Crisis over Lake of the Prairies fishing nets sparks call for action
Bob Schmidt reports a fishing crisis at the Shellmouth Dam Lake of the Prairies. Since December 7 2001 nets removed 90 000 pounds, now over 100 000 pounds. Aboriginal exemptions and proposals for licenses and strict penalties trigger debate among Band leaders politicians and residents about protecting walleye stocks and tourism.
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Gary Breitkreuz
Lake of the Prairies
Manitoba
Lake of the Prairies: politics and fish lure in Manitoba
A narrative traces thirty five years of plans and reports on Lake of the Prairies and its fishery from 1969 to 1998. It praises local initiative, tourism potential, and government studies while lamenting neglect as commercial netting shifts focus to a four legged, intensified resource extraction, risking the development built by locals.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
Assiniboine
Prairies
Portage
Brandon
Fatalone
Texas
Petunia Lady Esther Crawford Dies At 94 In Irliana
Esther Crawford known as Aunt Esther donated her body for medical research and raised flowers and songsters. In 1911 she moved to a homestead near Five-Village, sharing beauty with townspeople through petunias and concerts. Fire at Birich Hills harmed Larry and Joanne Nelson and their daughters, but a donated mare aided the family. Community snowmobile fundraisers from The Pas raise money for the Children’s Wish Fund.
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Irliana
Esther Crawford
Esther
Birich Hills
Larry
Joanne Nelson
Adena
Jenna
Opasquia Times
Pas
Dauphin Herald
Interlake Spectator
Gimli
Wes Jones
Larry Sulatyski
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Brooks Bulletin
U.S. International Trade Commission
Canadian Wheat Board
U.S
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Bob Schmidt
Yorkton
Natural Resources Officer
RCMP
Department of Natural Resources
John Chretien
Inky Mark
Lorne Calvert
Gary Doer
United States
All
Aries
Russel Benner
Fred McGuinness
Environment Canada
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