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Pinks for the Pier

The Pinks for the Pier project involves “imprinting” juvenile pink

salmon in pens for 2-3 weeks prior to releasing them into Discov-ery Passage. “Imprinting” guides fish back to the release location 2 years later, providing angling opportunities for residents & visi-

tors.

The CRSF is happy to support this important community program, which is a partnership between the City of Campbell River, the

Campbell River Indian Band & the Department of Fisheries & Oceans.

2013 Dinner/Dance & Auction Itinerary

Therisa Lowe—Chair

Mike Gage Rupert Gale Martin Buchanan

Dale Blackburn

Kent Moeller

Mark Murphy Corey Magowan Stewart Dumont

Don Bendickson

Dinner/Dance & Auction Committee

6:00pm Reception/Silent Auction & Raffles begin 7:00pm Dinner

8:00pm Silent Auction Closings Begin 8:15pm Presentations 8:30pm Live Auction

Tyee Club of British Columbia The Tyee Club has been an iconic part of Campbell River since 1924 and attracts anglers from around the world. The Campbell River Salmon Foundation, and others, continue to work to en-

sure the Campbell River is able to sustain these magnificent Tyee salmon for future generations.

Welcome to the sixth annual Campbell River Salmon Foundation Dinner/Dance and Auction and thank you for attending.

Our mandate is to promote the conservation, rehabili-tation and enhancement of watersheds for Pacific

Salmon north of the Oyster River and south of the Salmon River estuary and eastward to the adjacent mainland coast.

As a registered charity and not for profit organization, the volunteer Board of Directors is comprised of an ex-

perienced and knowledgeable group of working profes-sionals and retirees. They bring a credible resume of past salmon enhancement projects along with a unified

and politically neutral mission of enhancing and restor-ing salmon and their habitat through partnership.

On behalf of our Dinner and Auction Committee, and all of the volunteers and contributors who have made this evening possible, we thank you and hope to see you

next year.

Martin Buchanan

Chairman

www.crsalmonfoundation.org

Board of Directors

Martin Buchanan

Chairman

M.B. (Mike) Gage Vice-Chair

Troy Wilson Treasurer

Therisa Lowe Secretary

Don Bendickson

Dale Blackburn

Kris Mailman

Mark Gage

Mark Murphy

Corby Lamb

Jamie Gaskill

George Stuart

Kevin Fogolin

Rupert Gale

Kent Moeller

Outgoing Campbell River Salmon Foundation Chairman, Mike

Gage, and his executive assistant Lucy inspecting one of the many habitat projects that Mike has been involved with. Mike has served the boards of numerous organizations including: Nature

Conservancy of Canada, Tyee Club of BC, and the Georgia Basin Living Rivers Trust to name just a few. Mike co-founded the CRSF along with Kris Mailman in 2007 and served as the Chairman until

last year. Mike’s passion for protecting and rebuilding fish popula-tions remains undiminished and he will continue to serve on the board of the CRSF.

The Campbell River Salmon Foundation funded a variety

of projects in 2012, including :

New large capacity fish transport tank for the Quinsam Hatchery.

Spawning gravel placement in the Campbell River to support the rebuilding of a naturally spawning Chinook population.

Campbell River Mainstem Chinook Enhancement Project—

support Quinsam Hatchery in placing “incubator boxes” with eyed Chinook eggs into the Campbell River in order to help in-crease returns of naturally spawning Chinook.

Sayward Fish & Game Association Big Tree Rearing Channel im-provements.

Gillard Pass Fisheries Association—Chinook Enumeration on Phil-lips River.

Salmon River stock assessment.

Support for the City of Campbell River’s “Pinks at the Pier”.

Funding for the British Columbia Conservation Foundation’s nu-trient enrichment project to improve fish productivity in the up-per Salmon River.

Cumsack Slough erosion protection project to complete works begun in 2006. This will prevent the mainstem of the Homathco River from inundating and seriously degrading this 700 hectare

wetland that is extremely high value rearing habitat for juvenile salmon.

