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PRV (Piscine Reovirus) Facts
Wed, 2013-05-08
In light of recent news, we felt it was appropriate to post a question-and-answer on our website about piscine reovirus.
The BC Salmon Farmers Association fact sheet can be read here.
Dead whale found north of Tofino
Wed, 2013-03-27
We were all shaken and saddened when we discovered a dead humpback whale at our Ross Pass farm this morning.
Our farmers and managers have decades of experience in salmon farming, and no one has ever experienced an incident like this before.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) was notified and fisheries officers attended the site immediately. With the help of an independent expert from Strawberry...
Congratulations to Positive Aquaculture Awareness award winners
Mon, 2013-02-25
Mainstream Canada took home two trophies from the Positive Aquaculture Awareness 2013 awards this past weekend.
Congratulations to Mainstream Canada employees who Dave Samson, who won the "Outstanding Contributor to Our Communities" award, and Grant Warkentin, who won the "Rookie of the Year" award. We are very proud of both of you!
Congratulations as well as to the Mainstream employees...
Mainstream Canada first two-star BAP certified salmon farm company in BC
Fri, 2012-12-07
Mainstream Canada is the first salmon farming company in BC to achieve two-star BAP certification for farming and processing.
Read the full press release here.
Mainstream comments on Cohen report
Fri, 2012-11-02
After spending several days reviewing the report, Mainstream Canada has published a press release commenting on the Cohen Commission report.
The full release is available here.
Mainstream Canada files appeal in defamation case
Mon, 2012-10-15
Mainstream Canada today announced it has filed an appeal of a Supreme Court of BC decision in its defamation claim against anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford.
For more details, read the full press release here.
Activist claims found to be defamatory, malicious
Fri, 2012-09-28
A decision was delivered today in the defamation trial brought by Mainstream Canada against an anti-salmon farm activist.
Click here to read the full press release.
Once again, FOCS gets its facts wrong
Fri, 2012-08-24
The Friends of Clayoquot Sound (FOCS) continue to make erroneous and false statements about our salmon farms in Clayoquot Sound, despite having access to the correct information.
In their latest attack on our operations and on our Plover Point farm site application, they claim that we have had three outbreaks of IHN virus. This is not true. We have only had two confirmed cases of IHN virus at our...
We're number one in the world, again
Wed, 2012-08-22
For the second time Cermaq, parent company of Mainstream Canada, has been ranked as number one in the Seafood Intelligence global survey on communication of sustainability.
Please read the full press release for more details.
Millar Channel farm is now empty
Fri, 2012-08-17
The last of the fish from Millar Channel farm have been removed and the site is now empty. The fish were taken to a rendering facility.
Mainstream Canada is now focused on developing a plan for cleaning and disinfecting the farm site, as per the requirements of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
For more details, and photos, please read our press release.
