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46th Year No. 14 THURS., APRIL 5, 2012
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PM man arrested in child porn bust
The Big Decision has been made and it apears Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc. will be around for some time. Mike D’Amour
Hardy Buoys stays afloat—what’s next? Mike D’Amour Gazette staff Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc. won the Big Decision. The question is, what happens next? As most on the North Island saw Monday night, Arlene Dickinson, of the CBC show the Big Decision, agreed to help the struggling Port Hardy company. But there was no mention of what the help entails. “What you saw on TV is what happened and all we know as well,” said Carol Dirom who, along with hubby Bruce, owns the fish processing business. “What we do know is Arlene believes in us and
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sees the potential and she wants to be involved on some level to get us to the next level, she wants to be involved in some way,” she said. “She may choose not to invest any money, she may choose to help us find a financial institution that wants to help us restructure our debt load, or she may help us with a marketing plan.” Dirom added there has been some talk about pitching Hardy Buoy products to other “big names” besides Domino’s Pizza, which is using Hardy Buoys salmon ground topper in 50 of its B.C. stores for the entire month of April. “If the product does well
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there, they may consider offering it outside of B.C.,” said Dirom, who added the salmon ground topper is available to the public at the Port Hardy store. “Who knows? It may become a regular menu item.” The Diroms will be in Toronto April 21 to meet with Dickinson. “She wants to sit down with Bruce and I becauseshe has some ideas on how she thinks she can help us or advise us,” said Carol. Super anxious
“We are super anxious to hear what she has to say and can’t wait to bring that news back to our crew and to the town of Port Hardy.”
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A 44-year-old Port McNeill man is facing child porn charges after his arrest late last month. On March 29 Port McNeill RCMP executed a search warrant on the residence of a male in relation to the possession and distribution of child pornography. A male suspect was arrested, without incident, during the execution of the search warrant. Port McNeill RCMP said they were alerted to the suspect’s possession and distribution of child pornography through the efforts of the Toronto Police Service Child Exploitation Section and the RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation Unit. The investigation is ongoing and evidence suggests the offences alleged were specific to technology mediums and did not involve local children. The suspect has since been released with a court appearance date and has been placed on numerous conditions, specifically relating to the protection of children and youth. “This case demonstrates how connected Canadian law enforcement agencies are in protecting children, and apprehending those allegedly involved in their victimization,” said Sgt. Phil Lue, commander of the Port McNeill detachment. “We have no evidence to suggest that any of our local children were victimized, but that does not diminish our response.” RCMP are asking anyone with information relating to this incident, contact them at 250-956-4441.
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