Credit: Greg Locke.
Clarence Laing refused to move from Sally's Cove.

Clarence doesn't make much money. But the Laings don't need a lot of cash. They hunt moose and birds. They snare rabbits. They cut wood to heat their home. They freeze fish for the winter. Clarence does any repairs needed on the family truck. He mends his own fishing gear. Margaret works around the house. She goes fishing with Clarence. The Laings have never borrowed any money. They have never applied for welfare. In 1995 they were not on the federal fishery aid package. The Laings don't owe anyone a cent. But it's getting harder to be self-sufficient.

Moose and caribou hunting has been banned in Gros Morne. Park officials say they can't have tourists see local people out hunting in a nature area. Tourists would be upset if they saw a dead moose or caribou in a wilderness park. The park has set out areas for local people to cut fire wood and saw logs. But the Laings say they aren't allowed to cut enough wood to heat their home properly. The trees they are allowed to cut are diseased or too small to build houses and boats. They have to stick to rabbiting and trapping areas set out by the park. These areas are away from the tourists. But they aren't the best places to catch rabbits.