Coho Vibrio vac-cination trial to

investigate im-proving Coho survival.

CRSF’s Mike Gage and Martin Buchan-an with other partners in the Coho Vibrio vaccination trial.

Auctions

Successful bidders may present payment (cash, cheque, Visa, Master Card, Amex) to the cashiers to claim items.

All items must be paid for in full by the end of the evening. Title to merchandise remains with CRSF until payments by cheque, or credit card are cleared.

Upon taking possession of an auction item, the successful bidder/winner is responsible for its security.

Silent Auction

The Silent Auction will start during the reception and close in the three sections, beginning at 8pm.

Each Silent Auction item is displayed or described with a bid sheet. Persons wishing to bid on a Silent Auction item must legibly print their name and telephone number on the appropriate bid sheet.

A bid on each item must meet the minimum bid and bidding incre-ments, as described on the bid sheet.

All successful names and bids will be posted at the cashier’s sta-tion.

Live Auction

In the case of a disputed bid, the Auction will be reopened at the discretion of the Auctioneer, whose decision is final.

Raffles

Deck of cards raffle...each card is $20 with 52 cards available to win a beautiful piece of jewelry.

50/50 draw...

Disclaimer

The description in the catalogue may not be accurate. Purchasers must personally inspect items for sale to satisfy themselves before deciding to buy. The committee accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in catalogue descriptions.

1. Tyee Fishing for 2 with Jim Clowes

Two tides of Tyee fishing—an evening tide followed by a morning tide with Tyee Club Guide Jim Clowes. The morning trip includes an après breakfast for you and your guide at

Painter’s Lodge. Valid for the 2013 Tyee Club season, July 15—Sept. 15 & subject to Jim’s availability.

Donated by Jim Clowes and Painter’s Lodge

2. First Nations Hand Carved Paddle “The Loon” A hand carved paddle by Campbell River’s Bill Henderson—

one of the most successful master carvers of his time. He carefully chooses a beautiful piece of yellow cedar wood and turns it into a captivating work of traditional Northwest Coast

art. Bill takes his role in the art world very seriously and pass-es on his knowledge and skills graciously to the next genera-tion. He also takes time to share his culture and art with the

local community, reaching out to children of all ages. Donated by Campbell River Salmon Foundation

3. Boat Lift at Discovery Harbour

Haul your boat (up to 70’) out for re-fit or maintenance in 2013.

Donated By Ocean Pacific

4. Parts credit at Finning Campbell River Get a head start on your equipment maintenance bill! One

Thousand dollar credit at Finning Campbell River. Donated by Finning Canada

5. Mount Washington Ski Package for Six

A great day of skiing for you and your friends! Six day ski passes for Mount Washington and a day of use of an SUV from Steve Marshal Ford to take you and 5 friends to the

mountain and back to Campbell River. To be used in April 2013.

Donated by Uplands Excavating & Steve Marshall Ford

Live Auction 2013

6. Dinner for 4 at the Dolphins Resort, Anglers Restau-

rant, & ½ Hour Helicopter Tour with Grizzly Helicopter A great evening out! Anglers features fine and innovative gourmet cuisine served in an intimate oceanfront setting locat-

ed on the grounds of Dolphins Resort. Your dinner for four will be accompanied by a 30 minute scenic helicopter tour leaving from the resort in Grizzly Helicopter’s A-Star. Alcoholic bever-

ages and gratuities are not included in this package. Advance reservations are required for this package, valid for 2013.

Donated by Dolphins Resort and Grizzly Helicopters

7. Helicopter Tour of Homathko Area Glaciers in an A-Star & Dinner for 4 at Sonora Resort

Tour the incredible glaciers & mountains surrounding Bute In-let with pilot Reto Glass, one of the areas most experienced pilots. The 90 minutes of flying time allows ample opportunity to see the best of this beautiful fjord. To top off this amazing

tour you will stop at the luxurious Sonora Resort to enjoy din-ner for 4 plus the pilot (includes house wine & beers). Valid for 2013, subject to availability & advance notice.

