This December marks the two year anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Mossom Creek Hatchery in Port Moody. Well, a lot can happen in two years - and it has. The hatchery rebuild was completed this past summer and it's bigger and better than ever. The success of its reconstruction was the result of a community coming together; a community of volunteers, of businesses and a city made up of so many generous people who donated their time, their money, their expertise and th

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." – Mahatma Gandhi I’ve always been a volunteer. It all started when I volunteered at Mossom Creek Hatchery. If you’ve seen my first film you’d know all about that. Sometimes we don’t realize how many organizations are run on a volunteer basis and how much society relies on dedicated groups of volunteers. It’s so important to give back though. I like to spend my time volunteering when I can and it’s usually re

Since the Mossom Creek Hatchery was destroyed by fire in December, the community, businesses, schools and tons of individuals have stepped up to help the hatchery and outdoor education centre by donating their time and money to make the rebuild possible. My brother recently made headlines by creating a video on the history of the hatchery and its importance to the local ecosystem. His school raised over $800.00 in a fundraiser that partnered with COBS Bread Suterbrook to sell

On the evening of December 11th the Mossom Creek Hatchery was destroyed by fire. The hatchery was located in the forest in my neighbourhood for nearly 40 years. I first volunteered there when I was only nine years old. The experiences I enjoyed shaped my attitudes and my actions where the environment is concerned and put me on a path to the person I am today. My very first film was about one of the co-founders of the hatchery, Ruth Foster. She and the hatchery have had a huge

In July my brother and I were able to participate in the clipping of adipose fins on coho salmon at the Mossom Creek Hatchery. It was a beautiful day to be outdoors under the shade of the canopy supplied by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and count all the salmon we clipped. Even though I’ve watched this being done before it was the first time we actually got to do the clipping ourselves. We were in the company of other volunteers but I have to say there’s not a lot of

The Mossom Creek Salmon Hatchery lies in the middle of some of the most amazing forested lands and has remained, for the most part, undeveloped. The land it sits on and is surrounded by is owned by Imperial Oil. Unfortunately, the land is now up for sale and because of that, we may lose one incredible pocket of land that we’ll never be able to recover. The hatchery land is really unique and special because of it’s bio-diversity. It’s inhabited and travelled by A LOT of wildli