Opposing sides in British Columbia’s fractious battle over coastal open net-pen salmon farming are in Ottawa casting for support to either phase out the industry or throw it a life line.
Representatives of B.C. Indigenous nations who support the federal government’s plan to close the industry in five years met with Liberal government officials, while supporters who include other First Nations released a report Thursday citing massive economic fallout and job losses if the marine farms are closed.
The report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association said the proposed federal ban on open net-pen salmon farms in B.C. coastal waters will cost taxpayers billions and seriously impact
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