Big Bar Landslide
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Salmon getting through Big Bar slide area prompts excitement in Indigenous communitiesSome 280,000 salmon have already been counted above the Big Bar slide site north of Lillooet -- a contrast from three years ago when barely 100 salmon were counted.EnvironmentAug 12, 2022
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Improved fishway, lower river flow raise salmon migration hopes at B.C. rock slideThe future concern is ensuring the area allows salmon to continue to pass through every year, including those seasons with high water levelsEnvironmentJun 23, 2021
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Salmon expected to start arriving soon at Fraser River landslide: DFOFeds say parts of the 'salmon cannon' have arrived at the Big Bar landslide.EnvironmentMay 25, 2020
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Plans underway for ‘salmon cannon’ to help fish clear B.C. landslideThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans says plans are underway for a pneumatic fish pump to help fish migrate past the Big Bar landslide.EnvironmentApr 27, 2020
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‘Steady progress’ as crews prepare to clear Big Bar landslide despite weather: DFOThe DFO says blasting work will commence "shortly," and are working to ensure that blasting has the "lowest possible impact to fish and fish habitat."Feb 14, 2020
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Contract awarded for crucial winter work to restore slide-impacted Fraser RiverMinister of Fisheries and Oceans Bernadette Jordan said construction aimed at re-establishing a fish passage through the section of the river will "start shortly."Jan 13, 2020
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‘High risk’ many salmon species threatened by Big Bar landslide won’t be rescued, DFO saysOfficials said water levels are beginning to drop in the Fraser River, presenting the only opportunity for crews to remove tonnes of rock blocking a critical migration route.Dec 5, 2019
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B.C. salmon runs face ‘meaningful chance of extinction’ due to Big Bar landslide: officialsScientists are warning some salmon runs in B.C.'s Fraser River could disappear completely as a landslide that came down a year ago continues to block a critical fish migration route.Nov 29, 2019
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12,000 salmon have now cleared Big Bar landslide under their own power: officialsAn additional 44,000 fish have been flown over the obstruction by helicopter.Aug 28, 2019
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