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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

11948 Haney Mace, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2™ 6G2
Telephone: (868) $87- 7306 Fax: (604) 447- 7336

November 18, 1803

Mayor & Council:

At the May 3, 1983 Council Mastirg a resolution was passed recommending that the
Ab-‘iginal Fisharies Strategy b@ 1 orred to the Economic Advisory Commission for
the ; comments on the aconomic ir. act of tha Strategy on the community. In an effort
to becarie famillar with the Issues 16 Commission mat with a representative of the
Federal Departrnant of Fisheries «..d Oceans and reviewed literatura received from
the B.C. Fisheries Survival Coailtion. Information from bath groups ara appended for

Council's review.

Attar reviewing the above noted Information and digauseing the leauas at length the
Economic Advisory Commission offers the following comments: 7

1. The Fraser Fiver ie thie southemn bouncary of our Municipality and the existing
Commercial Salmon Fishary le important to our economy and culture, At least
100 individuals are employed as fishermen and employnant also results trom
boat construction and repairs, gear and equipment supplilers and some
processing facilities.

Tne Aboriginal Food
and thera Ie ftle ope ;

sovernmmant’s plan te commercialize the Aboriginal Fishery will -
Cause @ mejor change In how the fish are caught, who catches the fish, and

The Fraser River @ mor resource which can be destroyed
1. it haa bean nurtured an built up over many generations by

an efficient and effective enforcement procedure by the Federal

of Ganada by way of tha Departrnent of Fisheries and Oceans.

The new strategy of the Jeneriment of Fisheries and Oceans Is to relinquieh Its
mandate of management and enforcement of a major component of the
resource In favor of the Abonginal communiky, —

Continued

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