HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bayfield Post, 1981-09-23, Page 1The Bayfield Post
"THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE" Issue A-1 September 23, 1981
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Editor's Corner Fish Industry
This is the first
issue of the
Bayfield Post. Long
before we moved up
to Bayfield we
thought we would
like to publish a
weekly newspaper for
the area. The
thought has now
become a reality.
After the initial
static that comes
with anything new
the Bayfield Topic
was well received
by the community
and showed that
the people of
Bayfield want a
weekly paper.
We felt that the
people of Bayfield
and its surrounding
community need a
means of communicat-
ing with each other
not only in the
summer but through-
out the year.
This is what we hope
the Bayfield Post
will be all about.
We hope it will be a
means by which peo-
ple can express
their views on what-
ever subject. To
say what they think.
To praise with hon-
esty or to disagree
with charity.
People who do not
know how to knock
ideas around usually
end up by knocking
heads around. The
Post should give us
a chance to do the
former.
What's going on in
the village or near-
by? The Post will
have it.
By Bob Burton
The paper is going
to be distributed
free or at no cost
to the reader. The
reason for this is
that we want the
paper to have the
widest possible
circulation. This,
of course, is of
benefit to our
advertisers.
It goes without
saying therefore
that the people who
will keep the paper
alive and function-
ing will be our
advertisers. We
need them and we
welcome their
support. I hope
they will see in
time that they need. tt
us.
Above all, a local
newspaper gives a
town or village,
along with its
neighbours a sense
of community. A iur
sense of communitym
is when we begin t�
see things from a
brcader perspective,
when we begin to
think and feel as a
community and not
just as an indivi-
dual. When we begin
to care for the
person down the
street, the other
side of town, or
the neighbour
farmer. This is
what it's all about.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
If we failed to notify
you of the beginnings
of the Bayfield Post,
it was not intentional.
We welcome all news,
information and
advertising.
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S. J. Shanahan
The following is an account of an interview
the Editor of the Post had with Mrs. Kay
McLeod of McLeod's Fishery this past week.
"You can't catch Whitefish during a full
moon."
The above was just one piece of information
your editor gathered on a visit to McLeod's
Fishery during the past week.
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The price of fish ran from $4.35 a pound
for pickerel to $3.25 for whitefish or
trout.
Question - What kind of season did you
have this year?
Answer - Not a very good one. It's
picking up now but the summer was
not good. The fishing in Lake Erie
has ben very good this summer. We
have a boat down there now. Perhaps
Lake Huron is too clean. Lake Erie
have several more by comparison and the
trips on their agend;t more to eat. It
coming up soon, whicl way anyway. However
includes the Simcoe Lake Huron is good now.
Lights.
Thursday night,
Sept. 24, at 6 P.M.
the club is having al salmon. But perch
pot luck supper to most popular eating
open our Fall meetin
All are welcome to
�"iuesion - What do you like most about
the fishing business?
re the most popular
?
Answer - 1 don't know. It's a gamble.
You have to be a gambler to be a
fisherman. You have to be patient.
Sometimes you get a good catch, other
times you might get nothing.
Question - What kind of pay does a fisher-
man get?
Answer - Fishermen work on the share system.
The boat gets half the catch and the
crew get half. If a boat has a crew of
five men, each crew member would get
paid for one tenth of the catch. So
it depends on the size of the catch
what kind of money the fisherman makes.
No fish, no money.
Cont'd. on page 2
EDITOR - BOB BURTON
MANAGING EDITOR - Fran Burton
THE BAYFIELD POST
P.O. BOX 125
BAYFIELD, ONT.
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