mission mayor and council meeting tonight

[Crazy_Farmer]

Just phoned and they said 630 for sure.

[G.A.]

ok awesome..love how their info is missleading. and denying the bcwf guy from speaking..convenient

[adriaticum]

Should be crowded at today's meeting

[G.A.]

i have a feelin will be a bit empty. in my exp i rarely see people show up, just easier to rant online than get up and do something about it. never been to a hunting related one though, or one in mission.been to a couple was crassy online anger over and i was only guy showed up...hope its bussy tonight

[adriaticum]

What a turnout! Great show everyone.
The place was packed full and the speakers were great.
Hopefully the council will do the right thing!
Good show Dale!

[Weatherby Fan]

What a turnout! Great show everyone.
The place was packed full and the speakers were great.
Hopefully the council will do the right thing!
Good show Dale!

My older brother was there said a very good turnout and lots of speakers.....good to hear.

[Crazy_Farmer]

When I left was about 35+ against the bylaw and two for it.

One being an Anti-hunter I know locally that her husband has been told by cops and COs he isn't allowed to interfere in hunts or blow his propane canon during duck hunting.

The other was the Tim hortons representative, thank god I've been on a Timmies boycott for 7+years , as much as the camp is a great thing they shouldn't expect us to bow down to them and their $$$. When he took the podium you should of seen a couple council members sit up and look excited at the money he would be representing to them. Not happy bout that.

[adriaticum]

I think the council would be foolish not to listen.
Mission has opportunities to build itself as a hunter friendly place. They can have both. A safe zone for hikers and Tim Horton's camp and a few areas where hunters/shooters can exercise their sport.
I was going to go after the police chief and ask him what he was doing about the illegal activities. It's their job to enforce the law and not let this Mission soar develop into a gangrene.
Because they didn't do their job, we have to lose something we like.
All the speakers were very good.

[pnbrock]

Very clear Tim Horton and the counselors have a bit of a relationship !!

[zogg54]

Fantastic turnout tonight. There were some very good speakers. However, there are two issue I think we need to be concerned about.

1. Bird shooting was better represented than rifle shooting. There was a lot of talk about the geese problem in regards to crops. I think council will listen to their farmers with the result being they throw single projectiles under the bus and still allow the discharge of shotguns.

2. I'm not entirely sure the safety aspect was countered in regards to councils assertion than shooting and hunting pose a high risk to the general public.

I do think however, that council had their eyes opened a wee bit on the myths surrounding firearms use. As well, they now know they had better be up for a fight if they want to push this through. I don't think they expected such a turnout.