Fraser River

• ATV activity near critical Fraser River fish habitat alarms conservationists

  Biologists say Gill Bar, a popular site for ATV recreation, is also a critical 'nursery' for fish, including threatened Chinook salmon.

  Environment

  Feb 7
• Fate of 2 people in aircraft last seen over Fraser River in June remains unknown

  The Transporation Safety Board said in a report Thursday that the Cessna 172M aircraft was conducting a local training flight from Boundary Bay Airport.

  Investigations

  Jan 7
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• Study says $33 per person yearly could save 40 species in Saint John River watershed

  The nine groups of species identified included birds, fish, insects, trees and plants, ranging from American eels to cobblestone beetles to black foam lichen.

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2020
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• It’s not too late to save 102 endangered Fraser River species, according to UBC study

  Researchers say the species face 'functional extinction,' but could be saved at the cost of $6 per day for each resident of the Lower Mainland.

  Environment

  Nov 27, 2020
• ‘I’m never going to hold my sister again’: Chilliwack teens mourned after fatal crash

  Family members of Ruby Kingma say she "lit up every single room that she walked into with her joy."

  Oct 12, 2020
• 2 teens dead, man in critical condition after vehicle plunges into Fraser River in Chilliwack

  Chilliwack RCMP are investigating whether speed or alcohol may have been factors in a crash that killed two teens and sent a 21-year-old male to hospital in critical condition Saturday night.

  Oct 11, 2020
• First Nations call for halt to B.C. salmon fishery amid historic sockeye ‘collapse’

  "It's not only about our people, it's about all British Columbians and Canadians," said Robert Phillips with the First Nations Summit.

  Environment

  Aug 19, 2020
• UBC loses appeal over ammonia dump in Vancouver creek that killed fish

  The University of British Columbia has lost an appeal of a hefty fine and conviction over an ammonia release that ended up in a fish-bearing streaming.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2020
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• B.C. plane’s altitude 60 metres when it went missing in June: TSB

  The TSB says the Cessna 172M aircraft was travelling east at an airspeed of about 150 kilometres an hour when it disappeared from radar over the Fraser River near Maple Ridge in the afternoon of June 6.

  Investigations

  Jul 8, 2020
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• Man who drowned in B.C.’s Fraser River was former UBC football player

  Just before noon Monday, a body was recovered from the Fraser River in the area.

  News

  Jul 6, 2020