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Record Salmon Spawning In City Creeks

CBC | Posted 01.11.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Record numbers of chum salmon are returning to urban creeks in Burnaby, B.C., to spawn. Crowds gathered on Saturday at Buckingham Creek ...

The Results Are In: Wild Salmon Need Action Now

Gwen Barlee | Posted 01.01.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Gwen Barlee

The Cohen report is a gift; a well-researched and valuable tool by which to recover wild salmon, not only the Fraser River sockeye runs, but salmon populations across B.C. But its recommendations must be implemented, funded and enforced. The ball is now in the court of the federal government.

A Fine Kettle Of Fish For Feds

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.27.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Some who took part in the inquiry looking into why millions of sockeye salmon vanished from one of British Columbia's most prized fishery ...

Iron Ocean Dump's Greatest Risk

CP | Dene Moore, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.25.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A small British Columbia First Nation making waves around the world with a controversial experiment in the Pacific Ocean is on the front l...

'This Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen'

CP | Sarah Simpson, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.07.2012 | Canada British Columbia

DUNCAN, B.C. - The Cowichan River could run bone dry before the end of the month if rain doesn't start falling by the bucketful, raising concerns for ...

B.C. Diesel-Spill Trucker Avoids Jail Time

CBC | Posted 11.25.2012 | Canada British Columbia

A 35-year-old fuel truck driver who crashed his rig on the Malahat Highway north of Victoria last year has been given a conditional sentence for dange...

Salmon Activist Goes Rogue

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.25.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - One of British Columbia's most vocal advocates for the preservation of wild salmon says she's not waiting to find out from a government in...

B.C. Diesel-Spill Driver Avoids Jail Time

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.25.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VICTORIA - A 35-year-old fuel truck driver who crashed his rig on the Malahat Highway north of Victoria last year has been given a conditional sentenc...

Sockeye Salmon Fishery Likely To Close This Year

CP | Posted 10.16.2012 | Canada British Columbia

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Commercial and recreational sockeye fishermen on the Fraser River may not get a single opportunity to cast their nets this season.The...

Controversial Virus In Fresh Water Fish

CBC | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada

A controversial virus has been detected in freshwater fish in B.C., but experts disagree about what the results mean for B.C.'s wild fish stocks. ...

Something Very Wrong With This Lake

CBC | Posted 07.30.2012 | Canada

People who fish B.C.'s most important Kokanee fishery say the freshwater salmon have all but disappeared. Traditionally, Koka...

Salmon Says: What Kind is Healthiest?

Harriet Sugar-Miller | Posted 07.19.2012 | Canada Living
Harriet Sugar-Miller

Because all the species of salmon differ in the quantity and quality of their fat, your weekly ration will depend on the type you're eyeing. With sockeye, you'd need around a small can a week. With pink, you could almost double that amount. Here's the difference between wild, farmed and organic, and what you're getting out of each.

MASSIVE Salmon Slaughter Takes Toll

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.18.2012 | Canada Business

VANCOUVER - Atlantic salmon farms around Vancouver Island have begun testing and formed a special outbreak management team after a virus outbreak at o...

B.C. Salmon Cleared For Virus

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.08.2012 | Canada

OTTAWA - Tests on 48 wild salmon samples have found no cases of infectious salmon anemia in B.C., a Canadian Food Inspection Agency official says.Con ...

Deadly B.C. Salmon Virus Not Yet Confirmed By Feds

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.21.2011 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - Federal officials say they'll be testing Pacific salmon in the coming weeks to verify the presence of a deadly virus reportedly found on B...

Fish Farms Blamed For Salmon Virus By B.C. Chiefs

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.20.2011 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is demanding immediate federal action after a deadly virus was discovered among wild Pacific salmon.Union ...