March 23, 2011 Mirror

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MP says he never met lobbyist PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

MP John Duncan says he never met the prime minister’s former advisor who’s now under investigation by the RCMP. “I can tell you that I have never met with, been spoken to, or been lobbied by Bruce Carson on these matters,” Duncan said in a statement issued by his office. “My ministerial staff met with Bruce Carson on one occasion (Jan. 11/11). My staff provided publicly available information to Bruce Carson and recommended he work directly with First Nations. This meeting did not result in any business being given to this individual.” Duncan is the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, and the Conservative member representing Northern Vancouver Island. Carson is a former senior advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper who’s been working on behalf of H2O Global Group. The company is attempting to land government contracts to sell water systems to First Nations reserves. His lobbying efforts are now Continued on Page 2

PHOTO COURTESY COMOX VALLEY FLY FISHERS

Members of the Comox Valley Fly Fishers pose for a group photo after cleaning up more than 900 kilograms of garbage beside Echo Lake on Saturday.

Anglers voluntarily clean up lakeside trash PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

A fun day of fishing was spoiled by the sight of garbage dumped around Echo Lake. Cecil Henley and a buddy had just arrived at the Highway 28

pull-off beside the picturesque lake when they were confronted by heaps of trash and an abandoned camper. “We were up there last Thursday and I thought, we have to do something about this!” said the avid angler.

Back home in Oyster Bay, Henley fired off an e-mail to the fellow members of the Comox Valley Fly Fishers, most of whom are also volunteers at the Oyster River Salmon Hatchery. Henley let them know he would be back at Echo Lake, located

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19 kilometres west of the city, on Saturday and anyone who wanted to join him in the cleanup was welcome to tag along. So on Saturday, eight other club members showed up in their pickups, armed with power tools Continued on Page 2

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