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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999 - 4th and 5th meetingsHUNTING COMMITTEE MINUTES The fourth meeting of the Hunting Committee was held at 3:30 p.m., March 31, 1999 in Meeting Room #1. Present: Delbert Grills, OFHA Member attended the meeting at 4:00 p.m. Tom MacDonald, Clarington Resident and Hunter Arnot Wotten, Concerned Citizen Craig Greentree, Durham Regional Police Department Ted Dionne, Staff Sergeant, Clarington Community Police Office Patti Barrie, Municipal Clerk, Municipality of Clarington Absent: Linda Lavender, Concerned Citizen Mitch Phinney, Ministry of Natural Resources Ted Dionne introduced Craig Greentree, a member of the Durham Regional Police Department who will be participating as a member of the Committee. Discussion took place with respect to the hunting activities on the vacant land located immediately east of Newtonville Public School. It was the consensus of the Committee that the entire by-law should not be amended because of a few isolated cases of hunting in undesirable areas. Rather, specific locations should be laid out in the by-law as being areas in which hunting is prohibited. Craig Greentree advised that he has not laid any firearms related charges since 1977. He has, however, laid many trespass and assault charges related to fishing activities. The Committee agreed that it is imperative for hunters to ensure they have written permission from the landowners to be hunting on their property. It was suggested that a media release in the fall would be a good public education tool. Ted Dionne indicated that he had sent a all reports relating to hunting complaints between April 24 and May 24, 1999, memorandum to his officers requesting Another run of calls will be completed In order to properly understand the situation in Newtonville, the owner of the vacant land will be invited to attend the next meeting of the Committee. Discussion ensued on the use of snares as it appears that western Ontario will soon allow the use of them. The Municipal Clerk will call the next meeting after contacting the owner of the Newtonville property and confirming an appropriate date. HUNTING COMMITTEE MINUTES The fifth meeting of the Hunting Committee was held at 3:30 p.m., May 5, 1999 in Meeting Room #1. Present: Delbert Grills, OFHA Member Linda Lavender, Concerned Citizen Tom MacDonald, Clarington Resident and Hunter Mitch Phinney, Ministry of Natural Resources Arnot Wotten, Concerned Citizen attended the meeting at 3:45 p.m. Ted Dionne, Staff Sergeant, Clarington Community Police Office Patti Barrie, Municipal Clerk, Municipality of Clarington Absent: Craig Greentree, Durham Regional Police Department The meeting was called in order to discuss the situation of the property located immediately east of Newtonville Public School. The landowner, Mr. Harold Konopny, was present. Ted Dionne advised Mr. Konopny of the concerns which have been brought forward to the Committee by a local resident, Mrs. Sharon Steel, related to hunting activities on his property. Mr. Konopny advised that he had previously provided permission for Mrs. Steel to erect signage on his property stating hunting is prohibited. He is, however, prepared to do whatever is necessary to improve the situation. Discussion ensued with regard to the dot system (yellow and red) of property identification. Red dots signify that trespassing is prohibited, yellow dots indicate that some activities (which must be posted) are permissible on the subject lands. Mr. Konopny indicated that it would be his preference to "red dot' the entire property. Linda Lavender volunteered to assist Mr. Konopny with this endeavour. The Committee decided that it should consider hunting concerns on various properties as they arise, rather than addressing the entire municipality. Therefore, the next meeting of the Committee will be at the call of the Chair.