Documents
The work of Salt Spring residents, First Nations groups,
environmental organizations, and a host of others is ongoing
as we continue to oppose industrialisation of Walker Hook
and in particular the use of Walker Hooks fragile ecosystem
to dispose of fish hatchery effluent. Opposition has taken
many forms, ranging from an Environmental Appeal to letters
written by concerned community members. Below is a small sample
of some of the relevant documents that have been generated
since the hatchery development at Walker Hook was first proposed
in 2002. Please check back, as we will be adding documents
to this list.
Note:
Some of these links point to files that require Acrobat Reader
or to external sources.
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Government
Documents
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| Letter
to Sablefin Hatcheries Ltd. from Ministry of Sustainable
Resource Management Denying Site Alteration Permit,
January 2005 |
| Environmental
Appeal Board Decision, November 2004
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| Sablefin
Hatcheries Ltd: Potential Impacts of Hatchery Effluent
on Eelgrass Bed, UBC Fisheries Centre Report, November
2004
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| Letter
to Premier Campbell from Governor Murkowski (Alaska) expressing
concern for potential dangers of sablefish farming,
October 2004
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| Letter
from McDonald & Co., Barristers & Solicitor to Ministry
of Water, Land & Air Protection, September 2004
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| Letter
from Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management responding
to request by Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group to investigate
unauthorized disturbance, January 2004 |
| Letter
from Peggy Ward, Canadian Wildlife Service to Woodward
& Company, June 2003
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| Letter
from Salt Spring Island Trustees to Ministry of Transportation
and Highways, March 2003
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| The
Leggat Inquiry into Salmon Farming in British Columbia,
2001 |
| First
Nations |
| Letter
from Penelakut Elders to Sablefin Hatcheries,
April 2006 |
| Letter
from Sablefin Hatcheries Ltd. to Penelakut Elders,
March 2006 |
| Letter
from Penelakut Elders to SSIRRLU, July 2005 |
| Letter
from the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group to the Ministry of
Water, Land and Air Protection, December 2004.
Permission pending
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| Despite
rulings, government still disrespects first nations,
Vancouver Sun, November 2004 |
| Letter
to Islands Trust - Salt Spring Island from Chief Earl
Jack, Penelakut First Nation, October 2004 |
| To
Preserve and Protect the Archaeological Heritage of the
Southern Gulf Islands, Eric McLay, The Midden, Vol.
36, No. 3/4, 2004 |
| Letter
from the The Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group to Ministry of
Sustainable Resource Management, March 2004
Permission pending |
| Letter
from Kimberly Kornbacher, MA to Ministry of Sustainable
Resource Management,
March 2004
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| Archaeological
Opinion from Kimberly Kornbacher, MA to Woodward &
Company,
February 2004
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| Fighting
to save sacred ground,
editorial, Vancouver Sun, January 2004 |
| Opinion
from Morley Eldridge, MA, RPCA to Woodward & Company,
January 2004 |
| Community
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| Letter
from SSIRRLU to Ministry of Environment, November
2006 |
| Sample
of Opposition Letters from Salt Spring Island Residents
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| Letter
from Maxwell's to Letter to Ministry of Water, Land &
Air Protection, December 2004
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| Letter
from Dr. Tara Martin, University of Queensland to the
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, October
2004 |
| Islands
Trust Council gives Community Stewardship Award to SSIRRLU,
October 2004 |
| Rare
and special places not protected by government, Driftwood,
October 2003 |
| Letter
to Donna Martin from Ministry of Environment,
September 2003 |
| Relevant
Section of SSI Official Community Plan |
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Aquaculture |
| Dying
fish had twice the sea lice. SFU study: 'One more solid
piece of evidence' that lice from farms kills salmon.
Research links listless, dying salmon to ... Vancouver
Sun, January 16, 2006. |
| Keep
Clayoquot Wild! Friends of Clayoquot Sound, E-News,
August 9, 2005 |
| Corporate
Control Of Our Coast - Big Three in B.C, Coastal Alliance
for Aquaculture Reform, E-News, July 29, 2005 |
| Future
seascapes, fishing, and fish farming, Frontiers in
Ecology and the Environment 2005
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| Report
Throws Cold Water on Next Hot Thing in Aquaculture: Sablefish,
UBC Public Affairs Media Release, May 2005 |
| Ecological
and Economic Impact Assessment of Sablefish Aquaculture
in British Columbia, Fisheries Centre Research Report,
Vol. 13, No. 3, 2005 |
| Uncharted
Waters Salt Spring Residents express concern over sablefish
hatchery on archaeological site. Monday Magazine,
December 2004 |
| Spawning
Controversy: Opponents Of Proposed Sablefish Farms Charge
That Disease And Parasites Will Devastate Wild Stocks.
Sound Familiar? The Georgia Strait, December 2004 |
| Mad
cow at sea? Canadian Sablefish Association, press
release, November 2004 |
| Murkowski
asks Canada to halt Black Cod Farming Efforts until Environmental
Studies are Conducted, Finished, Press Release of
Alaska Senator Murkowski, August 2004 |
| British
Columbia: Greenpeace Leads International Fish Farm Protest
In Broughton Archipelago, AQUANEWS, July 2004 |
| Hot
Summer for Fish Farming, Strait Talk, November 2003 |
| Black
cod farming alarms fishermen - Juneau Empire State
News, July 2003 |
| Council's
Input Needed - Sablefish in Danger, press release,
July 2003 |
| The
Leggat Inquiry into Salmon Farming in British Columbia,
2001 |
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