Community Advisor - Northern Vancouver Island And Surrounding Mainland Inlets

"The North Island stewardship groups are again showing the way with projects such as the new Quatse Hatchery Interpretive Centre. Built in 2008/09 by the Northern Vancouver Island Salmon Enhancement Association, it has research labs, a community classroom and a salmon interpretive centre. Be sure to visit it on your next trip to Port Hardy. The high level of dedication is also apparent within all the salmon enhancement groups, be it locally or at more remote sites such as Scott Cove or Warner Bay. North Island also sustains a high degree of marine mammal monitoring and offers public education through stewardship programs. Every year the North Island education coordinator Jackie Hildering delivers an incredible aquatic education program to many local schools. Some of her subjects, based on the Stream to Sea program, include Salmonids in the Classroom, Junior Beach Studies, Marine Mammal Science, "The Cost of Cool", and many more. See the list of stewardship groups in your area; join one of them or start your own. Make a difference; be involved in your community. To all volunteers I wish continued success."

– Pat Schulz, CA

Community Involvement Groups

Bear Creek Salmonid Enhancement Group (Bear Creek Hatchery)

Gary Stoner

PO Box 1311, Port McNeill V0P 2R0

250-956-4712

Number of Members/Students - 6-8

Initiated 1987. Hatchery on Bear/Mills Creek.

Gwa'ni Hatchery (CEDP)

Hank Nelson

PO Box 210, Alert Bay V0N 1A0

250-956-4712

Number of Members/Students - 4

Initiated 1977. Hatchery on Nimpkish River.

Johnstone Strait Killer Whale Interpretive Centre Society (Whale Interpretive Centre)

Robin Taylor

PO Box 2-3, Telegraph Cove V0N 3J0

250-329-3316

http://www.killerwhalecentre.org 

Mainland Enhancement Salmonid Species Society (Scott Cove Hatchery)

Bill Proctor

General Delivery, Simoom Sound, V0N 2P0

250-949-1198

Number of Members/Students - 6-8

Initiated 1982. Hatchery on Scott Cove.

Nimpkish Valley Rod and Gun Club (Woss Community Hatchery)

Ray Lutz

PO Box 5127, Woss V0N 3P0

250-281-2257

Number of Members/Students - 8

Initiated 1996. Hatchery on Nimpkish River.

Northern Vancouver Island Salmonid Enhancement Association (NVISEA) (CEDP) (Quatse River Hatchery)

Ken Fuller

PO Box 1049, Port Hardy V0N 2P0

250-949-9022

Number of Members/Students - 3

Initiated 1977. Two hatcheries (one PIP), habitat assessment and restoration on Quatse River and Marble River.

Port McNeil Chinook Club (Kokish River Hatchery)

Ken Kollman

PO Box 552, Port McNeill V0N 2R0

250-956-3518

Number of Members/Students - 12-15

Hatchery on Kokish River.

San Josef Heritage Park

Doug Desjarlius

PO Box 38, Holberg V0N 1Z0

250-288-3682

Initiated 1996. Instream feeding and habitat restoration.

Warner Bay Project (Warner Creek Hatchery)

Marlene Smith

PO Box 5300, Port Hardy V0N 2P0

250-949-4972

Number of Members/Students - 10

Initiated 1986. Hatchery on Warner Bay.

Western Forest Products (Colonial/Cayeghle Hatchery)

Scott Muir

PO Box 250, Port McNeill V0N 2R0

250-284-5314

Number of Members/Students - 15-20

Initiated 1986. Hatchery on Colonial/Cayheghle Rivers.

Western Forest Products Ltd. (Cordy Creek Hatchery)

Dave Poilievre

PO Box 250, Port McNeill V0N 2R0

250-284-3514

Number of Members/Students - 10

Initiated 1978. Hatchery on Cordy Creek.

Western Forest Products (Marble River Hatchery)

Grant and Debbie Anderson

PO Box 250, Port McNeill V0N 2R0

250-902-1022

Number of Members/Students - 10

Initiated 1981. Hatchery and rearing channel on Marble River.

Education Activity

Vancouver Island North School District

19 Incubators

10 Dissection Workshops

600 Students

20 schools, 1 band office, 1 daycare. 22 classes directly involved with SIC. However, many more programs other than SIC offered with far more classes being served – Beach Studies, Marine Mammal Studies, Sustainability Studies, Water Awareness, Humpbacks.