Donated by Sonora Resort, West Coast Helicopters, Gillard Pass Fisheries Association & Pacificus Biologi-cal Services.

8. ”Snowy Owl” Mounted by local taxidermist Craig Stolle Award winning Campbell River wildlife artist Craig Stolle cre-

ates pieces that come alive! Donated by Craig Stolle

9. A full day of Helifishing on the West Coast for 2 with E&B Helicopters, including one night stay at the Lodge at Gold River.

This exceptional package includes a night at The Lodge at Gold River, dinner for 2, breakfast, a full day of guided Heli-fishing with Guide Randy Killoran and E&B Helicopters along

with a boxed lunch to enjoy while on one of the West Coasts amazing rivers. Fishing equipment and waders are provided, but individuals are responsible for their own fishing license.

The trip must be redeemed before October, 2013. Donated by E&B Helicopters & Guide, The Lodge at Gold River and Randy Killoran

10. Warm Springs Resort at Stuart Island: Two Nights for

Two People with 16 Hours of Guided Fishing Enjoy a getaway for 2 at the very exclusive Warm Springs Resort—this spectacular property includes a tennis court &

swimming pool...much more than a fishing trip! The all inclusive package includes 16 hours of guided fishing, gour-met meals and all refreshments. Transportation included:

Seair floatplane from Richmond, or water taxi from Campbell River. Valid for the 2013 season.

Donated by: DER Resorts/Warm Springs Lodge

11. Bell 407 Helicopter Tour for 1 Hour for up to 5 People A one hour tour to the area of your choice in a Bell 407 with E&B Helicopters. E&B’s Chief Pilot will be at the controls and

there is plenty of time to visit some of the most spectacular spots on earth...you can even eat lunch on one of the Bute Inlet’s amazing glaciers! Valid for 2013, subject to

availability. Donated by E&B Helicopters, lunch provided by CRSF

12. “Sun Mask” by Master Carver Bill Henderson Another spectacular hand carved piece by Campbell River born and raised Bill Henderson—one of the West Coast’s great carvers!

Donated by Campbell River Salmon Foundation

13. Learn to fly...a one hour helicopter training session

One hour of flight instruction in a R22 trainer with an experi-enced helicopter instructor. Valid for 2013.

Donated by 49 North Helicopters

14. Rare historic reproductions Three framed reproductions of chronolithographs from Rever-

end Houghton’s British Fresh Water Fishes, Edinburgh, 1878. Donated by John Todd

15. Need a Vacation?

Gift Certificate of $2,500 for any prepaid travel arranged through the Travel Place, this value will be deducted from the cost of your travel arrangements. Expires: February 2015.

Donated by Seymour Pacific Developments Ltd.

16. Explore the Working Coast

Passage for 2 in a Premium Stateroom aboard Marine Link Tour’s M.V. Aurora Explorer. While exploring the working coast, we will make your experience as “all inclusive” as pos-

sible. You will enjoy fabulous meals (including wine), incredi-ble scenery, abundant wildlife & marine life. Only valid for the trip departing May 21st returning May 26th, 2013.

Not valid for children under 16 year old. Donated by Marine Link Tours

17. See the Canucks in Style! 4 tickets to VIP level seating Watch the Tuesday, March 26, Canucks game against the Columbus Blue Jackets from the comfort of VIP seats. Every-

one in the group must be 19 years of age or older. Donated by Vancouver Canucks

18. Langara Fishing Adventures all inclusive trip for two

This is truly the fishing trip of a lifetime...a 4 or 5 day trip to the world renowned Langara Fishing Lodge on the Haida Gwaii islands where you have unparalleled opportunities for

salmon & halibut as well as some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. The trip includes airfare from Vancou-ver to Haida Gwaii, helicopter flight to Langara Island, ac-

commodations, meals (alcohol with meals), fishing gear, ma-rine clothing, private guided 20’ boat, and vacuum packing catch. Also, includes return air from Campbell River to Van-

couver with Pacific Coastal Airline. Available only for the following 2013 dates: May 28-June 1, June 1-4, June 8-11, June 11-15, June 15-18, June

22-25, June 29-July 2, Aug 31-Sept 3, Sept 3-7. Donated by Langara Fishing Adventures & Pacific Coastal Airlines

Thank you to all our supporters!

