Fishermen continue to clash

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A Tory member of the provincial parliament in Ontario is threatening to take "action" against Native fishermen if an end to a fishing dispute isn't reached soon. Barb Fisher, MPP for The Wiarton area in southern Ontario said there is a two-week deadline to final resolution to the dispute. She met with a group of angry sports fishermen in Wiarton after Native nets were spotted in Colpoys Bay near the town. The sports fishermen say the gill nets indiscriminately catch thousands of trout that the anglers stock the bay with each year. Aboriginals claim they only catch whitefish. The dispute turned ugly last year and led to fist fights, harassment and the burning of two boats. Fisher will approach cabinet with the idea of having conservation officers lift the Native nets until the dispute is settled.