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Hundreds of B.C. spot prawn harvesters might soon be out of a job thanks to a recent decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) that makes selling spot prawns frozen at sea illegal. Freezing prawns in tubs of salt water is a long-standing practice in the province’s $45-million spot prawn fishery and is vital to local sales. It has recently taken on even more importance since the pandemic started, as many harvesters — most of them working from small boats — aim to sell more of their catch locally after international markets crashed last year. “We saw a real expansion of local sales ...

Brenna Boyle is Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s assistant terminal manager at the Westview terminal in Prince Rupert, B.C. Initially attracted to the industry because of the sustainability of wood pellets, she is now coordinating vessel and rail operations, overseeing a crew of 10-13 men. Canadian Biomass: What was your career path that led you to the wood pellet industry? I have a Bachelor’s of Science in Geography from the University of Northern British Columbia, this degree led me to work in the environmental field. Knowing that I wanted to be in northwest B.C., I headed back to Prince Rup...

Listen to the story. Forests cover about 80% of the Maritime Provinces of eastern Canada. Around half of that land is owned by smallholders. Credit: Share When Patricia Amero walks around the Acadian forests of eastern Canada where she lives, she sees more than the potential for timber sales.  As the general manager of the Western Woodlot Services Cooperative, Amero helps landowners in the Maritime Provinces decide where and when to cut trees to sell for timber — and how to make their forests healthier and more productive. To make income off forested land, clear-cutting it is one o...

  TORONTO -- Getting Indigenous students into the corporate world and “bridging the gap” between academia and businesses is paramount, says Candice Loring of non-profit organization Mitacs. Mitacs was created in 1999 and works with 70 universities and 6,000 companies, and both federal and provincial governments to build partnerships and social innovation in Canada. Loring, who is a member of the Gitwangak Band of Gitxsan Nation, is the first Indigenous person to be hired at Mitacs. She helped launch an initiative to link Indigenous-owned businesses and organizations with Indigenous ...

He's not the only one to take up Berwick's offer. A representative from Equilibrium Engineering — the N.S.-based energy firm who partnered with Berwick's Green Energy Program — told What on Earth the firm completed 27 residential retrofits before the program was merged into a bigger one encompassing other Nova Scotia municipalities. Efforts need to 'triple' or more: expert Getting the up-front costs covered made the difference for Manning's efforts to lower his household's carbon footprint — but that kind of help isn't available everywhere. "Most Canadian provinces are lagging behin...