Officials with a local First Nation say they’ll hold off on their own moderate livelihood fishery.
Annie Bernard-Daisley, the chief of We’koqma’q, says they’re not going to put fishermen out on the water until band officials are ready.
Bernard-Daisley tells The Hawk they will take their time.
“We will be prepared more (in 2021)- we’ll have our plan in place for our community,” she says. “The whole process will be community driven, so we’ll be ready (in 2021).”
Bernard-Daisley says it’s the kind of thing that needs to be done right the first time.
She says the delay is just to make sure they launch the best possible fishery.
“I’m looking forward to it,” she says. “I’m a firm believer in standing up for our rights- all of us standing up for our inherent rights, our treaty rights, and respecting the process that other leaders in our First Nations are standing up for.”
Bernard-Daisley says extended community consultation will help them build the best plan possible.
Officials with the Potlotek First Nation in Richmond Co. opened their own moderate livelihood fishery in October.
