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page 8 March 31, 1976 North Shore News

Greenpeace seal protesters. arrived in: ‘Vancouver yesterday morning from Newfoundland.

They promised to be out it again next year if the hunt is allowed to continue.

The Greenpeace seal-cam-
.paign crew

‘ returned from
Newfoundland yesterday af-

ter a stop in Ottawa to call for.
the resignation of fisheries.

minister Romeo LeBlanc.

The crew of six. men and
three women =§ arrived _ in_
Vancouver by train, and were’

met by friends and support-
ers at the CN station.
Expedition leader Paul Wat-
son said the protest was a
success.

'

“They would not ‘Kill any -

seals that we were. protect-
ing,’” he said, ‘‘and when we

stood infront of their’ boats:

they stopped.’

!

Greenpeace president Bob

Hunter said that by the time_-

they left Newfoundland most
of the local peopole were

- Supporting the actions of

Greenpeace.

*‘After we communicated

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to them that we were not out”

to tell-them how to-live their
lives, _ but’ were seriously |

‘concerned about the ecology

of the area, they joined with
us in protesting the hunt,”’
said Hunter.

There is now a ‘‘‘Green-

peace St. Anthony’ which ;
: was. organized by fisherman
‘Roy . Piigri

m. According to

Hunter, ‘‘if the seal hunters |
are out there again next year,
we'll be there too.”’ :

In Ottawa earlier in. the
week Greenpeace called-for
the resignation of fisheries _

minister. Romeo Leblanc.

“According to Greenpeace :
ecologist. Dr. Patrick Moore,. ty. and. reach an agreement

: foreign. fleets to come in ‘and
wipe out the harp seal and

the hooded seal.’’ .:

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Greenpeace also charged

_ LeBlanc with illegaily intim-
“idating and harassing them

whiie ‘they. were in -New- -|

foundland. ‘*Fisheries. off-
icers:" actually
- local. merchants who | dealt
with us,’’ said Watson.
‘‘They seized our helicopters

illegally - ‘in "international :

waters.”’  G i 4

Earlier this week Green-
‘peace members. met with
‘national. NDP. leader Ed
Broadbent at the Greenpeace
office i in n Vancouver. .

The meeting was called
. $o that-he: (Broadbent) could
learn aboutus, so we could
learn abou his-ideas; and to

A
- expected later this week.

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