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EMBRUN | It was an unusual request fromanewbusinessjustsettingupshop inthetownshipbutcouncilhadnoreason New business needs slight change to firearms bylaw G REGG C HAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca toobjecttomakingachangetothelocal firearms bylaw.
duty. Anexemptionamendmenttothebylawis needed to allow for an indoor recreation activity like airsoft to take place. After questioningstaffandadministrationabout safetyissues,councilagreedtotheproposed amendment,whichcomesupforfinalvoting and approval during the regular council session later this month.
Coun.PierreLerouxhadtostepoutofthe council chamber when item number 8(g) concerningthebylawamendmentcameup fordiscussionduringtheApril2committee of the whole session of Russell Township council. He wanted to avoid any possible conflict of interest since he is a partner in a newbusinessaffectedbythebylawchange. Thereisanewrecreationalgameoperation in Embrun now on Notre-Dame Street. Called “airsoft” in most parts of the world, the game is similar in concept to paintball because air-powered guns are used. But instead of a paint-filled ball of thin plastic that splatters the target when it hits and breaks,airsoftgunsfire“bullets”madeofsoft plasticorspongerubber.Thegunsthemselves are designed for low-velocity shooting. A numbered company, 1384436Ontario Inc.,planstosetupanindoorairsoftfacility next to 951 Notre-Dame Street in Embrun. Participants will play inside an inflated structure erected on the east side of the building. The company has its building permit in place and is ready to accept gameplayers as soon as the township agrees to modify the municipal firearms bylaw to allow the new businesstooperate. Currently,thebylawforbidsshootingany firearmwithinmunicipalboundaries.Police and animal control officers have an exemption to this rule when doing their
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