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Body Caught In Fraser River Net

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.13.2013 | Canada British Columbia

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A man fishing on B.C.'s Fraser River snagged a body in his net over the weekend, but before the net could be hauled in, the body sl...

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.

Why No Sockeye?

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.12.2012 | Canada

VANCOUVER - Juvenile sockeye salmon likely didn't have enough food to survive as they travelled in poor conditions through British Columbia's Georgia ...

Going Home

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.31.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - Flooding in British Columbia continues to ease as the weather co-operates.Environment Canada said conditions are about two to three degree...

Relief At Last For Flood Victims

CP | Terri Theodore, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada

VANCOUVER - Water levels in many of British Columbia's rivers and lakes are dropping, giving flood-weary residents a break.And while that danger reced...

One Dead, Hundreds Evacuated

CP | Posted 08.24.2012 | Canada British Columbia

SICAMOUS, B.C. - Hundreds of British Columbians are away from their homes, others are without clean drinking water and at least one person is dead as ...

History Repeating Itself In B.C.?

CBC | Posted 08.20.2012 | Canada

Water levels on B.C.'s upper Fraser River have peaked, putting several Fraser Valley communities under evacuation alerts as the water rus...

Gambling B.C.'s Parks for a Pipeline Payoff?

Chris Genovali | Posted 07.18.2012 | Canada
Chris Genovali

The 670 kilometre B.C. portion of this proposed pipeline would include 591 water crossings, 532 of which are fish bearing. Should British Columbians be concerned? Those deliberating on whether they support the pipeline would do well to remember this truism: in gambling, the many must lose in order that the few may win.

The Bear Necessities: Managing Salmon for Grizzlies and People

Chris Genovali | Posted 06.24.2012 | Canada
Chris Genovali

Despite the knowledge that many species depend on salmon, humans have never managed fisheries with wildlife in mind. A salmon can enter a fishing net or the mouth of a grizzly bear, but can we manage for the interests of both?

No Cause Of Death Yet For Baby Fond In Fraser River

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.15.2011 | Canada

VANCOUVER - Police say they need to conduct more tests to determine what caused the death of an unidentified baby boy found in the Fraser River this w...

Crying Wolf?

CP | Dene Moore, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.03.2011 | Canada

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Hunted to near-extinction in North America by the 1950s, the British Columbia wolf population has long since rebounded.Now, thi...

Fishy Situation: Inquiry Looks For Where All The Salmon Went

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.20.2011 | Canada

VANCOUVER - After months of hearings in relative obscurity, the public inquiry into the decline of sockeye along British Columbia's fabled Fraser Rive...

Science Must Be Free From Political Interference

David Suzuki | Posted 10.17.2011 | Canada
David Suzuki

Science is playing second fiddle to political concerns in Canada and the U.S. Recently, we've seen more "muzzling" of scientists, funding cuts, and an increasing disregard for science in policy-making. This scientific antipathy could not come at a worse time.

Swimming Upstream Against Government Secrecy

Donald Lenihan | Posted 09.28.2011 | Canada Politics
Donald Lenihan

Officials prevented Kristi Miller from speaking to journalists about her possible explanation for salmon stock depletion. Unfortunately, this appears to be part of an emerging pattern in which the federal government is seeking to subvert or discredit the role of science in policy-making.