In autumn 2017 a massive pesticide application along the 150 km CN Skeena rail corridor resulted in numerous and extensive apparent violations threatening key habitat for spawning salmon. We informed the public and shared expert field assessment and scientific analysis with federal and provincial investigators towards enforcement of existing legislation and in 2018 we commented on CN's 2018 draft Pest Management Plan

Some publications and documentation related to this campaign can be found below. 

• Prince Rupert news- Glyphosate Residue Found on Dead Leaves next to CN Tracks.
• Comment Submitted to CN on September 3rd 2018 by TBSEF and the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union - UNIFOR to Limit Pesticide Use to Reduce the Risk to Salmon Habitat and Human Health  [also related Lab results - 2018 ]

• Expansion on Glyphosate Fate and Toxicity to Fish with Special Relevance to Salmon and Steelhead Populations in the Skeena River Watershed (Nov 2017) - Dr. Chris Kennedy   [also Dr. Chris Kennedy CV ]

• Field Assessment Report and Background Review of CN 2017 Herbicide Application in the Skeena sub, Terrace to Prince Rupert, BC (Mar 2018) - Amanita Helena Cloosemans, Balanced Ecological Management Company

Attachment 1 - Chain of Custody

Attachment 2 - Photo Document: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Attachment 3 - CARO Results Report 

Lab results - Aug 2017

• Photos of 2017 CN Skeena Corridor Spray

Dead vegetation over Aberdeen Creek. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Dead vegetation alongside the Skeena River. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Herbicide-affected spruce tree. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Along the Skeena River. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Dead vegetation alongside Shames Creek. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Dead vegetation stands between a container train and the highway. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Dead vegetation alongside Aberdeen Creek. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Dead vegetation along the water's edge in Port Edward. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)

Dead vegetation next to the sidewalk near the Prince Rupert ferry terminal. (Luanne Roth/T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation)