
ignoring the concerns of his munici-
pal animal control officer, who is also
dealing with complaints about bears
in the area.
y
"We are getting no response from
the MNR - . they are not supporting
our people we have in place and are
telling them toistay out of it," said
Dowson.
Coun. Ben Van Diepenbeek (ACW)
said he wants the MNR to admit
there is more than "one lone bear
wandering around" after listing mul-
tiple locations throughout Huron
County where bears have been seen.
"There have been sightings of two
adult bears and some cubs but the
Ministry says there is one bear and
no issue. And, if you call the bear
hotline, you get someone in Sault
Ste. Marie. Something has to be done
- you can't shove it off as nothing," he
said.
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