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Jail or or aa community community sentence? sentence? Jail That’s what what aa judge judge deliberated deliberated That’s Thursday morning for man who who Thursday morning for aa man defrauded aa local local elementary elementary school school defrauded of more more than than $9,000. $9,000. of Neil Taylor, 32, awaited awaited sentencsentencNeil Taylor, 32, ing after after pleading pleading guilty guilty in in July July to to ing theft over over $5,000 $5,000 from from the the Discovery Discovery theft Elementary School School Parent Parent Advisory Advisory Elementary Committee. Committee. His wife wife Jessica Jessica was was by by his his side side His during Thursday’s Thursday’s hearing hearing in in CampCampduring bell River River provincial provincial court. court. She She was was bell also charged, in conjunction with also charged, in conjunction with her husband, husband, with with fraud fraud over over $5,000 $5,000 her Continued on on Pg. Pg. 3 3 Continued iko JonEs/spEcial to thE Mirror EEiko JonEs/spEcial to thE Mirror
Rivers were positively pink this fall Rupert Gale Gale (left) (left) of of Gillard Gillard Pass Pass Fisheries Fisheries Association Association captures captures chinook chinook brook brook stock stock at at the the head head of of the the Phillips Phillips River. River. Rupert
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Pink was was the the prime prime colour colour this this Pink fall. fall. Thatwould wouldbe bepink pinksalmon salmonwhose whose That spectacular returns – the best in spectacular returns – the best in 50 years years coast coast wide wide –– exceeded exceeded all all 50
expectations. expectations. “We had had the the biggest biggest year year in in the the “We recorded history, history,”” said said Dave Dave Ewart, Ewart, recorded manager of of the the Quinsam Quinsam River River manager Hatchery. “We had one million Hatchery. “We had one million when all all was was said said and and done. done.”” when That’s four times more than the the That’s four times more than Campbell River River and and Quinsam Quinsam River River Campbell
systems require require to to support support future future systems stocks, but more is definitely better stocks, but more is definitely better than too too few. few. than was also also aa bonanza bonanza for for river river ItIt was anglers who were able to catch anglers who were able to catch and keep keep four four pinks pinks aa day day as as well well and as local First Nations; the A-Tlegay as local First Nations; the A-Tlegay Fisheries Society Society was was able able to to harvest harvest Fisheries
155,000 pinks pinks from from the the river. river. 155,000 “We have the ability to managethe the “We have the ability to manage river and and that’s that’s good, good,”” says says Ewart. Ewart. river For instance, instance, hatchery hatchery staff staff know know For that more fish in the upper reaches that more fish in the upper reaches of the the Quinsam Quinsam River River do do not not transtransof late into more juvenile fish. Their late into more juvenile fish. Their
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