MP Rachel Blaney is inviting the Federal Government to set up a branch of Canada’s seventh Regional Development Agency (RDA) in North Island -Powell River.
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Challenging trans Mountain’s 2018 Injunction
Editor’s note: Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are challenging a 2018 injunction to prevent protesters from “physically obstructing, impeding or otherwise preventing access” to work sites in Burnaby. Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Tim Takaro says there are two environmentally sensitive streams along the route and inadequate consideration of the pipeline’s climate impact.
Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Trans Mountain says it was trying to ensure “safe construction” when it removed a peaceful protest site in December along its pipeline route in the Vancouver area.
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Feds not responsible for Mowi fish cull, they say
Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
The federal government says it has not asked Mowi to cull fish or stopped them from transferring smolts to other sites the aquaculture company has in the province.
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Three hatcheries cull 8.3 million fish
Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
Three hatcheries north of Campbell River are set to cull 8.3 million fish at an estimated revenue loss of $195 million for aquaculture company Mowi Canada West.
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Some salmon runs could bounce back
By Cloe Logan, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Salmon runs across the province are tumbling, but a new report says some could bounce back — with some major changes.
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