METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 27 mno r egion T wo Captain of t he Hunt Ken s imar d get t ing r eady to conduct a moose survey Captains of the Hunt The Captains of the Hunt COTH play an integral r ole in the management of the Metis har vest in Ontario One COTH is assigned to each of the Metis Nation of Ontario s MNO nine r egions within Ontario and is man dated by the MNO to have full authority over the Metis har vest in the traditional har vest territories within that r egion The COTH acts as a dir ect line of communication between Har vesters and the MNO and MNR They help manage the annual har vest in concert with the pr ovince of Ontario support the implementation of the Interim Har vesting policy and determine the appr opriate management of the har vest in their r espective r egions The COTH also acts as a liaison between Har vesters and the MNO in situations wher e char ges have been fled The duties of the COTH include T ravel thr oughout their r egion and into MNO communities in their r egion to work with councils on Har vester s certifcate issues Assist Har vesters in the completion of applications for Har vester s certifcates Review and sign Har vester applications prior to sending them to the MNO Registr y Branch for pr ocessing and fnal appr oval V erify that Har vesters can pr operly and safely employ fr earms Answer inquiries fr om MNO citizens r egar ding har vesting rights and criteria surr ounding har vesting Investigate complaints and char ges act as liaison between the MNO and Har vesters Act as point of contact for MNR Field Offcers in their r egion Pr epar e incident r eports Ensur e Har vesters ar e in compliance with the MNO Har vesting Policy Participate in the MNOMNR W orking T able as a sour ce of on the gr ound information Ser ve as a sour ce of information on the Metis W ay of Life Framework and T raditional Knowledge The Captains of the Hunt also support the Annual Har vester s sur vey and help to gather information on the number species and location of animals taken by MNO Har vester s certifcate holders C ap T a I ns of TH e H un T as of June 30 2013 Gary l ipinski Chief Captain of t he Hunt l ouise Goulding Deputy Chief Captain of t he Hunt Dean McMahon Region One Ken s imar d Region T wo Andy l efebvr e Region Thr ee Art Bennett Region Four Richar d s arrazin Region Five p atricia t hibault Region Six Gr eg Garratt Region Seven Gerry Bedfor d Region Eight p eter Rivers Region Nine