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Rivers & Oceans

Overfishing, Conservation & Farmed Fish

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Originally published on Anglers.com

by Coty Perry

As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem, but it’s not clear that government intervention is the solution. Indeed, it might be one of the main drivers of overfishing and other conservation and sustainability issues stemming from commercial fishing. Much like drone fishing, there are serious ethical issues of interest to the average angler. 

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Business, Finances

73% of BC Businesses were receiving Government subsidies, survey says

Darren Davidson, Kootenay Co-op Radio – CJLY, 93.5fm Nelson BC, Local Journalism Initiative

The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce has been in the middle of the region’s COVID storm for over 12 months.

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Cost of Climate Change

Canada’s carbon pricing law constitutional, court rules

By Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter — With files from Emma McIntosh

Parliament acted constitutionally when it passed the federal government’s carbon pricing law, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

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Cost of Climate Change

Climate change debate at Conservative party convention

By Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

 Multiple speakers at the Conservative Party convention on Friday came out against a proposal to declare “climate change is real,” with one theorizing that greenhouse gases are not a “major pollutant.”

A majority of voting delegates at the convention voted against the motion, according to a report in the Canadian Press, despite an earlier speech by Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole that said the party needs to embrace climate action.

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Politics

The Green Party urban strategy

By Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Green Party is developing an election strategy built around Canada’s urban centres, hoping to capitalize on promising internal polling results that have them in second or third place with double-digit support in some key ridings.

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