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| Is there a future for a fish market type of endeavour for the Cow Bay dock? Ecotrust Canada will be seeking public feedback on the issue this Saturday as part of Cow Bay Day |
Residents of Prince Rupert will have a chance to weigh in on plans for some form of a public fish market for the community this Saturday, as Ecotrust Canada shares some of its early plans and collects information as part of Cow Bay Day tomorrow.
As part of their participation in the afternoon events in the Cow Bay area, the North Coast Innovation Lab will be looking for more background on how North Coast residents can buy and enjoy seafood from local waters.
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| Ecotrust Canada to seek comments from public Saturday on how to best increase options to buy and eat local sea products |
The prospect of some kind of Fish market, similar in nature to the Terrace Farmer's market has been of some focus for City Councillor Barry Cunningham, who has floated the topic a number of times since this council collective took to their duties in 2014.
Mr. Cunningham's interest picked up some steam over the course of the last two years, as he offered up his own suggestions for the concept, that of allowing local fishing boats to tie up at the community dock on weekends to sell their catch to the public.
From that suggestion, the process of development has been handed off to the group at Ecotrust Canada who have included it into some of the focus for their North Coast Innovation Lab.
Some background on the progress for Mr. Cunningham's long held quest for the public fish market concept can be found below:
2018
April 24 -- North Coast Innovation Lab releases results from community engagement sessions
March 28 -- Ecotrust Canada lays out their Agenda for the months to come on community initiatives
March 28 -- Ecotrust Canada gains $100,000 award for innovation lab plans in Prince Rupert
March 26 -- Ecotrust Canada to provide update to City council on range of community plans
March 14 -- Cow Bay Marina Fish Market plan now under study by Ectotrust's North Coast Innovation Lab
January 17 -- Changes ahead for usage rates at Cow Bay Marina
2017
June 20 -- Councillor Cunningham floats Cow Bay Fish Sale proposal
You can learn more on Ecotrust Canada's work on the North Coast here, as well as from their Facebook page.
More items of interest related to the North Coast fishing industry can be found from our archive here, while we explore City Council discussion points from our Council archive.
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