North Island Mayors Support Fish Farms
Links of Interest:
- (Cortes Currents) North Vancouver Island Mayors support fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) articles about the Mayors actions in support of fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) articles about the Discovery Island fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) Articles about a Transition Plan for the Discovery Islands
- (BC Salmon Farmers) Open letter to Minister Jordan: Your decision to close Discovery Island area salmon farms puts at risk 1,500 rural coastal jobs
BC Salmon Farms: Prospects for Survival
Links of Interest:
- (Cortes Currents) interview with John Paul Fraser, President of the BC Salmon Farmer’s Association
- (Cortes Currents) articles about the Discovery Island fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) Articles about a Transition Plan for the Discovery Islands
- (BC Salmon Farmers) Open letter to Minister Jordan: Your decision to close Discovery Island area salmon farms puts at risk 1,500 rural coastal jobs
- (DFO) Summaries of the risk assessments for the Discovery Islands area
- (DFO) Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s update on the implementation of the Cohen Commission’s recommendations
- (Cortes Currents) articles about the BC Salmon Farmers Association
- The BC Salmon Farmers website
- (Cortes Currents) articles about Cermaq Canada
- (Cortes Currents) articles mentioning Jeremy Dunn
- (Cortes Currents) articles about or mentioning Ian Roberts
Questioning the numbers: Are 1,500 people losing their jobs?
Links of Interest:
- (Cortes Currents) interview with Stan Proboszcs, a biologist opposing fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) articles about the Discovery Island fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) Articles about a Transition Plan for the Discovery Islands
- (Cortes Currents) articles about, or mentioning, Stan Proboszcz
- Watershed Watch Salmon Society website
- (Cortes Currents) articles about or mentioning Alexandra Morton
- (Cortes Currents) articles mentioning Dr Kristi Miller
- (Cortes Currents) articles about salmon farms
There will be a plan to address fisheries and job losses in the Discovery Islands
Links of Interest:
- (Cortes Currents) interview with Rachel Blaney
- (Cortes Currents) articles about the Discovery Island fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) Articles about a Transition Plan for the Discovery Islands
- (BC Salmon Farmers) Open letter to Minister Jordan: Your decision to close Discovery Island area salmon farms puts at risk 1,500 rural coastal jobs
- (Gord Johns NDP) NDP MP Gord Johns issues statement on Discovery Islands Fish Farms
- (Cortes Currents) Closing down the Discovery Islands fish farms
- (Cortes Currents) articles about, or mentioning Bernadette Jordan
- (Parliament of Canada) The Honourable Bernadette Jordan
- (Cortes Currents) articles about, or mentioning, MP Rachel Blaney
- (Parliament of Canada) Rachel Blaney
- Rachel Blaney’s Facebook page
- (BC Business) Mélanie Joly shares her plans to launch B.C.’s own regional development agency
- (Cortes Currents) articles about Connected Coast

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