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Salmon Conservationists Commend Justice Cohen on his Final Report—But Will...

Media Release October 31, 2012 Today, the much-anticipated Final Report of the Cohen Inquiry was made public. The 1,100 page Report was released almost three years after Prime Minister Harper announced...

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Reforestation Project Improves Habitat on Coquitlam River

MEDIA RELEASE – For Immediate Release November 7, 2012 Coquitlam, BC – Watershed Watch Salmon Society and the Kwikwetlem First Nation are proud to announce a significant reforestation project on the...

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Nine-year study confirms sea lice outbreaks on farms cause wild salmon...

MEDIA RELEASE – For Immediate Release November 14, 2012 Vancouver—Treating farm salmon with pesticides to control sea lice, well before wild juvenile pink salmon migrate past farms, has reduced lice...

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Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable kicks off watershed café series with...

November 16, 2012 Coquitlam, BC The Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable is pleased to kick off our watershed café series with international practitioner, author, educator and leader Michael Lewis. On...

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Four months after Cohen Final Report on Fraser River Sockeye – No passing...

Media Release February 25, 2013 “Cohen Report Card” launched On October 31, 2012, after 18 months of testimony and $26 million, the Cohen Commission’s Final Report “The Uncertain Future of the Fraser...

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Media Advisory: B.C. Supreme Court to hear Holmes Hydro Project lawsuit on...

Ecojustice, Watershed Watch Salmon Society and the David Suzuki Foundation will be available for interviews Wednesday, April 3 at 9 a.m. The groups will take questions about the lawsuit challenging the...

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Groups challenge the failure of B.C.’s environmental assessment office to do...

For Immediate Release Wed., April 3, 2013 Vancouver — Ecojustice, representing David Suzuki Foundation and Watershed Watch Salmon Society, is in court to ensure that the B.C. government conducts an...

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Government moving backwards? No positive action for wild salmon 6 months...

For Immediate Release May 13, 2013 On October 31st, 2012, the $26 million Cohen Inquiry Final Report, “The Uncertain Future of the Fraser River Sockeye” was released. It included 75 recommendations to...

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Ecojustice available to comment on Holmes Hydro judgment

May 17, 2013 VANCOUVER – The Holmes Hydro project will not have to undergo an environmental assessment, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled in a decision handed down today. Ecojustice, representing the David...

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Watershed Watch and Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable seeking feedback on...

Media Release May 28, 2013  Watershed Watch Salmon Society, a Coquitlam-based salmon conservation charity, is seeking feedback on ecosystem services and well-being in the Coquitlam watershed to promote...

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Skeena sockeye collapse: BC fisheries closed while Alaskans keep fishing

BC conservationists challenge Alaskans to put sustainability first Vancouver, July 17, 2013 – Skeena River sockeye salmon are returning in desperately low numbers this summer, causing concern among...

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New evidence shows thousands of unwanted salmon are needlessly killed when no...

NEWS RELEASE — For Immediate Release PDF of Release Vancouver (August 15, 2013) — Shocking video evidence released today shows that tens of thousands of wild salmon from depleted populations are being...

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DFO Response Misleads Public: Bows to Corporations

  For Immediate Release PDF of release Vancouver (August 16, 2013): The three conservation groups that publicly revealed the blatant waste of valuable salmon expected some “push back” from DFO but did...

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Media Release: Conservation groups say federal investigation is scapegoating...

MEDIA RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact for PDF of Release Vancouver (August 19, 2013) — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has announced they are investigating the fishermen shown in...

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Media Release: New evidence shows thousands of unwanted salmon are needlessly...

NEWS RELEASE — For Immediate Release PDF of Release Vancouver (August 15, 2013) — Shocking video evidence released today shows that tens of thousands of wild salmon from depleted populations are being...

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Media Advisory: Net impact—not possible to fish for pinks without harming...

Vancouver — The Pacific Salmon Commission estimates that 26 million pink salmon are returning to the Fraser River this year. While these pink salmon can be fished heavily without jeopardizing future...

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NEWS CONFERENCE—Government response still missing one year after sockeye...

          Media Advisory (PDF version of release) October 29, 2013 Location: Vancouver – Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings St., Segal Room, (room number 1400) Time: 10 am,...

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Media Release: Conservation Groups Object to Marine Stewardship Council’s...

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 WILD FISH CONSERVANCY PO Box 402 Duvall, WA 98019 Tel +1 425-788-1167 www.wildfishconservancy.org RAINCOAST CONSERVATION FOUNDATION PO...

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Media Release: One year after $26 million sockeye inquiry ended and still no...

Media Release October 30, 2013 Vancouver—A press conference today marked a full year since Justice Bruce Cohen released the Final Report of the $26M “Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye...

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Press Conference: Hazardous waste recycling facility given green light on...

MEDIA ADVISORY December 13, 2013 Chilliwack — On Tuesday December 17th, 2013 at 11:00am community partners are gathering at 7730 Old Orchard Rd, Chilliwack. The partners will formally state their...

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