Why Us?

photo: Twyla Roscovich

Many many people and groups are trying to protect our salmon from fishfarms. Many of us have been acting. For Example:

• Lax Kw’alaams band council has been writing letters passing motions.
• The Chatham Sound Charter Boat Association spoke up at Prince Rupert City Council
• Commercial fishermen have been writing letters to the editor
• Liberals have been lobbying their members and NDP theirs.
• Environmentalists have been handing out information, and…..
• The owners of Babine Norlakes Lodge sent letters out to their clients

We need to work together. Show a strong united front.

We don’t want you to join us we want you to join with us make stuff happen to win this issue. Like making the May 7th event a success.

photo: Keith Douglas

Since fall 2003 Prince Rupert Environmental Society has focused only on fishfarms. Our Save our Skeena Salmon Campaign welcomed and sought out all sectors and has had many meetings where, First Nations, sport fishermen, environmentalists, commercial fishermen, loggers, students, left wing, right wing, all get along. As long as we focus on stopping these farms we get along great!

We are still working to spread the word inside our region; to bring together coastal and upriver groups, add influential Steelhead angling clients, First Nations organizations, local sports fishermen, tourism businesses and many many others. The next step is to spread the word outside the region.

We need to find ways for friendly town and village councils and band councils to work with fishing industry groups and ordinary people like kayakers, sports fishing loggers and mothers who want to make sure they have jarred salmon for their kids lunches. No one wants to run the show. We just want to get together and win this.

Signing the Declaration of our shared goal is one step. Spreading the word about the Skeena and the threat to it is another. Become a member (it is only $5.00 -- see our donation page and mention membership at the end or go to Contact and write us.) We are using the many contacts we are making to keep the pressure on the BC LIberals, so they don't issue the Strouts license. Write a letter.

We now have two pro moratorium NDP MLAs working for us and an NDP MP. Fish farms are going to be a federal election issue and we know a vote for the Liberals is a vote for fishfarms. If you are worried this is too political - read Raif Mairs editorial. This is not a left wing right wing issue, but if we want a moratorium we need to get our government to put one in. Losing votes gets attention.