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Guide outfitters raise stakes over elk slaughter WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON
these acts don’t happen again.” Employees at Pearson Kal Tire ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS are outdoor enthusiasts and hunters and felt they had to Public and private enterprises contribute to the effort. have upped the ante in the “Our guys are by-the-book types search for whoever is illegally who’d love a chance to get a slaughtering elk in proper draw for an elk,” the Alberni-Clayoquot Kal Tire spokesperson Regional District. Kurt Schmidt said. Pearson Kal Tire and “We were just blown The Coastal BC Guide away when we heard Outfitters Association this happened.” have donated $1,000 On Dec. 4, the Nuuand $5,000 respectively chah-nulth Tribal to Nuu-chah-nulth Council offered a officials at a press $25,000 reward. conference on Tuesday. To date, 11 elk The amount brings carcasses have been the reward up to found around the BEN YORK $31,000 for information Klanawa Valley, Franklin ...conservation leading to the arrest Camp, Nahmint and conviction of and Flora Lake, whoever is responsible for the conservation officials reported. recent elk kills. It is one of the Whether the perpetrators largest rewards in Canadian are aboriginal or not, “...we history for such a crime, want these people charged and Tseshaht Chief Councillor Hugh convicted,” NTC president Deb Braker said. Foxcroft said. “Nuu-chah-nulth “The elk are gone and there’s want the elk poaching to stop, nothing we can do about that. and we want that sooner rather Someone put themselves and than later.” their greed before wildlife The guide association has a stewardship,” said Dave Fyfe, similar ideology to Nuu-chahpresident of the guide outfitters nulth people about wildlife, association. “But we need to according to Fyfe. stand together and make sure Continued / A6
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Dave Fyfe, president of the Coastal BC Guide Outfitters Association, adds $5,000 to the effort to arrest and convict the person responsible for slaughtering 11 elk in the Alberni-Clayoquot region.
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