This summer's Fraser sockeye run could be "the largest return since 1913," according to the Fraser River Panel. Read more…

Biologist Alexandra Morton has applied for Broughton Archipelago salmon-feedlot licences “to return them to their natural state to grow wild fish to the much greater benefit of British Columbians and the B.C. economy.” Read more…

A farmer who was arrested during Monday's prison farm protest in Kingston, Ontario, says he and others intend to start a milk co-op with some of the cows auctioned off from the Frontenac Institution dairy herd. Read more…

Provincial transportation projects -- including the South Fraser Perimeter Road -- have caused the greatest reduction in farmable land in the Metro Vancouver region since 2000, according to a new report. Read more…

Advocates are planning an October "Paddle for Wild Salmon" down the Fraser River, according to a post on the Salmon Are Sacred website. The event is timed to coincide with the start of the Cohen Commission inquiry into the 2009 collapse of the Fraser River sockeye run. Read more…

The last remaining cattle from one of Canada's last remaining prison farms were shipped away to auction today, despite the efforts of hundreds who showed up to protest the move. Read more…

The Pacific Salmon Commission's Fraser River Panel is predicting that an important B.C. salmon run will be almost twice as large as expected. Read more…

Tomorrow evening Vancouver City Council will consider a package of zoning changes, bylaw amendments and policy guidelines that would make it much easier, and cheaper, to organize and participate in farmers’ markets throughout the city. Read more…

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has named Vancouver one of the most vegetarian- and vegan-friendly cities in North America. Read more…

The evidentiary hearings for a federal inquiry into declining Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks have been delayed for at least one month, as the federal government has yet to disclose key documents to the commission council. Read more…

Chilliwack officials were encouraged to see municipal and provincial laws as mere guidelines while John Les was mayor, according to a special prosecutor's report released today. Read more…

Tory MP John Cummins (Delta-Richmond East) is questioning the objectivity of some of the scientists working with the Cohen Inquiry to identify the causes of the 2009 sockeye crash. Read more…

The key to their success is maintaining a diverse "portfolio" of salmon populations by protecting habitat. Read more…

Biologist Alexandra Morton today released information showing that fish farms tried as early as 1995 to keep outbreaks of sea lice -- and the use of drugs against them -- secret from the public. Read more…

Biologist Alexandra Morton attracted a crowd to downtown Victoria Saturday at the culmination of her walk from Sointula in support of wild salmon and against fish farms, but just how big depends on which news organization you turn to. Read more…

Environment Minister Barry Penner warns that below-average snowpacks could mean serious water shortages in most of B.C. this summer. Meanwhile, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says all of North America had the lowest April snow cover since record-keeping began in 1966. Read more…

Federal NDP fisheries critic Fin Donnelly introduced a bill today that would require all of B.C.'s fish farm operators to move to closed containment systems, a move he says is essential to protect wild salmon. Read more…

The Agricultural Land Commission found the city of Chilliwack broke the rules for subdividing farm land 66 times between 1991 and 2009. Read more…

Alexandra Morton's walk to Victoria is now in its fifth day, after a send-off from Sointula and a ceremony with the Namgis nation in Port McNeill. Read more…

Salmon scientist Alexandra Morton has brought the Department of Justice on side to prosecute Marine Harvest, the largest Norwegian fish-farm company, for unlawful possession of wild salmon. Read more…