GF councillor sent to urban deer workshop

The City of Grand Forks is not unique when it comes to their deer problems.

So says city Councillor Chris Hammett who attended a day and a half deer management workshop put on by the Union of BC Municipalities in the Lower Mainland last week.

Hammett says the worse-off areas are in the East Kootenay and on the Island.

She adds she will present a report to council at the next meeting and that will determine how the City proceeds.

Grand Forks conducted a referendum in November with the majority of the electorate supporting a deer cull.

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