Another logging confrontation may be coming on Quadra Island.
On November 15, 2021 a little group of Quadra Island ‘grannies,’ calling themselves the Friends of Hyacinthe Creek, shut down the Mosaic Forest Management logging operations in Tan Creek.
Continue reading No more logging Hyacinthe Creek! says Quadra Grannies
By Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Gold River, BC – In April Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced over $30 million dollars in support for 22 projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF).
The investment from the federal and provincial governments is designed to support monitoring, research and planning to better understand what’s impacting wild salmon populations.
Of the 22 projects, 18 will be led by or conducted in partnership with Indigenous organizations and communities, according to the province.
Continue reading DFO provides $30 million for salmon restoration projectsBy 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.
Continue reading Some salmon runs could bounce backthe Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
For years Homalco First Nation Chief Darren Blaney has been opposed to fish farming in the Discovery Islands, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, where his community is based.
Continue reading Opposed to fish farming in the Discovery IslandsNorth Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Heiltsuk First Nation from Bella Bella is calling on Fisheries and Oceans Canada to order open-net salmon farms to close and to shut down commercial and recreational salmon fishing next year, only opening fisheries after “conservation and food, social, and ceremonial needs can be met.”
Continue reading Heiltsuk First Nation calling on DFO to close fisheries and salmon farms
