by LaurenEBS | Aug 23, 2024 | Fisheries
More than 50 years after the Gitanyow first raised concerns over the diminishing Kitwanga sockeye salmon population and halted harvest of the vulnerable species, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is building a hatchery to be operated by the nation. The Gitanyow and...
by LaurenEBS | Aug 20, 2024 | Fisheries
Gitanyow Lax’yip, August 20, 2024: Pacific salmon are under threat due to climate change, habitat degradation and other pressures. In British Columbia, some endangered and at-risk populations have dropped dramatically and could be at risk of disappearing completely....
by LaurenEBS | Aug 9, 2024 | Fisheries
Gitanyow Fisheries Authority and Skeena Fisheries Commission Deploy Custom BioSonics Scientific Sonar System In May 2024, a BioSonics scientific sonar system was deployed in the Meziadin River, British Columbia, for Gitanyow Fisheries Authority in collaboration with...
by LaurenEBS | Apr 2, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, PRGT pipeline
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Call For Immediate Action Gitanyow Lax’yip, April 2, 2024: In a bid to ensure thorough consideration of environmental impacts and uphold Indigenous rights, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs (GHC) have commissioned an expert report...
by LaurenEBS | Mar 18, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, PRGT pipeline
Naxginkw, Tara Marsden, Wilp Sustainability Director for the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs speaks with CBC Daybreak North about concerns with the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project and the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline. The LNG terminal is inextricably...
by LaurenEBS | Mar 14, 2024 | Climate, Fisheries, Ksi Lisims LNG Project, LNG Development
Gitanyow Lax’yip, March 14, 2024: Premier Eby’s push for the expansion of LNG development directly contradicts his promises on climate action, exacerbating the very crisis he claims to combat. The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs (GHC) condemn the Premier’s hypocrisy...
