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thése groups was to take a cor- “ that area
The resources development ment ideas, information and develop- program was set up by the gov- plans.”
ment program will get under- ernment early last year. Main- Already, according to Mr. way in March. ly it was the result of a brief Daley, some members of the Direetor of ‘research Hartwell presented to the government by council aave been assigned to Daley said that members of the Mr. Daley. based on studies of work with local groups. “For ex- |Province's four pilot project de- development carried out in ample,’ he said, “the Souris /velopment areas will be asked North America in areas that group is interested in the deve- j\to bring one person to the had an economy similar to ‘his lopment of recreational facili. | |March meetings and in that province. Also, Premier Walter ties. Provincial forester, Frank
~The next major step in che | Provinee’s resources
ADVICE AVAILABLE Technical information for the groups is available through the office of the director of re search and the help of federal
tricts in each pilot area which an¢ other provinces’ technicians
‘means that about 25 per cent of
way the size of the groups will R. Shaw indicated that he had Gaudet. Minister of Tourism J. the province is now involved in C29 be readily had by the ; be doubled, : visualized @ similar program of D. Stewart and National Park the on program. groups when they ‘un up |. A Survey is to be carried out development through the years. Superintendent. Eric Kipping, ‘The Souris ag oa against problems they ‘cannot
by the enlarged groups. Each A cabinet committee on re will be available to give advice po solve themselves.
in recreational facilities for \o-
sources development was form- the
group. member will interview ed. Members are Premier Shaw,
nembe to the Souris group.” B jtwo families in his area, using
FOUR PILOT PROJECTS
For*example, a liaison officer of the Forest Products Re’
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People, youth. In Shindl cemeactt be-
: specially prepared questionair- Hon. Andrew MacRae, Hon. J. The government has declaréd ‘ing placed on the need for cold search, Fredericton; N.B., bas f Guinn, Na Grawn up by the D. Stewart, and Hoo. Leo F. over the past year that fous storage facilities for small drawn up a list of 18 industries . ae Pe of the de- an Mr. ee! orn 4P- areas of the province are r e- fruits and bait holding that Id operate profitably in
lieoat uaa my, und we- pointed director of researel sources development pilot pro- stations. O'Leary is concerned ‘this province. based on wood
jects. These are Souris O'Leary : Morell and New Glasgow,
én renga a ee _First step for the members of cial Resources Developement .
Council, consisting of about 45 persons representative of ali walks of life. The council has no preconceived notions on de- velopment and deals with what- ever is of general interest to the province.
Mr. Daley said that the pat. tern for the council is that it will be divided into committees iii} to work on speeifie projects Hi} The first project was forestry.
with a West Point ferry and the products. Mr. Daley said that establishment of a potato pro- cessing plant. The New Glasgow
The survey is designed to ree COUNCIL SET UP
veal the thinking of persons on such matters as school, recrea- tion. medical care, employment possibilities and many matters related to community develop- ment. The survey is also ex- pected to show the talents and
each area,
sheries launch educational. n to increase efficiency (2225. --
public hearings will be held in all the pilot areas. “Briefs will
industria) prospects will '~ in- vestigated.
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make use of some 450,000 lobs |involving the development
The finest foods
' izing the large invest- “7 a, Re c | ‘ig a Fromg island hotels par ter traps, about 5,500 mackerel inshore dragging and also tne preggo on ngs “g wotde = pret ies. t breaking year of ticularly the offshore operators, and gill nets, about 2,500 smelt use of Gill nets which are set on of fields. development of small industry ti . ‘ : to com Hon, Leo Rossiter, minister of gil! nets, about 2,000 tubs of the bottom for the catching of The survey is expected to be Each committee will Hi e - 5 -« tribute a healthy slice to the ec fisheries has embarked his de traw! and thousands of hand | ground fish. |completed by May and the find- to the counell on whet it thous i in Charlottetown © paomic pie of the province. Re | partment on an ambitious edu- | lines, In addition to these tne; The department's co-ordinat: ‘ings will be published in four should be done in the particular Hi ‘ ry 5 a; ,,, cational program designed to in- | fishermen also make use ot og effotts in experiment and ed- volumes one for each pilot field it studies. When commit |
crease efficiency. smelt bag nets, trap nets, sca! Some of these courses, like lop drags and oyster rakes those already instituted at Sour-| From their operations the fish:
ucation are aimed at raising the production capacity of fisheries through efficiency and assuring
project area. The reports of the findings will be used by local develop-
tee reports are completed, they will be made to 'oca! groups in the pilot project areas.