The Campbell River Salmon Foundation is incredibly for-tunate to have such incredible support from businesses

and individuals throughout the community. Here are just

a few of the generous supporters who make our work possible.

A Special Acknowledgement

One of the founding principles of the Campbell River Salmon Founda-tion and what its founders believe

is going to be the ultimate key to its success is to make it truly an organiza-tion of volunteers. Every not-for-profit organization faces the challenge of significant operating costs which can be a burden on effectiveness and will dilute the impact of every hard-earned and generous dollar raised. CRSF is very fortunate to have most of its unavoidable administrative needs provided in-kind by Seymour Pacific Developments.

Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences

Half page

Hub Barton Vounteers...pictures?

Campbell River Fire Fighters

Campbell River Chinook are an iconic part of the history of this

community and helped build the reputation as “Salmon Capital of the World”. While the Quinsam Hatchery plays an important role in fish production, the number of naturally spawning Chinook in

the Campbell River mainstem has been severely depressed for many years. However, thanks to a long list of very significant in-vestments in freshwater and estuarine habitat, the number of nat-

urally spawning Chinook in the Campbell has been steadily in-creasing. This trend is encouraging, but there is still a long way to go to reach the target escapement of 2,000 pairs returning to

spawn in the Campbell.

Campbell River Gravel Replacement

One of the critical limiting factors is a shortage of appropriate quality spawning gravel for Chinook in the Campbell. This short-age is the result of the hydroelectric dams interrupting the natural

processes that continuously replenish gravels in a river system, so after the construction of the John Hart Generating Facility in 1947 gravel continued to be washed out of the prime spawning areas,

but no new gravel is able to move down to replace it. Over time this has had a devastating affect on the amount of available Chi-nook spawning habitat and it was recognized that action was re-

quired. A plan to replenish this spawning gravel habitat through...

Campbell River Mainstem Chinook Recovery

Campbell River Chinook returns—1996 to 2012

Campbell River Mainstem Chinook Enhancement

In an effort to help increase Chinook returns to the Campbell the Quinsam Hatchery places cassette incubators with eyed Chinook eggs (2 months old) in the Campbell River. The hope is that these

fish will home in on the Campbell as adults and utilize the habitat that has been restored to spawn naturally.

Chinook eggs being loaded into incubator boxes prior to being trans-ferred to the Campbell River (left). Chinook fry being released from the incubator boxes into the Campbell River (right).

...periodic addi-

tions has been implemented and will be required

for as long as there is a dam on the Campbell. The

Campbell River Salmon Founda-tion, along with

many others, have supported these efforts over

the years and in 2012 helped to fund additional 1,000 - 1,500 m2

of spawning habitat, sufficient to support 100-150 pairs of return-ing adults.

Equipment placing Chinook spawning

gravel in the lower Campbell River.

The CRSF purchased a new fish transport tank for the Quinsam

Hatchery. This tank is used to support ongoing enhancement work at the hatchery and by stewardship groups for stocking Co-ho and Chum fry to local creeks. The purchase of this new larger

capacity tank has also made it possible for Quinsam Hatchery to donate the old tank to Sayward Fish and Game, to be used for their Salmon River Chinook program.

CRSF is currently looking at a potential project to improve the

amount of accessible spawning area for anadromous fish in the Quinsam River. There is the potential to improve fish passage past this partial barrier increasing available habitat for salmon and

steelhead. Further studies and consultation with agencies and other stakeholders will be required before any physical works can begin.

