Indigenous relations minister sorry after fish were seized from Metis camp
CONKLIN, Alta. — Alberta’s Indigenous relations minister is apologizing after provincial fish and wildlife officers seized dozens of smoked fish from an annual Metis cultural camp.
A statement issued by Richard Feehan over the weekend says the seizure happened near Conklin on Friday, only a day after Feehan says he himself visited the camp.
The statement says fish and wildlife investigators responded to a call about an illegal net in Christina Lake, but didn’t find the net when they arrived.
They did find the camp with about 30 people, who were smoking about 25 whitefish.