Community Advisor - Mission/Abbotsford to beyond Hope

“It has been 10 years since I came to work in the Eastern Fraser Valley area. The challenges for those who care for fish and their habitat continue to grow in complexity and magnitude. From gravel mines to ski resorts, and the continuing conflicts with agriculture and urban growth; the issues of concern seem never ending. The struggle to find an appropriate balance is one the stewards of the area are willingly engaged in. They are making in roads and I applaud their effort.”

 – Mark Johnson, CA

Main Enhancement Facilities

Chehalis River Hatchery
Initiated 1982
RR#1, 16250 Morris Valley Road, Agassiz V0M 1A0
Tel: 604-796-2281 Fax: 604-796-2281

Chilliwack River Hatchery
Initiated 1981
55205 Chilliwack Lake Road, Chilliwack V4Z 1A7
Tel: 604-858-7227 Fax: 604-868-0461

Inch Creek Hatchery
Initiated 1981
PO Box 61, 38620 Bell Road, Dewdney V0M 1H0
Tel: 604-826-0244

Community Involvement Groups

Abbotsford Ravine Park Salmonid Enhancement Society
Jerry Brouwer
PO Box 464, Abbotsford V2T 6Z7
604-852-8441
sammy_tucker@sd34.bc.ca
Number of Members/Students - 200 Initiated 1981. Hatchery and education on Willband and Clayburn Creeks.

Abbotsford Soil Conservation Association
Jayna Houston
38900 No. 4 Road, Abbotsford V3G 2G2
604-556-3732
info@abbotsfordsoilconservation.com
www.abbotsfordsoilconservation.com
Number of Members/Students - 12
Initiated 2003. Streamside planting on Sumas Canal.

Advocates of the Nicomen Ecological Watershed
Keith Joycey
41290 - B, RR#1, Lougheed Highway, Deroche V0M 1G0
604-826-7976
Number of Members/Students - 10
Initiated 1999. Stewardship awareness and restoration on Nicomen slough.

Alton Streamkeepers
Bonnie Alton
6240 Unsworth Road, Chilliwack V2R 4P5
604-858-0647
bcom@telus.net
Number of Members/Students - 5
Initiated 2005. Habitat restoration Atchelitz Creek.

Annie Clegg Forest
Jack and Ruby Clegg
9008 McElwee Road, Rosedale V0X 1X0
604-794-3585
jerseycow@telus.net
Number of Members/Students - 4
Initiated 2004. Education and habitat restoration on Nevin and Dunville Creeks.

Byrne Creek Streamkeepers
Ted Palmer
#50-50801 Osbourne Road, Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1J3
604-858-1866
barbtedplamer@shaw.ca
Number of Members/Students - 6
Initiated 2009. Streamkeepers, habitat improvement, restoration, and stock assessment.

Chilliwack River Action Committee
Dave Lamson
48665 Chilliwack Lake Road V4Z 1A6
604-858-3257
dflamson@uniserve.com
Number of Members/Students - 12
Initiated 1995. Habitat restoration and awareness on Chilliwack River.

Chilliwack Senior High School Streamkeepers
Connie Williams
46363 Yale Road, Chilliwack V2P 2P8
604-795-7295
ms_williams@shaw.ca
Number of Members/Students - 20
Initiated 2005. Streamkeepers and education on Nevin and Dunville Creeks.

Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Society
Lew Chater
46530 Uplands Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4M5
604-858-3579
lachater@shaw.ca
Number of Members/Students - 20
Initiated: 2002. Clean up of the river, 23 Adopt a River groups.

Cultus Sockeye Recovery Program
Neil Schubert
SFU, Resource Management, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby V5A 1S6
604-666-8452
neil.schubert@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
http://www.rem.sfu.ca/
Initiated 2001. Sockeye recovery on Cultus Lake

Cultus Lake Aquatic Stewardship Strategy
Marion Robinson
c/o Shelley Walsh, Cultus Lake Lab, 4222 Columbia Valley Hwy, Cultus Lake, BC V2R 5B6
604-826-1661
mrobinson@fraserbasin.bc.ca
Number of Members/Students - 36
Initiated: 2007. Developing a Cultus Lake water quality plan involving all stakeholders.

Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival
Jo-Anne Chadwick
c/o Mission Chamber of Commerce, 34033 Lougheed Hwy, Mission, BC V2V 5X8
604-826-7361
www.fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca 
Number of Members/Students - 30
Initiated 1995. Awareness and habitat protection in the Fraser Valley.

Fraser Valley Conservancy
Ashley Peters
PO Box 2026, Abbotsford, BC V2T 3T8
604-850-7733
www.fraservalleyconservancy.com
Number of Members/Students - 30
Initiated 1998. Species at Risk protection and stewardship on private land.

Fraser Valley Regional District
Meeri Durand
45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack V2P 1N6 
604-702-5000
info@fvrd.bc.ca
Initiated 2001. Awareness and education, watershed planning on Chilliwack River, Draper, Cheam, Kawkawa Creeks.

Fraser Valley Regional Watershed Coalition
Lance Lilley
University of the Fraser Valley, 45635 Yale Road, Chilliwack V2P 6T4
604-702-5006
llilley@fvrd.bc.ca
http://www.fvwc.ca/
Number of Members/Students - 50
Initiated 1997. Watershed conservation in the Fraser Valley.

Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve
Janet Hutchinson
PO Box 512, 5200 Sumas Prairie Road, Chilliwack V2P 7V5
604-823-6603
herons@shawbiz.ca
Number of Members/Students - 20
Initiated 2003. Habitat restoration and awareness on Salwein Creek.

Hatzic Valley Streamkeepers
Ken Kristian
34337 Catchpoke Avenue, Mission V2V 6P2
604-826-8007
kenkristian@shaw.ca
Number of Members/Students - 6
Initiated 2002. Streamkeepers, Draper and Wharton Creeks.

Miami River Streamkeepers
Janne Perrin 
Box 478,Harrison Hot Springs, BC V0M 1K0
604-796-9182
djperrin@uniserve.com
Number of Members/Students - 11
Initiated: 2009 Streamkeepers and habitat improvement.

MEI Streamkeepers
Daniel van der Kroon
31638 Downes Road, Abbotsford V4X 2M7
604-556-7473
dvdk86@hotmail.com
Number of Members/Students - 6
Initiated 2005. Streamkeepers on Downes Creek.

Mission Stream of Dreams
Lucienne Lehmann
30661 Keystone Avenue, Mission V2V 4H9
604-820-6750
lulu@streamofdreams.org
Number of Members/Students - 14
Initiated 1999. Stewardship and awareness in the district of Mission.

Skowkale First Nation Project
Harold Archie
Skowkale First Nation, PO Box 2159, Chilliwack V2R 1A7
604-792-0730
skowkale@shawcable.com
Number of Members/Students - 6
Initiated 1978. Hatchery on Little Chilliwack Creek.

Education Activity

Abbotsford School District
41 School Incubators
1 Instruction Workshop
2460 Students

Chilliwack/Hope School District
26 School Incubators
1 Instruction Workshop
1 Dissection Workshop
780 Students

Mission School District
7 School Incubators
1 Instruction Workshop
1 Dissection Workshop
210 Students