Council seeks a judicial inquiry into Skeena fishery collapse

Sean Thomas
December 1, 2009
The Northern View

While Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made clear his intentions to carry out a judicial inquiry into the collapse of the Fraser River Sockeye in 2009, Prince Rupert city council will be making it known that they expect equal consideration following a disastrous commercial fishing season on the North Coast.

“I would ask council to consider sending a letter to the federal government requesting the DFO be instructed to commence a judicial review of the 2009 Skeena River fishery and its failure of some salmon stocks. This would be similar to what the federal government has committed to do with regard to the Fraser River fishery,” said mayor Jack Mussallem, a motion that was subsequently put forward and passed unanimously.

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