at down-to-earth prices
is, have been made po#s ible |ermen brought in, during the the fishermen the best possibe ment groups to plan new pro- “Each group,” said Mr. Dal- through the co-operation of the season, approximately 45 mil | return on his investment. jects ey, “will get a flow of develop- - , Desc tia leieer a : a ssa esontsreniaeaninatn ane estes eeu
federal department of labour | lion pounds of product. and the provincial’ department | Approximately 42 per cent ot ut education. One of these sourc-. Island _fishermen—are—in— Kings ~}es was in fish cutting and fillet- | county, about 21 per cent are in ing and the other -in the making | Queen's and 37 per cent are in and repairing of trawi nets. Prince county.
Other courses designed for; The capital investment of fisn -| specific ues are aimed |ermen in their primary opera for particular communities. Still tions equipment is usua'ty other courses embrace naviga something in the order of $35 tion, net hanging and plant op million, Approximately 52 pe eration, All in all 18 to | cent of this investment is ir + werses will be run-off to aid ihe | Kings county, 16 per cent in fishermen in reaping a profit | Queens and 32 per cent ip able harvest from the sea, Prince county, -
VISHERME KINGS LEADS 4 ite Ganetins of ts aaa Of the landed value of Princ '}involve about 3,000 , fishermen, | Edward Island fisheries, mor: conducting their operations from than $4.4 million, approximate: t some 1,500 boats. Their capital | 44 per cent is brought in 5,5 ‘} investment in these boats and | Kings county, 15 per cent is ac equipment amounts to some counted for by Queens and about
thing in the vicinity of $3.5 mi | 41 per cent ts taken in by Prine: Hon county.
The percentage comparison: do not vary much year frow | year and this also holds true t« varieties of fish landed. Abou: 43 per cent of the lobster valuc comes ashore in Kings, about 13 per cent in Queens, and about
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Valley is a gleaming white truck with 500 gallon iank, and @ the flounders caught are landed
hall tnentid te central part of pump mounted.on the front of in Kings county, Prince county
th «ommunity beside the river the truck operating off the truck , 0&8 by-far the largest harvesi that provides an ever - ready engine so that water can be .° Irish moss. ‘source of water at all times of ' pumped directly from either WIDE FIELD
the year, ‘ |tank or other water —sunpy. The inyesiment of $3.5 ruillion
between ‘ by Island fishermen covers a three and four thousand feet of wide field. Included, in- roux:
hose and also owns a couple of | > portable fire pumps. | figures, are 22 draggers, 1,35
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Constructed during the past The department has it of efforts volunteer
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The new fire hall which das | adequate space for the fire truck, pumpers, and hose, also has a tower which serves to di and store the lengths of fire
siren will be mounted as soon as |
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hose, and on this tower a fire! -
and wharves, 325 smoke houses 450,000 lobster. traps, 5,000 he: ring nets, 1,200 mackerel nets
hets;—and—t,500-hand+ lines.
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‘Below the: fire hall is a fult the reduction in” interest’ ~ rate’ hine foot basement which has ‘from 5% per cent to 4 per cen been finished for use as a meet- The extetision of loans to fishe. ing place for firemen, and as a men has been a majof facto? in social room. The new fire hall the development of the industry building was designed and its These loans are made for the causing construction supervised by offi- purchase or construction - ot cers of the Tyne Valley volun-{ boats and engines. Terms are | teer fire department who include granted up to five years in the Alden Yeo, vice-president; Gene | case of new shore boats and up secretary; . Roland | to three years for engines.
evening this ‘MacDougall, and Lea Stuart, in| In the experimental field the te eet driv. ‘charge of the fire truck. ‘department continued its efforts |‘
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