Gov't hints at fishing
licence concessions

Minister’s offer not enough for protesters at second rally

MORE THAN 100 angry
anglers, guides and business
people rallied outside the
Access Centre last Wednes-
day in a second protest
against the: provincial
government’s hike in fish-
ing licence fees,”

Environment minister
Cathy McGregor had an-
nounced the previous day
that the ministry would con-
sider changing the classified
waters status of the lower
Skeena and review the
mandatory steclhcad tag.

But those measures were
not enough for those at the
rally, who were worried
about the effects of fer in-
creases on tourism.

Terrace Angling Guides
Association president Steve
Nickolls told the crowd that
changing the classification
of one area was not going to
help the situation,

“‘Declassifying a small
part of the Skeena will only
pul the area at greater risk
from increased pressure,”
Nickolls said, ‘“That won’t
help anyone.’’

Nickolls said he would
continue to fight to have the
400 per cent increase in
non-resident. licence fees
rolled back.

“We have asked for a
complete ‘roll-back to last
year’s fees of $10 per day,”

he said. ‘And we want to
be consulted about any
changes.”

Nickolls said they also
want the government to roll-
back the increased licence

so

RALLY

ORGANIZER Steve Nickolls

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told 100

protesters the government's offer to de-classify some
local river areas and change the requirements for
steelhead tags is net enough.

fees for resident senior
cilizens, remove the
mandatory steelhead tag and
eliminate the requirement to
record the date and river
fished on the back of
licences.

But Nickolls also said that
the povernment's agreement
to talk with anglers was a
good sign,

“The fect of the matter is
they're at the table now,’’

he told the crowd. ‘But
that’s only thanks to people
like Christy Clark and
you.”

Liberal environment critic
Clark flew up from Victoria
to speak at the rally. She en-
couraged the crowd to con-
tinue their protests,

*"We have to keep the heat
tumed up on these guys,”’
she said. ‘“You can’t afford
to take the crumbs Cathy
McGregor is giving you.”’

Clark also said she found
it ironic that Glen Clark was.
in. Ottawa signing
cooperative saltwater fish
Management deal with the
federal} government when
the freshwater fishing indus-

try was in jeopardy.

“Tf he does to saltwater
fishing what they’ve done to
freshwater fishing, there’s
going to be a lot of
vegelarians in BC.,’” sh
said.

Not all those at the rally
were local anglers. Don
Coulson, an Alberta
businessman, said he comes
here often on business be-
cause he likes to fish.

**T come here about three
times as much as I go to
Winnipeg —- and I’ve got
more business there. Why? ]
like to fly fish.””

Thal is changing because
of the fee increases, he said,
adding be’H now pare his
eight-day extended visits to
the area down to just the
three days actually required
for business.

‘They. just screwed the
entire fishing tourism busi-
ness in this part of the

world,”’ he added. ‘‘It’s
over,”’
Coulson has cancelled

plans to bring his family out
for two wecks this summer.
‘It just lost a lot of ap-
peal,”’ he said. “I’ve got
friends in Ontario who
wanied to come up too. I’m
going io phone them and
say don’t bother. We'll fish
the Bow River in Alberta.”’

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“Calling car 2.”

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know my rights, You guys can’t do this.”

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