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Sunday, August 9, 2026

Proposed Salmon Farm in the Outaouais Set for Public Consultations

$418-million project would be built on 5.6-hectares on land alongside the Ottawa River at 51 chemin Industriel Nord. The salmon farm would be capable of producing an average of 2.8-million salmon per year.
A $418-million proposed fish farm in Quebec’s Pontiac region could produce nearly 3 million salmon per year. CTV’s Dylan Dyson reports.

Thursday, July 30, 2026

BC Forestry’s Unravelling: Mill Closures, Fibre Shortages, and a Restoration Sector Running Out of Forest to Restore

MIF Students Support Indigenous-led Restoration of the Ashnola Watershed | UBC Forestry ...
WFCA warns that BC’s forest restoration economy being hollowed out from the inside

Mills fall across the province—from Crofton to Prince George

As mills fall across the province—from Crofton and 100 Mile House (Dec 2025) to Prince George (Summer 2026)—the WFCA warns that BC’s forest restoration economy is being hollowed out from the inside.

British Columbia’s forestry sector is experiencing a collapse so broad and persistent that calling it a “downturn” feels like an act of optimism. Mill closures are now appearing in every region: Vancouver Island, the Interior, and the North. Each shutdown is another domino falling, and the chain reaction is beginning to threaten not just manufacturing, but the businesses responsible for restoring BC’s forests.


Thursday, July 23, 2026

A Brief History of the Canadian Booze Apocalypse of 2026

An omniscient lament for a governing class undone by its own happy‑hour hysteria



A report on Canada’s dystopian alcohol panic, the haunting threats of politicians lurching through the crisis affecting almost no one 

This report today is not for the weak at heart. We take a forensic look at the dystopian  Canadian Booze Apocalypse of 2026, a horrific event descended from our political class without needing access to actual Canadian opinion on the magnitude of the crisis.  

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BC First Nations 3D Video Home Inspection Pilots Demonstrate Lower Building Costs

Remote Site Building with  3DRBI  in Partnership with FNNBOA 3D Camera-Based 'Virtual Visual Inspections' Reduce Construction Costs ...

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