Province Living in Two Salmon Seasons at Once

 Fraser sockeye collapse under climate pressure while WCVI Chinook and Barkley Sound sockeye quietly outperform expectations

 The British Columbia coast is living two salmon seasons at once, and the split is so sharp you can feel it in the air. Same ocean, same boats, same tide lines — but depending on where you stand, 2026 either looks like the beginning of a long decline or a brief, improbable reprieve.

Bute Inlet Hydro: Two Eras, Means Two Different British Columbias

BC HYDRO collision with Homalco and Tsilhqot’in First Nations?

BC Hydro ambition and shifting power suggests land outlives the arc of progress

I’ve been writing about First Nations economic development in the Bute–Toba corridor long enough to recognize when the province is trying to recycle an old idea inside a new package. Fifteen years ago, I was writing about the Toba–Montrose run‑of‑river buildout — a $600‑million exercise in clean‑energy optimism where corporate contractors, coastal Nations, and the province were rowing in the same direction. The projects were small enough to fit inside a valley without flooding, and the politics were modest enough that “partnership” sounded like a workable concept.