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Cohen Commission website

Dave — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:16:36 -0500

http://www.cohencommission.ca/en/

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Salmon inquiry calls for participants

Dave — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:07:59 -0500

The Tyee, 19th February 2010

Salmon inquiry calls for participants

By Colleen Kimmett

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Cullen seeks commitment for action after Shea's Rupert visit

Dave — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:07:39 -0500

From: Cullen, Nathan - Riding 1
Sent: December 17, 2009 12:31 PM
To:
Subject: Cullen seeks commitment for action after Shea's Rupert visit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 17, 2009

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Scientists call for more cautious salmon harvest

Dave — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:47:32 -0500

The Globe & Mail, 10th December 2009

Scientists call for more cautious salmon harvest

Government needs to conduct more research to uncover cause of declining Fraser returns, think tank says

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Problems in Strait of Georgia likely cause of salmon collapse

Dave — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:44:32 -0500

The Vancouver Sun/National Post, 9th December 2009

Problems in Strait of Georgia likely cause of salmon collapse

Scott Simpson, Canwest News Service

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Fish farms, climate eyed in salmon collapse

Dave — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:42:30 -0500

South Delta Leader, 10th December 2009

Fish farms, climate eyed in salmon collapse

By Jeff Nagel - BC Local News

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MP Peter Julian says salmon action can be taken today

Dave — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:10:51 -0500

Westminster News Leader, 25th November 2009

MP Peter Julian says salmon action can be taken today

By Michael McQuillan

A recently announced independent judicial inquiry into the dwindling Fraser River sockeye salmon returns has two years to deliver its final report but MP Peter Julian is concerned salmon stocks will continue to decline during that time.

There are some things that can be done now, rather than wait for the results of the inquiry, he said.

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Plenty of questions to answer in fish inquiry

Dave — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:18:31 -0500

Burnaby Now, 18th November 2009

Plenty of questions to answer in fish inquiry

Finally a Canadian prime minister is doing what none of his predecessors had the guts to do: Ask why Fraser River sockeye are going the way of the Atlantic cod.

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The Dawn of a New Era in Fisheries Management in Canada - Lets Make it Happen

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:37 -0500

The Dawn of a New Era in Fisheries Management in Canada - Lets Make it Happen
http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/

Sign letter to Canadian Minister of Fisheries asking for the laws of Canada to be Applied to fish farming (http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cEkxX3p3MGFBbWNVVG.....)

On November 5, 2009 Prime Minister Harper stood in the House of Commons and announced there would be a Judicial Inquiry into the disappearance of 10 million Fraser sockeye. At that moment all of us became responsible for the future of wild fish in Canadian waters.

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Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry into Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:49 -0500

Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry into Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
6 November 2009
Ottawa, Ontario

Whereas the decline in sockeye salmon stocks in the Fraser River in British Columbia has necessitated the closure of the fishery for a third consecutive year, despite favourable pre-season estimates of the number of sockeye salmon expected to return to the Fraser River;

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Oil sands pipeline to West Coast gains backing

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:20 -0500

Oil sands pipeline to West Coast gains backing

Enbridge expects ‘solid shipping commitments' for Gateway

Globe and Mail Update

Nathan VanderKlippe

Commercial support is building for a new pipeline to carry oil sands crude on its way to Asia, as Canada 's energy industry seeks diversification from the U.S. market and an escape valve from potentially punitive climate-change regulations.

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Canadians cannot depend on a Judicial Inquiry to bring back B.C. salmon

Dave — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:09:50 -0500

FIRST NATIONS FISHERIES COUNCIL

SUPPORTING STEWARDSHIP OF FISHERIES RESOURCES

FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS

News Release

“Canadians cannot depend on a Judicial Inquiry to bring back B.C. salmon” the First Nations Fisheries Council of British Columbia tells Ottawa

For Immediate Release

November 13, 2009

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Where have all the Fraser sockeye gone? Judge will hear evidence

Dave — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:22:18 -0500

The Times Colonist, 11th November 2009

Where have all the Fraser sockeye gone? Judge will hear evidence

By D.C. Reid

You may recall the DFO estimated the Fraser River sockeye run at 10.6 million fish and that it collapsed to 1.37 million this past summer.

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B.C. judge to head salmon inquiry

Dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:57 -0500

The Globe & Mail, 6th November 2009

B.C. judge to head salmon inquiry

British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen will investigate 'the causes for the decline of Fraser River sockeye salmon'

Mark Hume and Bill Curry

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Judicial inquiry to examine B.C. salmon loss

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:22:48 -0500

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday the federal government will convene a judicial inquiry to investigate the disappearance of millions of sockeye salmon from B.C.'s Fraser River fishery.

