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[chris gadsden]

Conservative MP John Cummins was to be on the Fraser River with Global TV today in the Chilliwack area. You may want to watch the 6 news or late tonight to see if it airs and what they may have seen.

[chris gadsden]

Just heard on the teaser for the 6 news it will be on.

[BIG T]

yes,is on channel 11.they said the cheam just ignoring the dfo.well

[chris gadsden]

I would like comments on this as to me they do not seem to mind breaking the law as it is now.

[Rodney]

Wasn't that Darwin Douglas on the boat netting and being interviewed? I guess they used his native name instead this time in the caption...

Randog phoned me up around 2:30pm today reporting one Cheam First Nation member driftnetting. He phoned the ORR line but the staff told him it was a legal opening. This was not true as the Cheam had an opening on Friday 0800 to 2000, Saturday 0800 to 2000, not on Sunday. All other bands have an opening on Saturday 0800 to 2000, and today 0800 to 2000. Why the separation of the openings, which would only lead to confusion as I just described above?

[BIG T]

The reporter talked to one of the cheam member,he said he didnt do anything wrong,just want to fill up his family freezer through the winter(suppose to be close for netting today).. ::)i dont really know how the mp mr. cummins can do anything about this.do you guys really think the rest of the government will listen to him???this is got to be a joke

[blaydRnr]

The reporter talked to one of the cheam member,he said he didnt do anything wrong,just want to fill up his family freezer through the winter(suppose to be close for netting today).. ::)i dont really know how the mp mr. cummins can do anything about this.do you guys really think the rest of the government will listen to him???this is got to be a joke

it is a joke....all these dfo postings of native openings and closings....just political posturing (to "save face")...natives have no respect for our governments.  and in turn, our governments have no back bone to enforce the laws.  the biggest losers, are us recreational fishermen. we're the ones pumping money into the industry...licenses, taxes, gear, and  etc....yet, we're the ones being ignored and neglected.

[Geff_t]

We as tax payers pay there salary not them they live tax free.

[crack a dawn]

I suggest a system where the gov't takes away privileges from the FN when they break DFO laws.  How about the guilty party paying taxes for  a year.

[BwiBwi]

I say 1st break get fined 2nd break 1 year no fishing 3rd break confeitacate boat loose FN status. 

[Steelhawk]

The plain truth is before 2010 Winter Olympics, FN can do what they want & the governement does not have the stomach to start up a ' war' with them.  Bad publicity of a gentle nation is bad business for the Olympics.  Perhaps after the Olympics, something will change. 

[rerigger]

don,t bet on it
this has been going on from before the olympics were even a pipe dream

[Geff_t]

I think it has more to do with land claims than with anything else.If they stir the pot to much do you think they would sign on the dotted line or ask for more.