By Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Longtime marine fisherman Howard Gray is frustrated with the federal government’s management of the commercial sockeye harvest around Prince Rupert and afraid it will lead to two million dead fish that should have been caught in the ocean this year, he said on Aug. 3.
Continue reading Prince Rupert fisherman frustrated by DFO salmon limits he says, despite millions of fishEditors note: More than 40 fishermen operated out of Cortes Island in the 1970’s. Mike Manson remembers the years when there were usually several fishing boats trolling within sight of his home. Now there are one or two boats and neither of them fish in our waters – See Four Decades of Gillnetting on Cortes Island.
By Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Northern Native Fishing Corporation (NNFC) fishers lost five salmon harvest days after there was a delay from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in issuing their licences, Mabel Mazurek, general manager at NNFC, said on July 26.
The missed days on the river cost the fisherman thousands of dollars of income and caused them a lot of added stress, Mazurek said.
Continue reading Indigenous commercial fishers in Prince Rupert face late start from delayed licencesBy Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A rail safety report providing 33 recommendations was released by the House of Commons Transport Committee on June 2.
The report voices the frustrations felt by residents and leaders in Northwest B.C. with railway companies that ship increasing volumes of traffic through their communities, such as Prince Rupert and Port Edward, as well as detailing concerns with conditions and safety standards for rail line workers.
Continue reading Skeena Bulkley MP Bachrach welcomes release of rail safety report
By Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The arrival of the Ruby Princess in Prince Rupert on May 17 marks the start of cruise ship season once again.
After more than two years without any cruises, this year is shaping up to be busy on the north coast.
Continue reading First cruise ship in two years docks in Prince Rupert
Campbell River is a hub for Vancouver Island tugboat companies, but Reuben Buerge lives in Heriot Bay on Quadra Island.
“When I first started, I was the deck hand. At that time we were towing log booms up and down the coast. I worked locally here on a really cool boat called the Utah for a winter too. Then, I had a job up in Prince Rupert and it was all rock barges, they were building breakwaters and stuff like that,” he explained.
Now Buerge is a tugboat captain, working for a company in Vancouver.
Continue reading A tugboat captain from Heriot Bay
