By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa Barkley Sound, B.C. – Thornton Creek Hatchery manager Dave Hurwitz is piping mad. This fall, Hurwitz witnessed a crew from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) shut down a salmon enhancement project at Salmon Creek in Barkley Sound during a critical time in the chum river-run. Instead of completing the job, he said DFO left a migratory barrier at the site – and a lot of unanswered questions. “How could they leave this stream to die on the operating table? What was the showstopper? I’d like to know,” Hurwitz cussed. A couple years ago on October 19, 2024, Hurwitz said a “catastrophic” rainfall event caused the fish ladder to fail at Salmon Creek, a spot in Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ territory known as…
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