Celia Haig-Brown, daughter of Roderick and Ann Haig-Brown, assisted Jim Van Tine and Minister Barry Penner, unveil a reproduction of the cover of the new Freshwater Fishing Regulation Synopsis at a ceremony in Victoria on Feb. 21. Van Tine is the co-chair of the Roderick Haig-Brown Centenary Committee. The cover of the synopsis features a colour photo of Roderick Haig-Brown a pioneering conservationist, writer of some 25 books, magistrate and fly fisher whose collections of essays and broadcasts concerning, in part, fly fishing and the natural world, made him a strong voice of conscience in British Columbia and internationally. In later life, he was chancellor of the University of Victoria and advisor to many provincial, national and international conservation organizations and initiatives that helped shape the thinking of resource managers, conservationists and naturalists in British Columbia.

For more information about the Haig-Brown Centenary Celebrations,
check online at http://www.haigbrowninstitute.org/.

Photo Courtesy of J. Yanyshyn/Visions West