Yes, it was me who spoke to that. It was a reference to when my husband went up to Prince Rupert. It was in the off-season, in the sense that there wasn't a peak salmon run or anything happening. However, fishers now fish year-round, so he was up there fishing halibut with his cousin. They went in to shore, and they struggled to find basic services. The local plants were shut down for their laundry and bathroom facilities, as well as at the government wharf, due to a variety of reasons listed on their signs, including vandalism, the lack of salmon opportunities, and the cost to run those facilities. Boats like ours, for example, that don't have showers on them.... We're looking for those services. There are fishers talking online about other places within the community where you could try to access those services, but usually they were provided for the fishers at the docks.
It also extends into some of the marine supply stores. The main marine electronics store is no longer there, so they weren't able to get a marine antenna. Even the local fishing gear store had converted most of its stock over to sport fishing gear. There was very limited commercial gear. It just shows you that having the resources of fishers and fishing income go elsewhere is clearly not bringing funds and resources into the community, so much so that the entire community has changed and is no longer supporting fishers in its infrastructure the way it once did.
I have a little bit of context, as well. My husband has fished out of that port for many years, and he knew the names of the owners and could call the phone numbers to get parts waiting for him when he arrived at the dock. That's just not possible. You pretty much have to ship in most of what you need now; you can't get it locally.