Province approves controversial Fraser River gravel mining project

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The B.C. government has just approved a "precedent-setting" gravel mining project along the Fraser River, which conservationists say will have a devastating impact on one of only two known spawning areas for the Lower Fraser River white sturgeon.

http://www.vancouverobserver.com/ne...ng-endangering-last-truly-wild-sturgeon-world