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8 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,January 19, 2010 Mountainview Terrace owned & operated by the Summer family Under Construction Region considers hunting ban steward advisory committee recommended allowing a spring turkey hunt, as requested by hunters, in seven forest tracts. Regional staff recommended banning The turkey hunt would not be allowed snowmobiles and paintball games in Hal- in the five forest tracts that make up the ton's public forests, but expanding hunt- Halton Regional Forest Complex, which ing in some of the publicly-owned tracts is where the majority of public use takes to include wild turkey shoots to go along place, states a staff report (LPS11-10) on with the current deer culls. the issue. However, during discussion Wednesday Milton Regional Councillor Barry Lee, of what uses should be allowed in the free whose Nassagaweya ward is the site of forests, one councillor asked for a review almost all of the Region's public forests, of whether hunting should be said he has not heard any conbanned entirely, a suggestion cerns from local farmers about ultimately adopted by the planhunters trespassing on private ning and public works commiproperty. tee. Council can ratify the recElgar responded he still beommendations at its meeting lieves consultation with HAAC tomorrow (Wednesday). is necessary before the Region "I think it would be better gives the go-ahead to expanding to not allow hunting in our hunting to include turkeys. public parks," Oakville ReIf council gives the go-ahead gional Councillor Allan Elgar Wednesday, Regional staff plan RICK told colleagues on the comto draft a new bylaw outlining BONNETTE mittee. "It might make things permitted uses in the forests, in easier for the private property line with a forest management owners in that area." plan adopted in 2005. During last year's debate on the conMajor changes would include banning troversial Natural Heritage System land paintball and snowmobiling in the foruse designation adopted recently by the ests. Region, many rural property owners and Regional Forester Ron Reinholt told farmers had expressed concern about ur- the committee the recommendation to banites traipsing across their properties, ban snowmobiles from the forests was the Elgar explained. result of a public process that helped craft Noting the Region's forests back onto the forest management plan. private property, he suggested prohibiting The determination was that the activity hunting might prevent such unauthorized is noisy, dangerous and could damage the trespassing. natural environment, pointed out planHalton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette said ning commissioner Mark Meneray. the review of a hunting ban should include Reinholt described paintball as an "inconsultation with the Halton Agricultural vasive" sport because players don't stick Advisory Committee (HAAC), a suggestion to the trails and enter restricted manageaccepted by the committee. ment areas. It also leaves paint "on rocks, Currently, Halton Region allows au- trees and everywhere else," he said. tumn deer hunting with shotguns and Lee said many rural dwellers have bows and arrows in a dozen of its 14 for- planted trees on their properties only to est tracts, in periods regulated by Ontario's see them killed by snowmobiles. And once Ministry of Natural Resources. snowmobilers set a track, others follow, he In January, 2008, the Region's forest said. By TIM FORAN Metroland Media Group 60 apartment style suites for cognitive self-sufficient seniors. · 1 & 2 bedroom apartments 465 - 715 sq. ft. · Weekly housekeeping · Organized activities Opening · Exercise room & pool 2010 · Clubs & outings 222 Mountainview Rd. N., Georgetown 905.877.1800 www.mountainviewterrace.ca Thank You GEORGETOWN LIONS CLUB Santa Claus Parade 2009 Special Corporate Sponsors Carpet Barn - Carpet One Cooper-Standard Automotive Fraser Direct Distribution Services Ltd. 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