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Escoumins River
January 4, 2014 - There are times when an obstacle can turn into an opportunity. That’s not usually the case when a dam blocks access to what were once fertile salmon grounds, except if...
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Volunteer profile – Robert Chiasson
January 4, 2014 - Meet Robert Chiasson, the chair of the NB Advisory Committee. Chiasson said he was interested in the ASCF right from the beginning. “The establishment of the trust fund was great...
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Sparking the imagination
December 4, 2013 - The Sackville Rivers Association (SRA) has spent the past 25 years repairing the damage from centuries of human activity in the Sackville Rivers watershed. “A lot of people feel we’re...
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Volunteer profile: Chief Calvin Francis
December 4, 2013 - Meet Calvin Francis, a member of the NL Advisory Committee. Chief Francis has been chief of the Gander Bay Indian Band Council for more than 30 years. He has also...
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Bristol Creek
November 4, 2013 - When the Morell River Management Coop’s Project Coordinator Becky Petersen headed out last summer to do a habitat assessment of Bristol Creek on Prince Edward Island, she left the usual...
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Volunteer profile: François Caron
November 4, 2013 - Meet François Caron; he’s a member of the Central Advisory Committee and is based in Quebec. Caron has been interested in nature, wildlife, and fish since he was a child....
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“Island Rivers Worth Protecting” campaign
October 4, 2013 - Conservation group adds even more funds to grant pool supported by PEILCC’s “Island Rivers Worth Protecting” campaign Fredericton, NB – “Organizations working to re-establish and preserve wild Atlantic salmon habitat...