Category Archives: Rivers & Oceans

Rivers & Oceans

Why do fish farms donate $millions to local communities?

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Cermaq Canada has donated more than $2 million to local communities since 2018. Campbell River’s two other fish farm companies, MOWI Canada West and Grieg Seafood, also made substantial donations. 

Linda Sams, Sustainable Development Director at Cermaq Canada explained, “It is part of our culture and we have a shared value approach. Meaning that we are part of communities and we believe we need to add value to the communities we operate in.”

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Finances, Rivers & Oceans

Campbell River thanks Local fish farms for their donations

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The City of Campbell River thanks local fish farms for their donations to specialized recreation. 

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Rivers & Oceans

Reporter Roundtable: Fish farms and seaweed production

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In partnership with Cortes Community Radio & Cortes Currents, Folk U Radio offered its first Reporter Roundtable: Fish farms and seaweed production. 

The panel:

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Food Security, Rivers & Oceans

Climate solution: kelp farming on Cortes Island

the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Ashley Zarbatany has been an environmental organizer for the last 11 years. Now, as she spearheads a climate action plan for her community on Cortes Island, it’s innovative ideas like kelp farming that inspire her work.

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Finances, Rivers & Oceans

What happens when you add seaweed to salmon farms?

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National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

For well over a decade, scientists on Canada’s coasts have demonstrated how growing seaweed or shellfish alongside salmon farms can provide a host of benefits — economic and ecological.

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