The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-01-24, Page 5°Sportsman says idiots are just
idiots, not hunters
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TO. THE EDITOR
Editor's note: the following letter from
last week's paper lacked, the name of the
miter, 1n the event your January 17 Sen
tinel is lining the. bird cage, we are
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the ommission,' We as responsible citizens• must try to
To the editor; • improve all problems in our society.
As a andowner and full-time farmer
Please Mrs. Stevens, don't classify all of
l, us. We as gentiemei, sportsmen and
over the years, have been well aware hunters (me as a fanner) want them
of the idiots who cany guns. We have stepped a let mere than you. our hob.
had cattle shot, sheep shot, as wellas biers, dreams and the future of our sport
holes in buildings ani yes, I have been ' are a stake.
shot at on eight Occasions that X can Lloyd Graham
remember. One tries to forget. One sueh
incident was , a conservation officer Lucknow.
shooting out of the window of an azimut-
ed car. The bullet went through the barn
door beside where my father and 1 were
working.. So, please do not classify
"hunters" as idiots, Idiots are idiots.
Beaver tails •
whether they drive recidessly or use guns •
improperly, * • . A new by-law to control nuisance
There have been countless numbers cif beaver gives municipal clerks andreeves
accidents with cars that never get men- a new chore to add to their list of civic
honed. One incident with a gun and we • duties- •
get news Overage, *Beaver bounties will be more strictly
I hunt every' fall with two totally dif- controlled by red tape, including
ferent groups of sportsmen: We have two documentation of property damage, and.
things in common. We love the smells, written permission by the landowner for
the sounds, the solitude, and the beauty a licenced trapper, who is a hill -time
of the busli'and all the creatures within. resident of the county, 'to trap or shoot
We greatly appreciate the privilege to be the beaver. It's then up to the municipal
a part of this. Secondly, on every occa- clerk and reeve to mark.the beaver car-
sion that I can remember we have cass by removing the tail.
discussed our many problems with these .% That, requirenent caused A stir at coun-
very few idiots who give ail of, the cil, with members wanting to know if
hunters, and I include fishermen, a bad both people are required for the job. No
name. We even have a magazine that • direction was given on whether municipal
prints the names and convictions of those offices Will have to keep supply of knives
who would' destroy our sport. We are on hand or a storage area for the beaver
trying. tails.
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Plowing- match bid
Bruce County 4neetcil win once spin
support the Boole County Plowinen's
Asendation its bid to bring the Inter-
national Plowing Match (IPM) to arum
The plowman are now bidding to host
the INS match, and expect competitko
from two or three other east** ht the
effort.
Sokesman. Jack ellri3n34 saki the
plowmen are taking a new video and
reureeentativee from the agricultural in-
dustry and ministry to Toronto for the
February conventim•
Roger Thorne, of the 'plowmen, told
• council that the 1909 IPM in Essex COun.
ty had a good turnout, bit mow of those•
attending were Americans, seniors and
achool groups, not the farmers that ex-
hibitors want to see. That observation
could work in favour of Bruce CottaiY.
Later, council agreed to •extend a
;MAO loan guarantee to the plowmen to
cover expense* in bidding for the match.
Council also• moved the date of the
February .council session so more
members could, attend the convention in,
support of the county plowmen..
Lemdfi evanion
denied
Bruce County council turned down an
application by Hanover council to expand
the town's landfill site, located in Brant
Township.
• County council said at its January 16
meeting there "may be merit" to the ap-
plication,
but "no detailed engineering,
Planning and environmental analysis has
been submitted."
The county's planning committee also
voiced concern that • Hanover does not
own all the land that will be affected by
the expansion proposal,
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In the Metter of Subsection 2 of
Section 35 of the Assessntent Act
Extension of Time for
Return of Annual
Assessment Rolls
Pursuant to section 35 of ifte
Assessment, Act, 1 hereby further
extend to the 27th day of
rebruery, 1990, the, day upon
which theassessment rolls for the
year 1989 are required to be
returned pursusun to the provisions
of the said Act in all municipali-
• ties and localities in the Province
of 'Ontario except the City of
Welland and the municipalities
located in the Regional Municipal.,
ity of Su'dbury, the County of
Rent, the County of Prince
Edward and the County of
• Renfrew, ,
And notice is hereby given that the
final date for lodging a complaint
with the Assessment Review Board
in,tespect of any assessment con.
tained in the assessment rolls that:
are required to be returned on the
27th day of February, 19901i fur
thee extended to the 20th day of
March, 1990. .
• .Cal, Remo" Mancini
Minister of Revenue
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