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Calling on DFO Minister Shea, End the Silence

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:20:10 -0500

Union of BC Indian Chiefs, 27th October 2009

PRESS RELEASE
October 27, 2009

Calling on DFO Minister Shea, End the Silence

The UBCIC calls upon the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans
(DFO) Minister Gail Shea to get on with the pressing work at hand of
developing new Fish Farm regulations with First Nations. The court
mandated deadline of February 10, 2010 is fast approaching and the
silence from Minister Shea's office is completely unacceptable.

The BC First Nations Fisheries Council and First Nation Aquaculture

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40,000 fish escape farm

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:19 -0500

40,000 fish escape farm

Gillnetters near Sointula report catching Atlantic salmon
By Judith Lavoie, Times ColonistOctober 24, 2009

A recovery vessel working for a fish-farming company recovered about 1,100 escaped Atlantic salmon yesterday, and will continue working over the weekend to catch more of the estimated 40,000 escaped fish.

The salmon got out late Wednesday evening after crews, using a pump system and pipe, removed dead fish from the two pens at Port Elizabeth on Gilford Island, said Clare Backman, director of environmental relations for Marine Harvest Canada.

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NDP CALLS FOR AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL INQUIRY ON SALMON CRISIS

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:17 -0500

IN THE NEWS ~ NDP CALLS FOR AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL INQUIRY ON SALMON CRISIS
Fri 23 Oct 2009

The federal New Democrats are calling for an immediate independent judicial inquiry into the catastrophic collapse of the Fraser River sockeye run to ensure that west coast salmon don’t go the way of Atlantic cod.

NDP Western Fisheries Critic Peter Julian and Fin Donnelly, NDP candidate in the New Westminster-Coquitlam by-election, say the inquiry is urgently needed to ensure the long-term viability of west coast salmon.

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DFO named in aquaculture class action suit

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:19 -0500

The Tyee, 21st September 2009

DFO named in aquaculture class action suit

By Colleen Kimmett

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has been drawn into what could be a precedent-setting case for aboriginal rights in British Columbia.

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full judicial review into the collapse of salmon stocks on the west coast

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:39 -0500

Ottawa to probe collapse of salmon stocks

VANCOUVER/CKNW AM 980
Jill Bennett | Email news tips to Jill
11/5/2009
http://www.cknw.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?ID=1162167

Good news for commercial fishermen in BC.

The Prime Minister has announced there will be a full judicial review into the collapse of salmon stocks on the west coast.

Stephen Harper made the announcement in Ottawa today.

More details on the inquiry are to be released tomorrow.

The federal Fisheries Department estimated more than 10 million sockeye would return to the Fraser River this year.

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NDP Is Right to Call for Sockeye Inquiry

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:13 -0500

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2009/11/02/NDPSockeyeInquiry/

The Tyee
November 2/09

NDP Is Right to Call for Sockeye Inquiry
The catastrophe doesn't seem to concern Tories, Grits. In fact, they don't want to know.

By Rafe Mair, Today, TheTyee.ca

The NDP tread where the Conservatives and Liberals fear to go as NDP Fisheries Critic Peter Julian and MP hopeful Fin Donnelly call for an independent judicial inquiry into the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye.

It should happen. It must happen. And it won't happen.

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Fish Farm Promotion by DFO Verses Focus on Wild Stocks

Dave — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:59:58 -0400

This summer, the Fraser River experienced an unexpected 10+ MILLION decrease in sockeye returns. While this situation developed, Fisheries Minister Gail Shae was on a taxpayer-paid junket to Norway, promoting fish farms.

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Fisheries Management on the Skeena

Dave — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:01 -0400

This summer saw an unexpected decline in the returns of sockeye salmon to the river, limited commercial openings, and increases in sports-pressure on coho and chinook. Given the continual, long-term cutbacks to DFO stock assessment resources, what do you think should happen? What about Local Area Management (LAM), such as with the The West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board?

Check-out: http://www.westcoastaquatic.ca/Aquatic_Mgmt_Board.htm

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Lighthouse Destaffing

Dave — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:55:24 -0400

This news submitted by the President of the BC Lightkeepers Local 20232 PSAC:

"Please find attached documentation that the Federal Government, via the Canadian Coast Guard, is once again determined to close down all the manned lighthouses on the British Columbia coast (and Newfoundland ) with little or no public input.

Please read the attached information and check out the website www.saveourlights.ca.

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recycle is life

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:33:27 -0400

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recycle in asia

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recycle2

admin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:28:52 -0400

why is this plastic warm?

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recycle1

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young girl recycling