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April 2021
The Thyee: Heart of the Fraser Should Be Named ‘Ecologically Significant’ (BCWF mentioned)
Read the letter that the BCWF, the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC and the Watershed Watch Salmon Society sent to the minister of fisheries, Bernadette Jordan, asking that Fisheries and Oceans Canada formally list the Heart of the Fraser as an Ecologically Significant Area under the Fisheries Act.
Energetic City: North Peace Rod and Gun Club president calls Bill 4 ‘unnecessary’ (BCWF mentioned)
Keremeos Review: Saving Ginty’s pond (Alyssa Purse, BCWF Wetlands Program Coordinator mentioned)
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
E-Know: Kootenay Lake local November KLAIP winner
The Nelson Daily: Kootenay Lake fisherman Rick Taylor November winner in KLAIP
The Castlegar Source: Kootenay Lake fisherman Rick Taylor November winner in KLAIP
Vancouver Sun: Destroyed grizzly was not a candidate for relocation (BCWF mentioned)
See requested FOI – Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Natural Resources
Steelhead Voices: Pinnipeds – Models and Realities (BCWF mentioned)
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
May 2020
January 2020
December 2019
B.C. Government News: Gaming grants support wetlands restoration, protection
Vancouver Sun: B.C.’s battle to save endangered steelhead shrouded in secrecy
Abby News: Threats to the Fraser river at a ‘new zenith,’ says river conservationist
Global News: New report says Fraser River is most endangered waterway in B.C.
Vancouver Sun: Fraser River the most critically endangered river in B.C: Outdoor Council
November 2019
October 2019
Kamloops This Week: Steelhead numbers at yet another all time low
Times Colonist: It’s time to invest in BC’s water security
Coast Mountain News: Salmon Arm residents trail cam captures wolverine
Vancouver Sun: Caribou numbers up 49 per cent after four-year wolf cull
Global News: Cubs orphaned after mother bear illegally shot and killed in B.C. Interior
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
The Progress: Decision to protect island in the Fraser River lauded
Quesnel Observer: Quesnel groups provide input into 2020 provincial budget
Rossland Telegraph: A FREE Workshop: Wetlands and what to do about them
Eagle Valley News: Column: Fishing Derby a family favourite on Father’s Day
Times Colonist: Jack Knox: Go outside, get a sense of Huck Finn’s world
May 2019
Summerland Review: BC Wildlife Federation Elects a New President
Energetic City: MP Bob Zimmer – Weekly Report – BC Wildlife Federation’s AGM
Vernon youth wins award at B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Annual Gala
Victoria News: Young B.C. angler wins top award for catching fish two-thirds his own height
Creston Valley Advance: Creston Valley Rod and Gun Club celebrate centennial
April 2019
Kamloops This Week: Stuck Thompson steelhead can’t access spawning grounds
Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal: Repairs to Bonaparte River fishway a ‘huge priority’ for DFO
Vancouver Sun: Wildlife conflict: B.C. communities overrun by urban deer herds
Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal: Declining mule deer numbers prompts study
March 2019
February 2019
Vancouver Sun: DFO buried scientists’ concerns about endangered steelhead, B.C. deputy minister says
Vancouver Sun: The herbicide glyphosate persists in wild, edible plants: B.C. study
Global News: National park opponents call for extension to public consultation period
BC Local News: Column: Human activity having impact on outdoor activities
Energetic City: MP Bob Zimmer – Weekly Report – Southern Mountain Caribou Closures Town Hall
Energetic City: More public consultation needed for Caribou Recovery Program
January 2019
Cowichan Valley Citizen: Resident angered over B.C. government trapping deer for research
Pique News Magazine: COS needs eyewitnesses to advance investigation into bear feeding
CBC: B.C. game hunter’s trail of deadly blunders results in 10-year ban
CBC: DFO investigating critical fish habitat destruction in B.C.’s ‘Heart of the Fraser’