Opinion

A letter to the editor asking federal minister John Duncan not to forget the commercial halibut fishermen of the North Island.

A Port Moody teacher says thanks to the North Island Gazette for an article pointing out the strengths, limitations and misuses of the Foundation Skills Assessment tests. She has a caution for parents who read to much into the ranking of schools based on the FSA results. See Feb. 100 edition of the Gazette, page 9, Fraser Institute ranks only one local school.

This writer calls for regulation of the sport lodges halibut fishing and suggests the halibut quotas need a specific category designated as Sport Commercial added to the existing Commercial and Recreational categories.

Lawrence Woodall is a long-time naturalist who lives in Port Hardy. This column describes his experiences with the read fox who surprisingly is not a solitary hunter.