A team of University of Northern British Columbia researchers has received $5 million in funding to study the impacts of climate change and human activity on salmon. …The research team will be led by Prof. Ellen Petticrew at UNBC and Jason Raine, manager of the Quesnel River Research Centre. …“We expect the findings to be applicable to other large lake systems in the Pacific Northwest which are undergoing climate change,” Petticrew stated. Researchers will study the impacts of climate change, including drought, flooding and wildfires, as well as human activity on salmon habitat. Construction of a new building as well as space for teaching and community outreach in Likely, B.C. is included in the project. The UNBC facilities department is co-ordinating the building’s construction. …The funds came from the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, which is co-funded by both the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia.