Watershed Watch in the news
January
The Tunnel of Poop
Sandra Bartlett, National Observer, January 7, 2026
Recreational Fishery Groups Upset about Plan to Change Salmon Allocations
Amanda Follett Hosgood, The Tyee, January 22, 2026
Mowi loses appeal over Discovery Islands aquaculture ban
Robin Grant, Westerly News, January 29, 2026
Interdiction de la salmoniculture autour des îles Discovery confirmée, et maintenant?
Mélinda Trochu, Radio Canada, January 30 2026
Appeal court ruling backs Discovery Islands salmon farm closures
Rochelle Baker, National Observer, January 30, 2026
’Na̱mg̱is, Stó:lō and allied First Nations applaud court ruling on removal of open-net salmon farms
Sage Daniels, My Campbell River Now, January 30, 2026
February
Mowi loses bid to overturn Discovery Islands salmon-farm closures, appeal court rules
Jeff Lawrence, Chek News, February 1, 2026
Appeal court ruling backs Discovery Islands salmon farm closures
Rochelle Baker, Penticton Herald, February 4, 2026
Interior Fraser Steelhead Populations on the Edge of Oblivion
Aaron Hill, The Osprey, February 28, 2026
March
Opinion: B.C.’s budget gamble: Invest now in flood prevention or pay much more later Tyrone McNeil and Lina Azeez, The Vancouver Sun, March 3, 2026
April
Federal government puts out $412.9 million to renew the Pacific Salmon Initiative
Chuck Chiang, Canadian Press | CBC, April 7, 2026
Why are you mostly being sold Alaska-caught salmon in British Columbia?
Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, The Narwhal, April 8, 2026
Average B.C. snowpack of 92% masks ‘strong regional divide,’ says provincial bulletin
The Canadian Press, CBC, April 9, 2026
The low snow cover poses a risk of drought in some areas of BC.
Radio Canada, April 10, 2026
Ottawa’s renewed salmon funding spawns both hope and skepticism
Sonal Gupta, National Observer, April 14, 2026
Opinion: When will Ottawa act to remove salmon-killing chemical from vehicle tires?
Peter Ross, Lina Azeez, Lindsay Beck, Vancouver Sun, April 16, 2026
Vancouver Island’s low snowpack likely to affect salmon populations: researchers
Akshay Kulkarni, April 22, 2026, CBC News
Dry April for South Island leading into warmer, drier summer
Mary Griffin, April 30, 2026, Chek News
May
Foreign Industry Groups Are Pushing to Kill BC Salmon Farm Ban
Sarah Cox, May 6, 2026, The Tyee
June
Salmon watchdogs claim DFO is cutting back on monitoring
Paul Johnson, Global News, June 5, 2026
Experts sound alarm as B.C. faces intense heat, drought this summer
Sonia Aslam, June 17, 2026, City News
New hydro dam proposals reopen old wounds in Northern BC
Sonal Gupta, June 17, 2026, National Observer
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† Indicates stories on studies by researchers whose work is co-sponsored by Watershed Watch.
