Fisherman questions oil spill compensation

Lam­beau fish­er­man Ed­win Ramkissoon says he lost every­thing in last year’s oil spill—his boat, en­gine, and gear—but was giv­en the same com­pen­sa­tion as fish­er­men who were bare­ly af­fect­ed.

Ramkissoon said his ves­sel Fish­er of Men was stuck in oil for days fol­low­ing the Feb­ru­ary 7, 2024 spill. He couldn’t fish, his en­gine stopped work­ing, and his gear was ru­ined.

But when cheques were dis­trib­uted last week, Ramkissoon was stunned to learn he re­ceived the same 40 per cent of claims, as oth­ers who were still able to go out to sea.