By Mark Thomas, kalʔlùpaɋʹn Chief Keith Crow and Jason Andrew The Columbia River was once the source of the greatest salmon runs in the world….
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Seventh Salmon Festival flowed deep
By Anne Jardine On certain rare occasions, the spirit moves. The movement, the moment is beyond explaining, but it is deeply felt. The Secwepemc/Ktunaxa Salmon…
Columbia River Treaty meetings underway
Representatives of the Canadian and American federal governments are meeting August 15 and 16 for the second round of negotiations to update the 54-year old…
Bill Green honoured for fisheries work
Kootenay-Columbia Green Party candidate Bill Green was in Portland, Oregon last week receiving a prestigious conservation award from the American Fisheries Society. Green accepted the…
Artists engaged by salmon reintroduction
“What if we could bring the salmon back to the headwaters of the Columbia River within a century of their loss?” This was the question…
A picture perfect day for fourth Salmon Festival
The fourth annual Columbia Salmon Festival took place at Invermere’s beautiful Kinsmen Beach and Pynelogs Cultural Centre grounds on Saturday, September 13. A sharp, crisp…
Restoration of ancient salmon runs not on Victoria’s radar
Perceptions by Gerry Warner Does the British Columbia government not care about the massive salmon runs that used to return annually to the province in…
Ktunaxa and B.C. agree to seek renewal of Columbia River Treaty
Negotiators for the Ktunaxa Nation and the Province of British Columbia have reached agreement on a set of principles, the implementation of which is intended…
Dam tour kicks off fish passage restoration talks
Tribal and First Nation representatives from the United States and Canada will kick-off a regional conversation about restoring fish passage to historical locations throughout the…
B.C. announces Columbia River Treaty decision
Bill Bennett Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review, today announced the province’s decision to continue the Columbia River Treaty…