step two for that matter but if the truth it was one step too far. we discussed the latest scientific findings on pissing rio virus here at the pacific biological station in a nine mm. this is where kristina miller carries out research on the general mix of fish populations. her team has managed to detect the p.c. in rio virus and canada. all these little red dots are virus or p. actually up the magnification you'd see even more a little red to all every single little red dot here is a virus and we were able to show that the disease here has the same linkage with the pacino arthur real virus as has been observed in other parts of the world just this year the p.r.b. or the perceived or three a virus was shown to be the cause of that disease but is the virus spreading. here is samples of pacific wild salmon from a fish farm the virus causes liver and kidney cells to die off

a condition known as jaundice. every fish that has is diagnosed with jaundice has high loads of the p.c. north a real virus the damage in the the in the liver the damage in the kidney the viruses surrounding the cells and inside of the cells that are becoming a chronic and dying. her findings contradict claims made by marine harvest. miller explains why fish farms pose a risk to free swimming wild salmon on this coast. even if you have an early stage of disease it could be a death knell to a wild fish because they can't keep up if they are if they are physiologically compromised and they can't swim and they can't feed and their vision is affected their dead fish swimming. the towering totem pole in alert bay is the cultural center of the first nation people here on the pacific it's october tenth and john

horgan the new premier of british columbia has come to listen to the tribal protesters did you know. will he deliver on his party's campaign promises and revoke the salmon farms license. malina dawson is here among the chiefs and speaks with the premier. highly. she speaks about the determination of her people not to give up no matter how long it takes me. this is not. on me. john horgan chooses his words carefully the day i came to here i came to get the levels of material that we need to work together. to love to protect the salmon are all well you're well you know not deny those fruits when they come.

when that decision is made it will be made that way where everyone can see it not just the people in this room today but all across the front. that doesn't sound like a firm commitment to shutting down the farms. aquaculture is a growing sector a big source of jobs for the region. autumn has come to peace river the government has set up a review panel to answer some pressing questions about the dam project how much will the dam really cost is the power actually needed are wind and solar power sensible alternatives.

and have the first nations been treated fairly. we've come back to see clarence wilson at moberly lake where he lives with his wife denise. canada has made treaties with its aboriginal peoples promising them hunting and fishing rights in perpetuity on their territory. but the first nations say that catching their nets here may be unfit for consumption once the dam comes. the fish in the still waters of the dam reservoir will become contaminated with toxic mercury and may be able to swim in the west moberly first nations lake. when they flood the reservoir the flood all the trees and everything that are in there in their stops of the trees and all that organic matter turns into methylmercury it

releases from the trees that are flooded and it gets into the food chain the passion we have for the land will never leave us and i hope that our children would be the same but this is to be this is it this is god creator gave us this beautiful place and. i just don't want to see destroyed. part of consultation should have been asking us in the first place what would work for you that didn't happen. we were told we're building site see how how would you like to talk about that so it it's you know the cart was far ahead of the horse they'd already made their decision we weren't part of the decision making process and to us that's a vital part of consultation that we should have been considered you know included in the conversation about whether or not the project was needed the electricity was

needed we have all kinds of wind farm developments. solar projects that are being proposed but destroying that valley when we don't need that power that's who are thinking. the bones are harvesting their pumpkins. they're thankful that the addiction order has been put on hold they can continue to run their farm for the moment at least. and there's some more good news for them. the review panel has determined that the operator b.c. hydro hugely overestimated the power demand in british columbia you know order to justify the project. the construction of the dam has many risks the schedule can't be met and the dam will be considerably more expensive than planned are these

findings enough to get the new government to rescind the massive project. what came out in the process was that the projects over budget are ready and and over schedule and began to separate a whole lot more respect could cause it to go further over budget so much has changed this year in and i mean this spring things were pretty grim. you know and if we'd. didn't have a change of government they'd be really grim right now i think they'd be building a road race where we are right now so we're thankful. i am very optimistic that we will be feeding the garden and the fields in the spring. this process looks really hopeful for us but information that's coming out is you know positive for us. things are looking. more hopeful than they were you know two three months ago for

sure. victoria the capital of british columbia this is where the provincial government will be making its decision close by is the headquarters of the state owned company b.c. hydro. more and more details are coming to light media reports say the company has doctored the figures related to the dam project massively overestimating the province's energy needs and that the company is heavily in debt. in the provincial capital a retiree is adding his voice to the debate harry swain is probably more familiar with the planning of the project than anyone. in two thousand and fourteen he had a panel that examined sightsee for the government i think the economic case was bad at the time we did the review and it's got worse i think that the people of british columbia have either as rate payers or taxpayers are on the hook for billions of

dollars to be spent of will have no economic benefit. earlier swain was federal deputy minister of indian affairs.