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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)
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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’