Information on City Council meetings discussing alternatives? (Invermere)

The Myth of "18 Months of Research and Hard Work" - Deer Committee Activities Exposed

Over the last few days we have been hearing the phrase from the Pro-Cull people how the Deer Committee did "18 months of research and hard work" before they reached the decision to have a cull. I decided to look into it and thought that I would review the Deer Committee meeting minutes where their research and hard work would be documented and discussed. What I found was just plain shocking. You can access the Deer Committee meeting minutes from the following link:

ttps://invermere.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=11112

1. The Deer Committee was appointed in January 2011. So we can assume that the start of their 18 months of research and hard work did not start until the committee was formed. Alas! we are only 12 months from the forming of the deer committee. How do we count 18 months here to start with? Please see the supporting link

http://www.columbiavalleypioneer.com/?p=897

2. The first meeting of the Deer Committee was held on February 8, 2011. They discussed what Cranbrook and Kimberley were doing, talked about a no-feeding by-law and a deer count. The second meeting was on February 22, 2011 and a hand-written minute note shows they are still talking about a deer count and printing some pamphlets ( none were ever printed - by the way).

3. The next meeting was on March 15 where the main guest of the meeting was Ron Kerr - the strongly pro-cull head of the Kimberley Deer Committee and the future deer killing contractor who completely ignored conflict of interest laws by recommending a cull in Kimberley and then receiving the contract to cull the deer in Kimberley. He would also bid for the Invermere Deer Cull contract very shortly.

4. The next meeting was on April 5, 2011. John Zehnder did a presentation on hazing. The committee was interested in getting the First Nations involved in a cull. By the next meeting on May 3, the committee is already concerned about how to dispose of the deer after the cull and the planning for a cull is in full swing. By the May 13 meeting, they are already deciding to apply for a cull permit from the province. So, it took them only 3 months - February to May to get to a decision about a cull. Their main influence was Ron Kerr, the pro-cull Kimberley Deer Committee Head and the future recipient of the deer killing contract who would benefit financially from a cull.

5. On the meeting on May 30, the Deer Committee decided to accept the Kimberley Deer Committee report that was prepared by (again) Ron Kerr, the Kimberley Deer Committee Head and the future deer killing contractor as the model for their own report. The Invermere Deer Committee decided to copy an paste the Kimberley Deer Committee report and submit it to the council.

This is the example of "18 months of Research and Hard Work" that we hear of so often. Read through the minutes and decide for yourself. Only 3 months of meeting before deciding on a cull, influence by Ron Kerr and then a copy and paste report.
invermere.civicweb.net

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