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Episode 281: On the Qalipu election trail
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No signs and few candidates, coming to grips with a strange campaign for the leadership of the second largest First Nation in Canada .
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21:27||Ep. 278This week: highlights from the Enviro Watch NL online forum, featuring Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, authors of Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish; Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance; and Neville Crabbe of the Atlantic Salmon Federation. The event was moderated by Enviro Watch co-chairs Tara Manuel and Glenn Wheeler.276. Episode 277: Wind Energy in Central Newfoundland Threatens Old Growth Forest
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