Recorded herein are hundreds of images from 2008 to 2016 

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It may have been in the summer of 2001 that Monica and I were cycling the Poco Trail when I noticed a fellow (Ted Wingrove) handing out pamphlets in a clearing near Hyde Creek. He told me that the Hyde Creek Watershed Society was hoping to build a hatchery there.  When I got back to Monica, she asked me what that was all about and I said that I was not sure but I did like his hat.

Some months later, as I was sitting in my electrical shop at the terminal, I remembered that hat and pulled out the pamphlet from my coat pocket. It occurred to me that this was something the company might be interested in as it had the two big E's - Environment and Education in one package. The upstairs of the building would be a fully functioning education center and the main floor would be a hatchery to raise Chum and Coho salmon. 

I sent off a proposal to the appropriate company department at Petro-Canada. After some time, I got a reply that stated there would be three donations totaling $75,000 to aid in construction of the facility. 

  

During my 14 years as a society director, I took on many tasks and learned a lot about what I consider the miracle of salmon - an absolutely amazing creature.

It has been a privilege to volunteer with members of the community to help keep the salmon coming back to Hyde Creek and to teach the younger generation about this precious resource. 

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Spring 2016

 A teacher from a local elementary school came by and gave the society a quilt that was made by her students a while back.  Each square was made by a different student but sewn together they tell the life story of Salmon.


 

Time for the Spring ponded Salmon weigh with plenty of volunteers to help.

 Almost 11,000 young Coho in the pond and we need an average weight per fish to decide how much fish food to give them in the future.  These fish weighs take place every two months.

After we collect the fish from the pond they are put in a bucket and then weighted.

 

 

  

Another task completed and a job well done.

 Already another project could be in the planning stages for next week.  There is always something to do

Continue to keep clicking on "Older Post" below before leaving one year and moving on to the next year and going back in time.

Autumn at the Hatchery

Autumn 2015: Time to catch some Salmon for our quota of eggs for the 2016 season.

Summer 2015

The early arrival of Summer began near the end of May and what a hot summer it has been so far.  Our creek dried up almost a month early and now we rely on our well to supply water to our remaining Coho in the pond.  Summer is usually a quiet time at the hatchery but as you will see below, we were just as busy as ever.

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Removing excess sand from the creek with help from the City of Port Coquiitlam.

Cliff and Bob hang out at the hatchery

Gert gets right into his work!

July hatchery BBQ

A water fight broke out later.

Lots of great food as usual.

Shane helps pack down the limestone pathway.

City of Port Coquitlam employees volunteer to lay the limestone pathway.

Invasive plant removal work party 

August BBQ and 15th Anniversary of the society.

Harry, the birthday boy

Edmund strikes a pose.

August 29 - The Big Wind Storm resulted in a big clean-up at the hatchery.