In their first 30 minutes on the river, Young hooked onto a 40-inch Northern Pike. They ate the food provided by an executive chef, fished with the best gear, had a guide, and enjoyed the experience of fishing with Bob and Wayne Izumi.
Stephens and Young were given the special treatment. The lodge itself is an elegant century-old building that for most of its life served as a private and corporate retreat for the Timothy Eaton family. Two kilometres away, on an island in the Winnipeg River they reached their destination, Reid’s Birch Island Resort. “It’s one thing to go to a fishing lodge but another thing to be there with Izumi,” says Young.Ī few weeks ago, the two men were met at Pearson International Airport by Wayne Izumi and flew to Winnipeg before being bussed 150 km east to the northwestern Ontario village of Minaki. He knew Young liked to fish and hunt and thought he was a good choice to go along. Stephens is not a fisherman but he knows a good deal when he sees one. The one condition to receive the prize was that the dealer principle had to go on the trip with the option of inviting a guest. Initially when Stephens received the call to learn he won the prize he “thought it was one of those win-a-cruise phone calls.” The Toro contact had to send him an e-mail and phone a second time before he realized he’d won. Young received the invite from his brother-in-law Ed Stephens, who won the fishing trip from Toro his Highland Fuels company acts as a Toro dealership among other things. That’s what local outdoorsman and successful businessman Tim Young told his father when he learned that he was invited on a fishing trip with Bob Izumi of The Real Fishing Show. Paddock said a survey of the Clearview Chamber of Commerce members found two-thirds supported lowering the fees.Photo: Tim Young (from left), and Ed Stephens fishing with Bob Izumi of The Real Fishing Show with guide Grant Neilson. “If it’s somebody from out of town, that’s their call as a businessperson whether they want to be here one day a week, two days a week, or one day a month.” “If it’s a local person, they’re going to be here every day,” Walker said. He also voiced the opinion that the township should drop the daily fee, which remained unchanged at $50 and $25, noting policing the day-to-day permits can be difficult for municipal staff. Robert Walker, council decided the fees should be $500 and $300 respectively. Rather, based on an amendment proposed by Ward 4 Coun. However, council didn’t quite bring the fees down to what was recommended by the township’s bylaw supervisor Joseph Paddock, who had recommended a $300 fee for a mobile vendor using a motorized vehicle, or $250 for a vendor using a non-motorized vehicle, such as a bicycle cart. The review came at the request of ice cream vendor Mohammad Ghandehari in late July, after he told council the current fee structure made selling his product in the township unviable. Clearview Township has brought down the cost of flogging your wares.Ĭouncil lowered the fees for mobile vendors using a motorized vehicle by half, after a review of similar fees in surrounding municipalities found the township’s fees were substantially higher.
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