Tag Archives: BC

Food

Cermaq Canada’s semi-closed containment system For Salmon Farms

Leave a comment

By Quinn Bender, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A major B.C. salmon-farm operator will soon be testing a new containment system designed to prevent sea lice and algae from entering pens and hopefully reduce the chances of fish escapement. Cermaq Canada is assembling the structure, known as a semi-closed containment system (SCCS), in Port Alberni and plans to stock it with Atlantic salmon later this fall for trials at its Millar Channel farm in Clayoquot Sound. 

Continue reading Cermaq Canada’s semi-closed containment system For Salmon Farms →
Lifestyle

Vancouver MP Supports Ending Police Street Checks

Leave a comment

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

The member of Parliament for Vancouver East says she “wholeheartedly” supports ending police street checks, as city council tackles the issue amid a push from dozens of prominent organizations calling for a ban.

Continue reading Vancouver MP Supports Ending Police Street Checks →
Food

Stop Using Open-Net Pens For Salmon Farming

Leave a comment

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A First Nations leadership alliance is calling for the immediate end to salmon farming using open-net pens in B.C. waters, citing the threat of sea lice to wild fish stocks.

Continue reading Stop Using Open-Net Pens For Salmon Farming →