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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN17-11: Peace Fish Habitats, Stocks to Get Financial Boost

Recent ItemsĀ – 2000

Sept. 6, 2000

DAWSON CREEK — Fisheries Renewal BC will invest $23,000 to begin restoring fish habitat and enhancing stocks in the Peace-Liard region.

The Crown corporation will provide the funding to assist with the initial organization of a partnership group that will deliver its salmonid renewal program in the Peace-Liard region.

“With the recent oil spill disaster in the Pine River, it appears there is an urgent need for community groups, local government and First Nations to join forces in protecting and managing community watersheds over the long term,” said Reg Whiten of the Boreal Centre for Conservation Enterprise, who is helping organize the new partnership group.

“Fisheries Renewal BC investments are helping local people rebuild the fishery in other parts of the province, and now that program will be extended here,” said Corky Evans, minister of agriculture, food and fisheries, in a news release.

Province-wide, the salmonid renewal program has a budget of $10.4 million for 2000-2001.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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