Conservation groups say federal investigation is scapegoating fishermen
Conservation groups handing over video say DFO and Pattison Group are scapegoating fishermen instead of addressing real issue…
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DFO response misleads public: bows to corporations
The three conservation groups that publicly revealed the blatant waste of valuable salmon expected some “push back” from DFO but did not expect them to purposefully mislead the public…
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Environmental groups decry salmon bycatch in northern pink fishery
By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
Environmental groups say tens of thousands of non-target salmon are being wasted in the pink fishery on BC’s north coast… -
New evidence shows thousands of unwanted salmon are needlessly killed when no one is watching the fishermen: Groups want oversight
Video evidence released today shows that tens of thousands of wild salmon are being needlessly killed because the federal government is refusing to adequately monitor fisheries…
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Clayoquot Sound – then and now
By Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun
20 years after protesters against West Coast clearcutting endured mass arrests, the event continues to shape environmental movement… -
CTV News: Capital celebrates BC Day
Check out the CTV News coverage of the Victoria BC Day celebration event, including the screening of REFLECTIONS…
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See REFLECTIONS on BC Day
REFLECTIONS – a journey into the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest with fifty of BC’s most celebrated artists – will be screening as part of the BC Day celebration in Victoria…
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B.C. conservationists seek salmon protection
Vancouver Sun
Commercial fisheries in Alaska have been intercepting Skeena sockeye just over the border, less than 100 kilometres from the mouth of the Skeena River… -
Greg Knox, Aaron Hill and Misty MacDuffee: B.C. conservationists challenge Alaskans to put sustainability first
Vancouver Province
Skeena River sockeye salmon are returning in desperately low numbers this summer, causing concern among conservationists… -
Fire in Bella Bella
At 4 am on July 12 a fire swept through one of the most important buildings in Bella Bella, housing the band store, the post office, liquor store, and Qqs Projects Society…
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Three Heroes Against Three Pipelines
Raincoast’s Dr. Chris Darimont is featured in an essay by author and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben in the Patagonia Early Fall 2013 catalog…
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We stand on guard… against big oil
Happy Canada Day from Raincoast and a message from our executive director, Chris Genovali…
