The white geese regularly spotted on the Thames River in Chatham could be there for some time to come.
The matter of the geese came before the Provincial Offences Court this morning, and both sides are hopeful of a resolution in early March.
“We’re in continuing discussions. We’re close to a resolution,” lawyer Tom McGregor told the court.
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He asked that the matter come back to court in a couple of months, and now a resolution meeting is set for March 5 at 10 a.m.
Brad Langford, the lawyer representing the geese’s owner, Keith Koke, is hopeful a solution can be worked out and some geese will stay.
“At the end of the day, we’re trying to work something out to limit the number of geese,” he told The Chatham Voice. “That’s our primary direction.”
He said the flock’s numbers have varied over the years, but at one point topped 30.
“At that time, some of the problems with one or two neighbours occurred,” Langford said.
Several residents living along the river had complained about geese droppings littering parts of their properties.
Langford said Koke is prepared to keep the flock to a much smaller number.
“He’ll possibly limit it to eight,” Langford said, which is the current number of geese Koke has on hand.
