by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | Clayoquot Salmon Festival, General News
The 2019 Clayoquot Salmon Festival was a huge success with over 1,000 people participating in 14 events over 9 days of the Festival from August 30th to September 7th! This year’s Festival events included some incredible partnerships: the Mackenzie Beach Clean Up with...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | Defend Wild Salmon
Canada’s federal election of 2019 marked a turn in the tide for protecting wild salmon. The Liberals, NDP, and Greens, all pledged to transition open net salmon farms on the B.C. coast to closed containment systems. Collectively these political parties can hold the...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
By Tribal Parks Allies On November 21st, we celebrated the first anniversary of the Tribal Parks Allies Certification Standard. For 35 years, Clayoquot Sound has inspired the world as a case study of successful environmental stewardship and an example of what can be...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
If proposed legislation passes, British Columbia will become the first province in Canada to enact the internationally recognized standards of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (U.N. Declaration) into provincial law. Over time as laws...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, FOCS in the Media, General News
Friends of Clayoquot Sound was established in Tofino in 1979 in response to the logging activity on nearby Meares Island. The small group of activists set their sights on protecting Clayoquot Sound’s ancient temperate rainforest as a globally rare ecosystem. In 1984,...
