B.C. Premier John Horgan has warned Ottawa that dozens of coastal communities, which rely on aquaculture, face dire economic consequences if it does not renew 79 expiring salmon farming licences.
“Regrettably there is widespread concern in coastal communities that your government is poised to make a decision in coming days that will eliminate many if not all salmon farming licences,” said Horgan, in the letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, that was released to SeaWestNews.
“If true, this action would eliminate hundreds of jobs at a stroke and undermine the economy of dozens of coastal communities,” read the letter. According to a recently released report, British Columbia’s indigenous and non-Indigenous coastal communities will lose more than 4,700 jobs and $1.2 billion in economic activity annually, if the 79 salmon farming licences are not renewed…