Big Bar in pictures
Last updated on June 8, 2022Throughout the response to the Big Bar Landslide incident, there has been photo and video documentation.
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2022 Images of the ongoing work at Big Bar
VCTV (Valemount Community TV) coverage of the May 15, 2022 release of 18,000 chinook salmon fry into Swift Creek at Valemount, BC by the Spruce City Wildlife Association. Videographer: Michael Peters.
Since 2019, in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations have played a critical role in enhancing the salmon stocks impacted by the Big Bar landslide.
In 2021, local First Nations and DFO released over 213,400 Chinook and sockeye fry into the Upper Fraser watershed.
Until a long-term solution is in place at Big Bar, “truck and transport” operations are critical to assist fish over the slide during periods of high water. To support these efforts, the Province of British Columbia upgraded the Chinook Main Road to allow for quicker and safer conditions for large trucks transporting salmon over the slide.
The collaboration between the Indigenous, provincial and federal governments during the Big Bar landslide response has been unprecedented. This ongoing trilateral partnership demonstrates the strong leadership and commitment of all parties towards the common goal of restoring natural fish passage as swiftly as possible to safeguard the survival of at-risk Fraser salmon stocks.
Images from the 2019 response
During the summer 2019 response, the Unified Command team collaborated with two talented B.C. artists; Trevor Mack, a filmmaker, and Gina Anderson, a photographer. They captured the spirit and efforts of those who dedicated their time to restore salmon passage. Their work highlights the significance of the Big Bar Landslide and the impact that it continues to have both locally and globally.
Trevor Mack
Trevor Mack is an award-winning Tsilhqot'in nation filmmaker from the interior of British Columbia, Canada. Raised by his mother and family on the Tl'etinqox reserve, his culture and upbringing provided a strong foundation for his unique storytelling expressed through his film work.
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Gina Anderson
Gina Anderson began working in the photography field in her 20s as a custom-darkroom printer for professional photographers. It wasn’t long before she realized: “I can do all of this myself” and began shooting professionally. Gina's photography focuses on people, landscapes & scenes in their natural settings, as organically as possible.
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All photos below are by Gina Anderson @gina-gerl imaging.
Pink salmon is prepped to be tagged.
Crews catch salmon to affix radio tags to track fish movements, behaviour and health.
Sockeye salmon fitted with a radio tag.
Tagging crews check radio tags.
Rock scaler work site at the top of the cliff face on the west canyon wall of the Fraser River, above the slide site.
A rock scaler begins his 125-metre rappel from the top of the cliff face, on the west canyon wall, towards the work site below.
Rock scaler work site at water level on the west side of the Fraser River.
