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Kwikwetlem First Nation releases thousands of salmon in decades long effort to revive sockeye

At the end of June 2025, Kwikwetlem First Nation released its first hatchery-raised salmon into the Coquitlam Watershed, marking a historic moment for the nation. “Having the elders present to participate was a really wonderful moment,” Rodney Lee, Kwikwetlem’s coordinator of fisheries and the hatchery, told the Dispatch. “And then being able to have Kwikwetlem […]

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