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By\u00a0Nora O’Malley,\u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a0By using the waste of Koi fish to grow fresh produce, Vancouver Island University (VIU) engineering student Jayden Corbeil (Iversen) is hoping to improve food supply issues in remote communities with an open-source aquaponics project. A collaboration with the Ha\u00ed\u026bzaqv Climate Action Team from Bella Bella in the central coast of B.C., the Hesquiaht member\u2019s capstone project looks at manufacturing a small-scale, semi-automated aquaponics system. The project will be placed in a classroom at the Bella Bella Community School. Ha\u00ed\u026bzaqv Climate Action Team hopes to eventually upscale Corbeil\u2019s proof-of-concept aquaponics system to a larger unit to increase food security for their region. \u201cThe big goal is to remove reliance on external suppliers,\u201d said Corbeil, the 2019 Alberni District Secondary School Valedictorian. \u201cI don\u2019t want people… <\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Nora O’Malley,\u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a0By using the waste of Koi fish to grow fresh produce, Vancouver Island University (VIU) engineering student Jayden Corbeil (Iversen) is hoping to improve food supply issues in remote communities with an open-source aquaponics project. A collaboration with the Ha\u00ed\u026bzaqv Climate Action Team from Bella Bella in the central coast of B.C., the Hesquiaht member\u2019s capstone project looks at manufacturing a small-scale, semi-automated aquaponics system. The project will be placed in a classroom at the Bella Bella Community School. Ha\u00ed\u026bzaqv Climate Action Team hopes to eventually upscale Corbeil\u2019s proof-of-concept aquaponics system to a larger unit to increase food security for their region. \u201cThe big goal is to remove reliance on external suppliers,\u201d said Corbeil, the 2019 Alberni District Secondary School Valedictorian. \u201cI don\u2019t want people... <\/p>\n

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