
I lived in a fishing community – most of my neighbors are fishermen – and yes – they make a lot of money during the fishing season – and when I first arrived in Nova Scotia – I was told that the fishermen were never refused a loan from the bank – because of the money they can bring in. When they are not fishing – they will be on unemployment – which also means money for himself and his entire family. But being a fishermen is not without any risk – in fact the job is hard and the weather in December when fishing starts – can be very rough most times. These people needs an offshore injury lawyer but of course – they don`t.
A month ago, there was a scallop dragger in the Bay of Fundy that went missing for days – when they finally announced the names of the missing people and the search ended – the military officials said that there was no chance anyone could have survived. 3 men went missing – 2 were ony 25 years old – very young and even though I don`t know them – I feel for their family. Are they being compensated properly? are they represented properly? what about their family? their aged parents perhaps? their kids? their wives? their homes? So when they showed more of the story a month after this happened – I once again wished these fishermen have someone to help them.