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Fish farmers have no trouble with site freeze No new fish farms for Discovery Islands until 2020 PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Fish far m opponents are applauding Friday’s announcement that puts a freeze on any new farms in the Discovery Islands until 2020, but an industry spokesperson says the move will have little impact on current operations. “We support more research in Discovery Islands area and are confident it will only continue to prove what we’ve seen to date – no impact of our farms on wild salmon,” said Mary Ellen Walling, executive director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association. Walling said salmon farmers support the recommendations set out by the Cohen Commission into the Decline of Fraser River Sockeye, and did so last November. Friday’s announcement to halt any new farms in the Discovery Islands, located northeast of Campbell River, just reinforces Cohen’s recommendations, she added. “We recognize the importance
of working to resolve any outstanding questions,” said Walling. “We are participating in research being done by Genome BC and other research projects to further understand wild and aquaculture fish health. “Our fish have been shown to be very healthy and as Justice Cohen recognized we have excellent data to support this.” The largest operator of fish farms in the Discovery Islands group is Marine Harvest Canada. According to site maps on the association’s website, Marine Harvest has 18 fish farm leases scattered through the Islands while Mainstream Canada has three. Fish far m opponents such as Alexander Morton and the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform are applauding the government’s announcement, but say it does’t go far enough. “Although we applaud the decision to cease issuing new tenures in this important area, the wild salmon remain at risk from the farms that are currently operating there,” said John Werring of the David Suzuki Foundation. “We continue to call on the province to rescind these tenures and support the transition of these farms to land-based closed containment facilities which would Continued on A2
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Getting the message out The 17th annual Walk Away From Racism wound its way around downtown Saturday after dancers and speeches inside the Community Centre kicked it off. See page A3 for more pictures.
Resident raises cell phone static KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
A Campbell River woman, concerned about the potential health effects of a proposed cell phone tower in Willow Point Park, is knocking on doors warning nearby residents. Nan Latchford is trying to raise awareness and is circulating a petition to stop Telus’ plans for a 30-metre high tower in the park near the bocce ball court, in an area where cedar chips are piled up.
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Latchford said her main concern is the radiation that people, particularly children playing in the park, could be exposed to. “It’s an increase in pollution – in electromagnetic frequency (EMF) and radio frequency (RF) pollution. We are adding more and more to our environment and it has an accumulative effect,” Latchford said. “The worst in my mind is that you don’t see it, you can’t smell it, you can’t touch it but there’s nowhere to hide. There is no proof that there are safe levels of exposure to EMF and RF Continued on A2
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