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New Board of Directors

February 5, 2022

In January at the Annual General Meeting of the Society the following people were appointed to the Board of Directors for 2022. Thank you all for your hard work and leadership! Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society Board Members Date Appointed: Jan 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm Stephen Boale, Director, Email: stephenboale@gmail.com Pat Moore, Director, Email: Patmoore1@telus.net Evelyn Schimmel, Director, Email: eschimmel55@gmail.com Peter Doig, Director, Email: peter@uplandconsulting.ca Chris Ramsay, Director, Email: cramsay@cwilson.com Lynn Leroux, Director, Email: LynnieLeroux@gmail.com Bill Krause, Executive Director/Fish Manager,…

Well Water Project Underway

February 3, 2022

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Hatchery Work

Our second hatchery production well project breaks ground today. Pacific Pumps & Water Systems is working along with excavation experts AAA Peninsula Septic Tank Services Ltd on an addition to our groundwater system. This project is designed to make our water supply more resilient in the face of climate change. If our summers continue to be hot and dry we will require the well water to augment our natural supply of Chapman Creek water. The groundwater is mixed with our…

Incubation is going well!

February 2, 2022

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Fish

We have three different salmon species incubating in the hatchery this winter! Pink, Coho, and Chinook. Despite the highly variable water flows in the creek this winter, we have maintained a close eye on the fertilized eggs and they are now starting to hatch. Bill, the Hatchery Manager, is actively monitoring the growth of each species to ensure their development is timed to their release plans. This involves calculating their growth rate based on water temperature, adjusting the temperature of…