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May 5, 2008
OTTAWA – In a ceremony in Ottawa today, the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans awarded the 2008 Recreational Fisheries Awards. This year, two individuals and three organizations received the prestigious award.
"I am very pleased to honour this group of Canadians who are doing their part to keep Canada’s recreational fishing industry strong," said Minister Hearn. "These Canadians are committed to building sustainable fisheries today, for the benefit of all Canadians tomorrow."
The Minister was joined at the ceremony by a number of Members of Parliament and Senators who share in his belief that recreational fishing is a tradition worth preserving and protecting.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans created Canada’s Recreational Fisheries Awards in 1989 to recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals and groups working to ensure that Canada’s recreational fishery remains healthy and abundant.
The 2008 recipients of Canada’s Recreational Fisheries Award are:
Council of Conne River Micmacs, Conne River Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador
Mr. Carl Purcell, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Mr. George Ferguson, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Quebec Wildlife Federation, Charlesbourg, Quebec
St. Albert&District Fish and Game Association, St. Albert, Alberta
Any individual, group, business or association is eligible for the award, and can be nominated at any time during the year by an individual or organization, and a co-sponsor. Projects upon which nominations are based must be supported by documentation and undertaken in Canada, independently of government agencies, by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
For more information about the Recreational Fisheries Awards and this year’s winners, please visit our website at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/rfa-ppr/awards-prix_e.htm.
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