Semiahmoo fishing and games club

The land transfer would have included a hatchery, gun and archery range and more. The March 21 vote required a two-thirds majority to pass. Club vice-president Ron Meadley told Peace Arch News that while the majority voted in favour of the transfer on March 21, the club did not meet the two-thirds threshold.

Meadley said the club was not at this time releasing the result of the final vote. In total, club members weighed in. The fish and game club has been stewards of the land, located at St. Club president Bob Donnelly told PAN last week that the financial challenges faced by the club include operating costs, reduced revenue and a backlog of repairs that are beyond the ability of the club to finance. PAN was first contacted last fall by members concerned, among other things, about the impact to longtime user groups, and that the step to donate was being pushed through.

They also claim that not enough consultation was done, and that other alternatives presented by members were dismissed. None, however, wished to speak publicly. In a interview with PAN , then-club hatchery manager Bob Oswald said most of the founding members were anglers concerned about the fish stocks of the local Little Campbell River. The club was founded in with the first meeting held in the old White Rock Hotel. Concerned that decades of industrial gravel extraction on the banks of the Little Campbell was ruining the river, the group decided to take action, framing a mandate to become stewards and spokespeople for the natural places of the watershed while participating in the sport they loved.

In the article, PAN shared writings by a former club president, the late Ruth Kendall, who had compiled a history of the club. Go Back to Top of Home Page. Get new content delivered directly to your inbox. Email Address:. Please get back to us as soon as possible to see what your plans are. Thanks so much,Tyson. Like Like. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.

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