Tonight eight or so semi-trucks are parked at the cannery (used to be B.C. Packers). They’ll be loaded with flash-frozen herring to be “popped” down south. But herring caught in the north should be processed in the north.
How many people would have worked herring ten years ago? What a loss to our community the current situation is. If a corporation has an opportunity to make money from a public resource, herring, the public are owed something in return: northern jobs.
[quote=“windchime”]Tonight eight or so semi-trucks are parked at the cannery (used to be B.C. Packers). They’ll be loaded with flash-frozen herring to be “popped” down south. But herring caught in the north should be processed in the north.
How many people would have worked herring ten years ago? What a loss to our community the current situation is. If a corporation has an opportunity to make money from a public resource, herring, the public are owed something in return: northern jobs.[/quote]
Well, the public is getting something in return in the form of processing jobs in the lower mainland…obviously that sucks for Prince Rupert…but the public technically is getting something in return…its just not specifically what you feel it should be.
I wonder why Canfisco feels they need to bring this fish caught in the North for processing in the South? Is it cheaper? Obviously it must be most cost effective if they are willing to truck all that fish down South for processing.
I seriously wonder why that is…
It’s unfortunate to see the commercial fishery decline the way that it has in recent years. It used to be the life blood of this community and its nothing more than a minor contributor to our local economy these days.