CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Two Chilliwack, B.C.-based restaurants, Jackson’s Steak House and Bravo Restaurant and Lounge, have stopped serving farmed salmon, joining a movement to save Pacific wild salmon from extinction, reports The Vancouver Sun.

“We are proud to join Bravo Restaurant & Lounge in choosing not to serve open-net feedlot salmon. Instead, we want to support wild salmon that swims past our city in regular, natural cycles,” said Brad Read, owner of Jacksons Steak and Grill House as quoted by The Vancouver Sun.

EDMONTON — Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) has named Chris Cosentino, renowned chef, author and television personality, its 2013 Hokanson Chef in Residence.

“The goal of the Hokanson Chef in Residence program is to expose students to innovative cooking techniques and diverse culinary trends and styles,” said Perry Michetti, associate dean of the School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts.

EDMONTON — Alberta is a hot bed of restaurant growth, according to one entrepreneur who is launching his fourth restaurant concept this year, reports The Globe and Mail.

Christian Bullock, who co-founded The Canadian Brewhouse (nine Alberta locations); Wok Box (62 locations) and Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria (15 locations), is set to launch a new pub concept called Butcher, Baker, Fresh Beer Maker in Edmonton later this year.

VICTORIA — The B.C. foodservice industry is anticipating April 1, when Provincial Sales Tax (PST) will replace the province’s Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), essentially making restaurant meals seven per cent cheaper and exempting tax on groceries.

"The 2.7-million guests served every day by British Columbia's 12,000 restaurateurs look forward to paying seven-per-cent less for restaurant meals," said Mark von Schellwitz, VP, Western Canada, Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA).