Fishers in trouble.Bishop Bruce Stavert Bruce Stavert is the current Anglican Archbishop of Quebec and Metropolitan of Canada. He is an alumnus of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. of Quebec Quebec, city, Canada Quebec, Fr. Québec, city (1991 pop. 167,517), provincial capital, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and St. Charles rivers. , in a letter published in the diocesan di·oc·e·san adj. Of or relating to a diocese. n. The bishop of a diocese. diocesan Adjective of or relating to a diocese Noun 1. newspaper, said the communities of the lower north shore (from about Chicoutimi Chicoutimi, city, Canada Chicoutimi (shĭk  `tĭmē'), city (1991 pop. 62,670), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Chicoutimi and Saguenay rivers. to Sept-Iles along the St. Lawrence River), which include ten Anglican congregations, are facing "very serious difficulties." The collapse of the cod and crab fishery, a reduction in airline service and a lack of attention from provincial election candidates, following a particularly hard winter, are bringing communities to a crisis, he said. "Something like 400 fishermen and way over 100 plant workers are likely to lose their livelihood in the next weeks in just three communities," wrote Bishop Stavert.
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