Ocean Warriors patrol BC as Canada’s only Indigenous Coast Guard
Jan 14, 2024 · The first episode of Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready was released on Jan 9, 2024, on streaming services such as Apple TV. The first episode will premiere on APTN on Jan 14. Video credit: Kwassen Productions Inc. “I kind of put it in my back pocket,” said Sxwithul’txw, adding he was involved with other initiatives at the time and too busy to film any sort of project involving the CNCGA.
BC Salmon Farms Get 5 More Years in New Federal Transition Plan
Jun 20, 2024 · The federal government has finally released its much-delayed transition plan to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. The new plan, presented at a press conference on June 19 in Vancouver by Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, on behalf of Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will extend salmon farming licenses and give industry another ...
BC Fish Farms are Set to Close in 2025, So Why are These Tofino …
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A Massive ‘Marine Protected Area’ Off Vancouver ... - West Coast …
Nov 4, 2022 · Turning this massive 133,000 square kilometre area, also referred to as Tang.ɢwan-ḥačxʷiqak-Tsig̱is, into a “marine protected area” would “protect BC seamounts, hydrothermal vents and the unique marine life they harbour from deep sea mining,” the organization CPAWS-BC explains. “We really want to make sure that our fishing territories are managed and protected,” Judith Sayers ...
We Are In A ‘Golden Age’ For Indigenous Education In BC Schools
Oct 7, 2022 · Jason Ellis, a historian of education at the University of B.C. calls the change “a Renaissance, a golden age,” for Indigenous education. UBC Professor Jason Ellis, Courtesy Jason Ellis. And soon the curriculum could get even stronger. By the 2023/24 school year, any student applying for a B.C. “Dogwood” diploma, also known as a ...
New BC Memoir Recalls A Uniquely Wild Upbringing in Port Hardy
May 14, 2024 · A new book recounts the uniquely West Coast childhood of BC-based author Michel Drouin, who grew up roaming the wilderness of northern Vancouver Island. His memoir, Past the End of the Road: A North Island Boyhood, released by Harbour Publishing in April, is a nostalgic journey through the landscape of mid-century Port Hardy.
Trawler Fleet Faces Backlash as 26,000 Fish Discarded, …
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As Tanker Traffic Increases In Our Coastal Waters, Experts Say BC is ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Dr. Takaro notes public health experts are very concerned about the possibility that a tanker ship with oil could hit a Burrard Inlet bridge, like the shipping container that brought down a Baltimore bridge recently, or that a tanker could be hit by a loose barge, since there have already been two incidents of loose barges in the past three years in …
Halibut Is A Rare Success Story Among B.C. Fisheries, And …
Feb 20, 2023 · Despite worrisome declines in some Alaskan waters, the IPHC says halibut stocks “are not considered overfished.” That’s a big contrast from B.C.’s beleaguered salmon stocks and good news for the 600 to 700 fishers working the B.C. halibut grounds.
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