>>> "Marlene Bergstrom" <mbergs@telus.net> September 9, 2007 7:14:49 AM
>>>
Gerald A. Robson
Executive Director, Facilities Management
University of Victoria
 
Dear Mr. Robson:
			Re:	Responsibility to Control Nuisance

I would like to bring to your attention an important concern that the
Mount
Tolmie Community Association (MTCA) has regarding rabbits in the UVic
and
MTCA areas.

Possibly as a result of the construction being done on campus, there
seems
to be a movement of rabbits going into our residential neighbourhoods
and
our association has received complaints from residents who live on
Gordon
Head Road near Campus Crescent, Midgard Avenue and Emery Place and a
few
other locations.

We would like to request that the University of Victoria stop the
invasion
of the residential area west of Gordon Head Road by UVic's large herd
of
rabbits.

The westward movement of UVic rabbits can be observed in several ways.
These
pests are particularly evident in the early morning when they are
feeding in
the open. Large numbers can be counted in the UVic fields along Gordon
Head
Road. Numerous rabbits have been killed by cars along Gordon Head Road
over
the last month. Rabbits are appearing in the mornings at the four
locations
described above. 

Our neighbourhood has not usually been infested by these undesirable
animals. Rabbits can damage our gardens, make unsightly and dangerous
burrows around our properties, interfere with our irrigation equipment,
and
use our property adjoining UVic to propagate and spread this contagion
on to
the rest of our neighbourhood, and beyond. 

We understand that UVic willingly accommodates these rabbits, which we
consider pests, on its land but we do not, and we request that UVic to
act
as a responsible landowner and stop this invasion immediately.

Please note that we have also attached photos that have been taken by
residents so that you can visually see the problem. We trust that UVic
appreciates the urgency in the growing problem and that it will take
immediate steps to resolve the problem.

Yours truly,  



Patty Mack
President, Mount Tolmie Community Association


Marlene Bergstrom
Vice-President, Mount Tolmie Community Association