The Salmon River

The Salmon River Watershed is one of the largest on Vancouver Is-land at approximately 1300 km2 with important populations of steel-head, coho, Chinook, chum, and pink salmon, along with resident and anadromous cutthroat and rainbow trout populations. These populations are generally well below target levels of abundance; however, there are a number of opportunities to improve the habitat conditions in the Salmon River and several projects to address these issues have been completed or are underway.

A major focus of the Campbell River Salmon Foundation over the last few years has been to work with BC Hydro, Governement Agencies and other stakeholders to improve fish passage at the Salmon River Diversion Dam. This Dam currently interferes with the free passage of fish to more than 40 km of high value fish habitat, significantly reducing the watersheds ability to produce salmon and steelhead. Recently BC Hydro announced that it will address these fish passage issues and has committed that by 2015 salmon and steelhead should be swimming unimpeded past the Dam and fully utilizing the habitat above the dam. The Campbell River Salmon Foundation will continue to stay engaged on this issue and advocate for any solution to in-clude a new fishway on the left bank of the Salmon River, which would function independently of BC Hydro operations.

One of the spe-cies most in need of help in the Salmon River is Chinook. The Sayward Fish and Game Club has been working dili-gently over the years to rebuild these magnificent fish through a hatchery program. The group takes eggs from Chinook broodstock captured in a lower part of the river and raises them to the eyed stage at the Sayward Hatchery. At this point the eggs are transferred to the Quinsam Hatchery for further rearing before being transported back to the Salmon River; recently adult Chinook were found below the Salmon River Diversion Dam—clear evidence that they are re-colonizing the entire accessible parts of the watershed.

Members of the Sayward Fish & Game Club.

Greenways Land Trust is

a charitable organization established in 1996, in or-der to enhance the commu-

nity through the creation and management of green-ways networks, based on

principles of stream and land stewardship. We would like to thank all

our volunteers and support-ers for helping us have a great year in 2012! With

your support, we provided over 1700 volunteer hours to projects enhancing our community green spaces and salmonid habitat. Greenways Land Trust works closely with the Department of Fish-eries and Ocean, facilitating the Public Involvement Program -

Salmon Enhancement Program. This program aids local volunteer streamkeepers working in our urban streams by guiding and funding fisheries related initiatives.

In 2012 GLT focused efforts on Kingfisher Creek and the Haig-Brown Property. Kingfisher Creek Stewards and GLT volunteers completed spring water management restoration work (including

beaver dam management & other water diversions), fish surveys and invasive plant management. Along the Campbell River estuary, GLT tackled invasive plant re-

moval. This project's goal was to enhance the riparian area of the estuary by planting native shrubs and trees. Over 300 trees were planted by 50 volunteers.

GLT VOLUNTEERS PLANTING THE CAMPBELL RIVER ESTUARY

The Campbell River Salmon Foundation recognizes that the

grassroots streamkeeper groups play a critical role in protecting and restoring salmon habitat. The CRSF has a straightforward funding application process that allows local groups to access lo-

cal funds for a variety of projects.

Willow Creek Watershed Society: This group is committed to

the stewardship of all natural resources within the Willow Creek watershed. The group works on projects like stock assessment, habitat enhancement, watershed research and planning, and

stewarding the Willow Creek Nature Trust.

Nunns Creek Stewards work with local residents,

non-profit organisations, and local government to help restore the ecological integrity of Nunns Creek.

Simms Creek Stewardship Society works with local

residents & businesses, other non-profit organizations & all levels of government to maintain & restore the eco-logical integrity of Simms Creek, its tributaries and as-

sociated wetlands. Over the years the group has addressed key needs like controlling invasive species, counting fish, augmenting water supplies, testing water quality and habitat restoration.

The focus of QISES is to monitor, maintain, &

enhance Quadra Island watersheds, fish & fish habitat, as well as promoting public education through the Salmon EcoCentre

Storie/Woods Creek Streamkeepers work with local residents, other non-profit organisations, and local gov-ernment to help restore the ecological integrity of small creeks on the east coast of Vancouver Island from the Oyster River north to the Salmon River.

Oyster Bay Streamkeepers work to preserve, en-

hance & protect the streams and wetlands within the Oyster Bay area.

