In the third of a series of articles about the need for a transition plan, John Paul Fraser, President of the BC Salmon Farmers Association, considers the industry’s prospects for survival.
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Questioning the numbers: will 1,500 fish farm workers lose their jobs?
This is the second in what has turned out to be a series of interviews about the need for a plan to help the 1,500 fish farm workers who will allegebly be losing their jobs because of the decision to phase out fish farms in the Discovery Islands. Stan Proboszcz, Science Advisor with the Watershed Watch Salmon Society, is questioning the numbers.
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There will be a plan To address fisheries and job losses in The Discovery Islands
There will be a plan to help displaced fish farm workers, and threatened wild salmon stocks, in the Discovery Islands.
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Vaccinations start in Campbell River
The arrival of an additional 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine allowed Island Health to vaccinate health care workers in North and Central Vancouver Island. The vaccinations started in Campbell River.
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Cortes Island’s #1 Industry is back
When British Columbian restaurants closed their doors last March, they virtually shut down Cortes Island’s #1 industry. Though sales are still below pre-COVID levels, the shellfish sector is coming back.
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