by LaurieGHC | Aug 31, 2026 | Fisheries
News Release August 31, 2026 The Government of Canada, represented by the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, joined representatives from the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs to sign a 10-year Incremental Fisheries Reconciliation Agreement at the Gitanyow...
by LaurieGHC | Aug 27, 2026 | Fisheries
Listen to the CFNR radio interview with Joel Starlund. Construction is moving ahead on a new hatchery in Gitanyow territory aimed at helping rebuild the struggling Kitwanga River sockeye population. The Government of Canada announced Tuesday that a construction...
by LaurieGHC | Aug 25, 2026 | Fisheries
News Release August 25, 2026 Gitanyow, British Columbia – Hatcheries play a vital role in efforts to conserve and rebuild vulnerable Pacific salmon populations while strengthening the social, cultural, and economic fabric of the communities they serve. Today, the...
by LaurieGHC | Aug 25, 2026 | Fisheries
Feds have announced $53M in contracts for hatcheries in Prince George, Gitanyow and Tŝilhqot’in territory Up to one million more salmon will be released into B.C. waters every year thanks to a trio of new hatcheries being built along the Fraser and Skeena...
by LaurieGHC | Aug 25, 2026 | Fisheries
The Federal Government, in partnership with local First Nations, has announced funding for three new pacific salmon hatcheries throughout northern and central British Columbia. One of these new hatcheries will be located in Prince George along the Nechako River,...
