3: 48 page ¥ NORTH AR 'S i AUD re Time out -A.CRABBER raises his trap at West Vancouver’s Ambleside Landing to check ~on the status of his bait before throwing it back into the water. . : Office, Editorial 985-2131 re Display Advertising 980-0511 OF THE The valuable voice of NV’s Jim Conrad High Profiles: 28 Classifieds 986-6222 Distribution 986-1337 Group backs coalition’s fight against native food fish sales MEMBERS OF a North Shore sports fishery group have thrown their support behind a coalition formed to fight a federal initiative to commercialize the native food fishery in B.C. ; Dennis Brown, executive member of the R.C. Fisheries Survival Coalition and business agent for the United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union, ad- dressed members of the North Shore Fish and Game Club on Wednesday in North Vancouver. Said Brown, ‘‘So far, obvious- ly, it’s the commercial fishermen who have taken a lead in this issue. Hopefully, over time, other types of fishermen will join in with this coalition, because clear- ly, it isn’t limited to just commer- cial fishermen in this instance. “The whole legal precedent that’s ‘being opened up here threatens the entire common property nature of the fishing resource."’ , A Supreme Court of Canada suling has acknowledged that native fishing rights exist. The federal fisheries department has agreed to co-manage the sal- By Michael Becker News Reporter mon caught in B.C. rivers that were previously taken for individ- ual aative food needs. But coalition supporters point to the estimated loss of 482,000 sockeye salmon from the Fraser River last year as an example of the results of an unmanageabic fishery. Traditionally, commercial and sport fishermen have’ found thernselves on opposite sides of fishery issues. But said Marvin James, seere- tary of the North Shore Fish and Game Club, ‘‘Basically as a sports fisherman, | feel my total recre- ation of fishing is being threat- ened by the government with no discussion or opinion being asked See Club page & Psychiatric assessment ordered for kidnapper A 37-YEAR-GLD Ontario man who was the subject of the largest manhunt ever staged by the North Vancouver RCMP was ordered Friday by North Vancouver provincial court Judge Jerome Paradis to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment. David Alexander Snow was convicted last year of numerous sexual assault and robbery charges,. which were laid against him in connection with incidents in Vancouver and North Van- couver. Snow’s reign of terror ended with his arrest last July outside the Bridge House restaurant on Capilano Road in North Van- couver District. Snow has yet to be sentenced on the charges. Having Snow undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment was the first step in Crown counsel Greg Weber's attempt to have Snow declared a dangerous offender. . Weber’s application was oppos- ed by Snow’s lawyer Sheldon Goldberg, who argued that such an assessment would violate. Snow’s constitutional rights. _ But on Friday, Paradis rejected Goldberg's arguments. in his written ruling, the judge said he could not conclude that remanding Snow to a psychiatric institution for observation would infringe on his constitutional rights.” Rants Peat! By Surj Rattan News Reporter “Clearly there is no requirement affecting his right to silence; and it is equally clear that, in any rea- sonable sense known to law, he is not being required to be a witness against himself,” the judge ruled. Weber’s application to have Snow declared a dangerous of- fender will be heard in North Vancouver provincial court in March, Dangerous offender status would mean that Snow could be sentenced to an indefinite jail term. : Snow is also charged in Ontario with murder and kidnap- ping-related counts. : Earlier this week Goldberg ask- ed the B.C. Supreme Court to impose a publication ban on the hearing’s proceedings in B.C. Goldberg argued that media coverage might affect Snow’s right to a fair trial in Ontario. But the court told Goldberg to take his application to Parliament.