The Northern View, May 29, 2013

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PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 8 NO. 22

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

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Exodus continues at City Hall

YOU CAN DO IT! Feature Why Prince Rupert relays for life. Page A21

Grodecki hands in resignation BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The City of Prince Rupert will be starting fresh with a completely new senior management team following the announced departure of corporate a d m i n i s t r at o r Robert Grodecki. Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem said Grodecki provided the City with his notice, but could not com- Mayor Jack Mussallem ment on the reason for his departure. “Mr. Grodecki has not said what he is doing or where he is doing it, but he has obviously decided to make a change in employer and possibly in occupation,” he said, noting he could not provide a date when Grodecki would be leaving due to personnel confidentiality.

“He has obviously

decided to make a change in employer...”

News LNG proposals take next steps. Page A3

Martina Perry / The Northern View

Cydni Wilson attempts to blow up a balloon, while older sister Cat watches over during Children’s Day in the Park at Mariner’s Park on Saturday.

Sports Marathon runners in Vancouver Page A13

DFO bent on crushing fishery: Thorkelson Fishermen claim new regulations will kill North Coast commercial fishing BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Haida Gwaii Russ George removed as CEO Page B1

See GRODECKI on Page 2

Fishermen from Prince Rupert and as far away as the Nass Valley say they are being unfairly targeted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, claiming the DFO has a hidden agenda of ridding the coast of the commercial fishery all together. The DFO is requiring a new monitoring regime aboard salmon fishing vessels that includes the purchase of a $300

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“It’s really just harassment of the gillnet and seine fleet on the North Coast for no conservation reason whatsoever.” - Joy Thorkelson log book to record bycatch and the spotting of whales, turtles and birds, as well as having to hire an on-board monitor service provider to track the vessel’s activities. The United

Fishermen and Allied Workers Union (UFAWU) projects these new costs will equal out to $650 per fisherman, or 13 per cent of before-tax income, something it says fishermen simply cannot

afford. “It’s really just harassment of the gillnet and seine fleet on the North Coast for no conservation reason whatsoever... If they want to have at-sea observers, even though we’re the only fleet, that’s fine, we’ll have at-sea observers. We just can’t afford to pay for them. And there is no reason, we’re not catching anything we’re not supposed to,” said Joy Thorkelson of the UFAWU.

See FISHING on Page 2

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