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And, after hearing a presentation from local hunter and Huron East municipal council candidate Mark Beaven, council rescinded the ban. The ban - approved at the Sept. 16 committee of the whole meeting and endorsed at the Oct. 2 council meeting - was originally passed as a resolution, not a bylaw. "I don't recall a bylaw ever being passed and you'll have a tough time making something stick without a bylaw," Deb Shewfelt (Goderich) said. "We really didn't follow the proper process. This is no different than parking and you need a bylaw for that." Concerned residents began calling municipal, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) representatives after seeing signs prohibiting hunting in county forests. Council based its original decision to ban hunting in Huron County forests on the liability issue of having hunters and other recreation users such as hikers using the forests at the same time. "I don't think anyone �H��;ii'QlJ(G!G 1�7d� a 4ioltI1 r , . 1 un or Gtizen of the Year Awards:' t`s recognize the best of our young people. If you know a r` • person, aged 6 toll, who is involved in worthwhile community service • e special person who is contrthuting while kvitg with a [inflation; a who kis performed an ad of heroism; or a `good kid' who • commitment to making life better for others, doing more than is expeded of someone their age - help us recognize their nominate them today! Nominations w11 be accepted entH November 30. Contact this newspaper or the Ontario Conlmleity Newspapers Association at www.oata.org or 905-639-872 rr rf ONTARIO JUNIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS of/popp : ... Progr41a #' 4: °RE/ www.ocnn.org ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE - NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY! made their original vote against hunters, but rather were focusing on the safety issue," Huron County Warden Dave Urlin said. "There was no hidden agenda and we're big enough to take a step back. Sometimes you have to take two steps backwards to get one forward and that's what we're doing in this case." Beaven told council members that hunting has been allowed in Huron County forests ever since the forest system was established in 1911 and there have been no non- hunter/hunter related accidents reported. "It's one of the safest outdoor sports," he said. Greg . Farrant, OFAH government relations and communications manager, agreed. "It's a documented fact that playing ping-pong is more dangerous than hunting. There have been no documented hunting related accidents in this area," he said. "Unless there was a report of people walking through an area forest and getting shot at, this is just a knee-jerk reaction to the thought that something might happen." Farrant could not attend the Oct. 21 meeting, but sent a letter outlining his concerns to chief administrative officer Larry Adams. After consulting with the county's insurance provider, treasurer David Carey reported that the county's public liability coverage would be the same in their forests as it is anywhere else in the county. Beaven also suggested the county's liability would actually increase with the hunting ban. "I would argue with council that by putting the ban in place they have actually increased their liability because the larger population of deer would increase deer/car collisions. "By banning hunting in the system the county has not done everything in their power to help the MNR with the increased population of deer and could be subject to legal action," he said. And while he did not comment on the issue of liability, Huron OPP Senior Constable Don Shropshall agreed that deer/car collisions are definitely a concern in the area. "If we don't thin out the herds by hunting, it's only logical that we'll end up with more collisions as the herd numbers rise," he commented in an interview on Monday. So far this year there have been 214 deer/car collisions in Huron County, 17 of which occurred in the last nine days. Last year one in every 4.5 vehicle collisions involved a deer. Bernie MacLellan (Huron East) said while it wasn't likely the county could be held liable for a deer/car collision, he did agree that council should have checked with the MNR before issuing the ban. In a recorded vote, council unanimously voted in favour of rescinding the ban starting Oct. 21 and removing the 'no hunting' signs until they had a chance to discuss the issue further with the MNR. Bill Dowson (Bluewater) and Keith Johnson (Morris-Turnberry) were absent and MPP -elect Carol Mitchell (Central Huron) is currently on leave from council. "I'm not one to change my opinion on something after I've already made a decision unless there's a reason," commented Lin Sterner (Huron East). "But I'm not sure we made the original decision with all of the necessary information." Beaven also asked council to consider creating a public committee so all parties would have a chance to voice their opinions on the issue. Many councillors were initially against creating another committee, but after hearing MNR representative Steve Bowers speak on the importance of forest management, they changed their minds. "We have quite a resource in our forests. There are over 1,500 acres for us to use and if they are managed properly they can be very beneficial to the county," Bowers told council. "The bottom line is that we need to create a development plan for the property.. We need to decide on some long-term goals and get all of the groups involved talking." Bowers added that other counties have regular forest management committee meetings and volunteered to attend one of the meetings with a representative from council. Murray Scott, of North Huron, volunteered for the assignment. "This is a good idea and maybe it's fortunate that this confusion has happened. Hopefully something good will come out of it," said Shewfelt. "Forest management has been on the table for quite a long time. You've talked about it, we've talked about it, but with a thousand and one things to do we need someone with expertise to do something." "If we're letting people in to hunt deer, we should tell them to get a coyote while they're in there," MacLellan joked. Following the meeting, Beaven said he was pleased with council's decision to lift the ban and take down the signs. "Basically everyone involved, both hunters and non -hunters alike, can breathe a little easier now," said Beaven following his presentation. "I'm glad that council decided they may have rushed into the decision and 1 commend them for having the courage to do what was right."