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Thousands of salmon fry released in B.C. river to restore populations devastated by Big Bar landslide cbc.ca 1 day ago CBC/Radio-Canada © Provided by cbc.ca Approximately 13,600 chinook salmon fry were released into B.C.'s Morkill River, a tributary of the Fraser, on Monday. Thousands of salmon fry have been released in a river west of Prince George, B.C., in the hope they will help restore the salmon population devastated by the Big Bar landslide. Monday's effort is part of an ongoing release of 101,000 chinook salmon fry that Fisheries and Oceans Canada says will avoid...

High streamflow advisory continues for Prince George area SHARE ON: B.C River Forecast Centre A high streamflow advisory continues for Upper Fraser and Peace tributaries in Prince George and Mackenzie, according to the B.C. River Forecast Centre. The warning is also in effect for areas around Bear Lake, Aleza Lake, Giscome, the Cottonwood River, Chilako River, Salmon River, Willow River and Pack River as well as tributaries around Quesnel and Williams Lake. A combination of warmer overnight temperatures and rainfall have increased snowmelt rates, the warning says. The public is advised to st...

A significant landslide occurred at the remote canyon location on June 23, 2019. About 110,000 cubic metres of rocky debris — enough to fill about 45 Olympic-sized swimming pools — fell into the river. It created a five-metre-tall waterfall barrier that prevented migrating salmon from moving beyond the landslide to reach their spawning grounds deeper in the BC interior. There have been major impacts to the reproductive cycle of several key Upper Fraser salmon populations. Kiewit was previously contracted to perform the first mitigation efforts beginning late 2019 and into 2020 at a cost o...

Braden Fastier/Stuff West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor, left, tours the Matiri hydro scheme powerhouse with Pioneer Energy chief executive Fraser Jonker which included a look at the 4.8MW Francis turbine. West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O’Connor, who officiated at Friday's opening, described the Matiri scheme as an example of an outcome “we need across the world – that's renewable energy”. A run-of-the-river scheme, such as Matiri, was “about as good as it gets”. “Yes, there may be some impact but it can be mitigated and what they've done here is amazing,” O’Connor said. �...