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Salt Spring RCMP Community Report - 2020 4th Quarter Statistics
Salt Spring RCMP on 5 hours ago
As of December 31, 2020, Salt Spring RCMP responded to 2,978 calls this year, averaging 8-9 calls per day. There were 745 calls for service between October 1 2020 and December 31 2020; in addition to these 700+ calls for service, Salt Spring RCMP conducted 127 vehicle stops (violation tickets and warnings), 114 licenced premises […]
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Obituary: Reid Collins
Georgia Collins on January 14, 2021
Franklin Reid Collins (known to all as Reid) died peacefully in the company of his daughters on Thursday, December 17th at the Lady Minto Hospital. He is survived by his two children, Georgia and Laurel, by two grandchildren, Summer and Seth, and by his siblings, Russ, Billie, Tim and Laurel (predeceased by brother David). Reid […]
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Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park Multi-Use Trails Under Threat
Jayne Lloyd-Jones on January 13, 2021
One of the best-loved parks on the island is becoming much less user friendly. Hikers, mountain bikers, birders, equestrians, and dog walkers have all happily used the trail network in Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park since it was first established in 2004. The heart of that network was a multi-use loop trail now partially decommissioned. In […]
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King Tides Turn Vesuvius Beach Into a Field of Flotsam
Elvin Letchford on January 13, 2021
Last night's wind storm together with 3.6m King tides brought havoc to Vesuvius Beach. Every major log was moved along with all of the kayaks, row boats, dinghies and other watercraft. Two of the row boats drifted into the bay, one of which we managed to rescue today. The area near the steps down to […]
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Laura Patrick Trustee Report – Getting Down to Work in the New Year
Laura Patrick on January 13, 2021
One day, in the not-too-distant future COVID-19 will be an unhappy memory. It was a problem contained, certainly on these islands so far, by a coordinated and cooperative spirit. We wear our masks, keep our distance and get on with our lives. Now I believe we should apply that same cooperative spirit to solving the […]
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ASK Salt Spring with CRD Director Gary Holman
ASK Salt Spring on January 13, 2021
Eleven participants welcomed CRD’s Gary Holman to an ASK Salt Spring Zoom gathering - the first in 2021. Gary began by confirming that the Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission is committed to getting a pedestrian pathway on the west (uphill) side of the Ganges Hill roadway. Hopes are that the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) will […]
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What Do Islanders Do in A Pandemic?
Charles Kahn on January 8, 2021
It’s no secret that we are living in strange times. Much of the economy has been stumbling because of the pandemic, and, sadly, many community members are either unemployed or working from home. What these people almost invariably have in common is more time to spend as they wish, often with their families. And what […]
This is really misguided. If you want to protect wild salmon you should encourage farms. Let's eat the farmed salmon and leave the wild salmon recover and prosper. Cows are not the enemy of bisons and buffaloes to the contrary, because we farm them we don't need to hunt their wild cousin to extinction.
You are missing some very important facts here Pierre. Disease and sea lice are spreading from open net pen salmon to wild salmon and decimating their numbers along with other factors. There is much information about this if you would care to learn more.
I am very well informed thank you very much. Atlantic and Pacific salmons are different species they are not susceptible to the same illness.
If you want to defend Our wild salmon you need to ban all fishing by everyone in BC including First Nation.
Another viable alternative is one that Namgis First Nation has proven effective: land-based fish farming, which can be antibiotic free and without ocean contamination. The cost is higher, which is why companies do not want to move in that direction. The reality is that the wild salmon population cannot sustain the demand for fish in the growing human population. Land based farming feeds the masses, allowing wild salmon to repopulate and continue contributing to the ecosystem (and allowing local first nation's and other coastal communities to continue sustainable salmon fishing as they have for ions)
https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/first-nations-owned-land-based-fish-farm-getting-ocean-wise-certification/