These groups

represent a huge collective volunteer com-

m i tmen t to salmon & fish habitat through-

out this commu-nity. In order for them to contin-

ue this work, access to fund-ing is important,

but equally criti-cal is finding new people to volunteer their time. One way to get involved is by attending an upcoming Streamkeepers Workshop.

March 23/24th 2013

Gillard Pass Fisheries Association

GPFA has spent 30 years working on recovering salmon stocks in the Stuart Island area. The cur-rent priority is rebuilding Phillips River Chinook to

their historic abundance. In 2012, the Chinook re-turn to the Phillips exceeded 2000 adults which is the best return in at least two decades!

In 2012, the Campbell River Salmon Foundation again pro-vided key partnership funding for the Phillips River Chinook Popu-lation Study. The success intensive stock assessment work in a

remote area has attracted the support of DFO and this program is being considered as an indicator for the status of Chinook stocks in the mainland inlets adjacent to Campbell River.

In addition to stock assessment work, GPFA operates a hatchery

enhancement program for Phillips River Chinook. This program has a target production of 200,000 Chi-nook, the majority of these are giv-

en coded wire tags in order to pro-vide information on where these fish are caught, catch rates, and the

contribution of hatchery fish to the rebuilding of the Phillips River Chi-nook population.

Many of the volunteers for GPFA activities come from the Camp-bell River stewardship community—thank you!

Stuart Island BBQ

& Auction August 3,

2013

Releasing a tagged Chinook

“Deadpitched” Phillips Chinook

Many people in Campbell River remember the magical days of Co-ho fishing that attracted thousands of anglers every year. Howev-er, beginning in the 1980’s, the survival of these fish has declined dramatically and the memories of those great days are beginning to fade. The reasons behind this decline continue to be a mystery despite a number of theories from leading fisheries scientists; how-ever, there have been very few applied research programs carried out to provide real answers and potential solutions to the problem.

CRSF has been interested in this issue for several years and has supported several collaborative projects between the Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences (CAHS) and the Quinsam Hatchery. The Discovery Passage Plankton Monitoring and Juvenile Coho Assess-ment Project (2007—2011) has provided important information about the link between food availability for juvenile Coho when they first enter the marine environment and how well they survive to adults. Another factor that may be affecting Coho survival is dis-ease, and two of the most likely fish health issues affecting salm-onids are Vibrio and Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD). Quinsam Hatchery manager Dave Ewart has worked with CAHS to design an experiment that will test whether these diseases are important factors affecting Coho survival. The key part of the experiment is adminis-tering an injection Vibrio vac-cine to a group of 40,000 Coded Wire Tagged Coho smolts and compare adult returns to an unvaccinated control group. This project will be repeated for several years and should provide important information on what happened to that magi-cal Coho fishing. For more information, visit: www.cahs-bc.ca.

Coho Vibrio Vaccination Trial

Campbell River Salmon Foundation & Bute Inlet

The salmon rivers of Bute Inlet have long been known to Campbell River anglers, and visitors from around the world are attracted by the area grizzly bears and other wildlife, which of course depend on healthy salmon re-turns. One of the most productive habitats in the area is the Cumsack Slough, a unique 700 hectare ground-water fed wetland and stream chan-nel complex that provides critical rearing habitat for Coho and other salmon. In recent year’s, invaluable wetland is threatened by the possibil-ity of the Homathko River eroding its banks and inundating the Slough. Be-ginning in 2006, the CRSF has led a successful effort to protect this unique habitat, and in 2012 this work was completed for the foreseeable future.

CRSF efforts to protect the incredibly productive wetland habitat of Cumsack Slough, adjacent to the Homathko River.

2012

Erosion protection works 2006/2007

Part of the Cumsack Slough stream complex

Free Shuttle available between 9:30—12:30 Courtesy of Bill Howich Chrysler

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Derelict Boat Removal CRSF spearheaded the removal of this derelict ex-troller

that had become wrecked in the Willow Creek Estuary.