Media Advisory - Minister Thompson to announce investments in three salmon hatchery projects in B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, BC, Aug. 24, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries and hosted by Chief Dolleen Logan, on behalf of Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, will announce funding for three new Pacific salmon conservation hatcheries in British Columbia.

Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time: 9:15 a.m. PT 

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Contacts: Ira Khedkar, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]