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A group of First Nations leaders presented a united front this week to urge the federal government to remove all fish farms on the B.C. coast by 2029.

Sqwá First Nation councillor Eddie Gardner of Chilliwack was among the leaders of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance who met with Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson on Oct. 14 in Vancouver.

Gardner said the message was clear and unequivocal asking the government to "stay the course" on banning open-net fish farms in the ocean.

"It was a great group of chiefs and leaders speaking of the importance wild salmon to our peoples as food security, foundation of culture and traditions, and to all British Columbians as well," commented Robert Chamberlin, chair of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance, in a pos

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