Peacemaking on the Fraser River earns volunteer group a national award

Stan Goto, a professor at Western Washington University, called the award to Peacemakers "well deserved."

They're unique, he said, in that they're the only organization "in the Salish Sea region devoted to promoting peaceful co-existence" between aboriginal fishers and sports anglers.

"Prior to the founding of Peacemakers, there was no official vehicle for sport fishing groups and First Nations to communicate directly with one another," said Goto.