Decision coming on moose fences: minister

The governments plan to reduce moose-vehicle accidents is coming together, but with oil prices plummeting and the deficit soaring, advocates are none too optimistic about what the results will be.

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Signs placed beside the highway to warn motorists about moose near the road were deemed to be ineffective in preventing accidents.

Transportation Minister David Brazil said that hell be taking the moose issue to cabinet in the next month or so, but first hes doing a bit of final work on the plan.

One of the bits of work to do is a meeting with the Save Our People Action Committee (SOPAC) on Wednesday.

Lucy Stoyles, speaking for SOPAC, said she will attend the meeting, but shes not sure how much good itll do.

I personally think its a waste of time, but I certainly dont mind giving up my time if its going to help,Stoyles said. We all know that money is tighter than ever now.

Back in 2011, just a few months before the provincial election,

then-premier Kathy Dunderdale announced $5 million for a pilot project which would mainly try out fencing and high-tech moose sensors on the side of the road.

Three-and-a-half years later, the moose sensor experiment have been deemed a complete failure, and SOPAC is more convinced than ever that fences on the high way are the way to go.

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Decision coming on moose fences: minister