Fisheries committee  They fish with nets; we fish with hook and line.

Fisheries committee  To the best of my knowledge, yes. It was done in the press.

Fisheries committee  I think possibly he was looking for an excuse to get out of how he was going to deal with the situation.

Fisheries committee  He is the area director.

Fisheries committee  There was an on-site person there too, from DFO, by the name of Vince Busto. Now, he wasn't always there, but he certainly had to give approval from time to time as they proceeded. I spoke with him almost at the beginning. We were talking about the fact that the river was higher on one side of the dike than the other.

Fisheries committee  That is correct.

Fisheries committee  A couple of days.

Fisheries committee  Absolutely.

Fisheries committee  No, it was a large side channel.

Fisheries committee  The road has been violated now. They've dug it out and the water is coming back in. But you can see what's left, which is the main part of it. So it's a road that goes right out into the middle of the Fraser River onto a gravel bar.

Fisheries committee  In my documentation I have included the terms of reference, and if you go through the terms of reference you will see that all kinds of things were violated. They never did them or did them improperly.

Fisheries committee  If you look at that picture you can see it's just like a road. They built a road right out into the middle of the river where there's a gravel bar. And that road—

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chairman and honourable members, my name is Frank Kwak, and on behalf of myself and my members I wish to express thanks for providing us with the opportunity to meet with you today to discuss this important issue. In addition to serving as president of the Fraser Valley Salmon Society, I also serve as the chairman of the Upper Fraser Valley Sport Fishing Advisory Committee, which is part of the SFAB.