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After this weekends' Thanksgiving rains, we anticipate seeing some salmon at our fence very soon! However We wanted to take a minute to point out the countless other trips to the fence to simply clean and check the status!
Every fall, the installation, mending and cleaning of our Goldstream Fence takes place and often the "chores" like this go un-noticed. So thank you to all of our great volunteer's for rolling up their sleeves, dawning their waders and doing the hard work; this all takes place before we get to have fun and net salmon for our brood stock collection. We hope everyone had a lovely, safe and pleasant Thanksgiving long weekend! Stay tuned for videos and pictures when we collect our Goldstream Salmon!
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Fall salmon runs quickly approach, and with the tree's changing leaves dually comes the installation of our Goldstream fence to collect this years brood stock. Thank you to the countless volunteers who have helped make this day a success. Every year we wrangle our valued volunteer crew to help with this important task at hand. Now we patiently wait for salmon. (Click on the two photos collages below to enlarge.)   Dorothy Chambers talks Vancouver Island salmon with local broadcast CFAX 1070.
Click the below text to listen to her interview! >> CHECKING IN WITH THE COHO OF COLQUITZ CREEK  One of the pleasures that we have had to forgo this year due to Covid-19 is our Goldstream Hatchery annual picnic at Beaver Lake.
We have used this opportunity to present a deserving volunteer with our prestigious "BROOM" award, and this years recipient is Lynn Miguez! A small presentation of the award took place with our Wednesday crew present. Well done Lynn! Thank you for your efforts on our behalf! Some pics from the Wednesday Crew collecting salmon at the Goldstream fence. The fence installation on Tuesday, September 17th went in without a hitch. A well-deserved "pat on the back" to all those who turned out to help put it up and get things read. Now all we need are fish! Individuals from The Garth Homer Society came out for a tour at our hatchery last May. After an educational tour of the facility, participants got to release baby salmon into the Goldstream. This was an enjoyable and exciting experience for both the folks at The Garth Homer Society and our GVSEA volunteers. "The Garth Homer Society provides day services and programming within Greater Victoria for adults with developmental disabilities. We have 185 clients participating in seven different community and employment programs. Our clients display an astounding range of capabilities, but whatever their capabilities, they all share one thing - hope for their futures, and for a place in the world where they can feel at home among people who value and include them. Our job every day is to work with members of the Garth Homer family to help them be everything that they can be, to the very best of their abilities, and in the unique and often wonderful ways that are best suited to them." - http://www.garthhomersociety.org/ It goes to show you that our facility here at Goldstream goes far beyond the production of salmon for south Vancouver Island Streams. Another successful BBQ and gathering of our valued volunteers at Beaver Lake Park. We celebrated Bill’s 90th Birthday, welcomed new board members, handed out prizes and ate lots of yummy food! Thank you to everyone who helped put on this day and thank you to our devoted volunteers; without you, this lunch gathering and our daily hatchery enhancement duties would not happen. Happy Summer everyone! ~ Alex Scott  "Well, we pulled it off and the fry even got to meet the Premier! It was great to chat with eager students, adults, and travelers from all over the world about the work at GVSEA.
We received some great questions and doled out lots of information about the hatchery, the school program, salmon habitat and their life cycle. Thanks to Steve, Bill, Brian and Andre for the great day." ~ Kate MacDonald NEWS COVERAGE ON LOCAL BC WILD SALMON EVENTS: >> https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019PREM0052-000967 >> https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2017-2021/2019PREM0052-000967.htm >> https://www.timescolonist.com/ottawa-b-c-announce-five-year-salmon-restoration-fund-to-rebuild-wild-stocks-1.23665025 "A little video from yesterday's great community event held at Rosewell Creek / Fanny Bay Hatchery! Hope to see you there next year!" - Alexandra Scott A celebration of Salmon and their Ecosystems!
On Sunday May 5th from 10-3pm, the general public was welcomed to Rosewall Creek Hatchery. A great family and community day with free admission and fun for all ages! Visitors learned about salmon, their ecosystems, fish biology, local enhancement initiatives and more! Hope to see you there next year! Fanny Bay Hatchery Goals:
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