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Day 8: Richard Gillett hunger strike – Gillett joined by two-dozen supporters
As the eighth day Richard Gillett’s hunger strike began Thursday morning, he was joined by over two dozen of his fellow fish harvesters. While the demonstration was peaceful in nature, the protestors were stopping Department of Fisheries and Ocean Employees from entering the road leading the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre. There were few vehicles to impede, however, as DFO management had already planned a delayed opening and decided just after 8:30 a.m. to keep the building closed until noon. RNC officers were briefly on the scene to speak with Gillett and his supporters. click here to read the story 11:44
‘It’s breaking my heart’: Richard Gillett’s father among fishermen supporting hunger striker – click to read the story and a short video 13:27
