Major Grant from Pacific Salmon Foundation
The Mossom Creek Hatchery and Education rebuild project has made considerable progress over the past 10 months. All levels of government, non-profit organizations, corporations, local businesses and extraordinary citizens have helped make our speedy recovery possible. Every great project needs a strong start. Our strong start came in early spring when the Pacific Salmon Foundation […]
Join Us – BBQ Gala and Auction
Help Rebuild Mossom Creek Hatchery and Education Centre BBQ Gala and Auction Date: Sunday, July 13, 2014 Time: 6pm – 9:30pm (doors open at 5:30) Location: Port Moody Galleria at City Hall (100 Newport Drive) Join us for a fun filled night of amazing food, entertainment and prizes. Ticket price includes a gourmet salmon bbq […]
Zumba for Mossom this Friday!
We were thrilled when Younique Fitness offered to do a Zumba Party fundraiser to help raise money for the Mossom Creek Hatchery Rebuild Project. What is Zumba? A fun dance fitness for any and all ages that gets your heart rate up in an easy (or challenging) way. Zumba party’s are great way to get […]
Giant stonefly exoskeletons
Yesterday, our favourite cedar tree by the creek had at least 13 giant stonefly exoskeletons on it. Mossom is well known for its diversity and abundance of aquatic insects – stoneflies, mayflies and caddisflies – plus those bllue-listed tailed frog tadpoles we are always finding when we look for aquatic insects. The presence of these […]
MOSSOM CREEK: Salmon monitoring continues this spring – The Tri-City News
George Assaf considers himself more of a science geek than a sensitive guy but even he understood why his wife cried when she watched the spectacle of the coho returning to Mossom Creek one autumn. “It was such a beautiful effort,” he said, recalling the experience of seeing the fish jump, push and wriggle their […]
Local youth donates birthday money
It’s so touching that our TriCity youth are coming out to support the hatchery rebuild project. Recently we had Abigail, a local elementary student deliver a fantastic donation to BIMES President Kyle Pilon. Money was collected from Abigail’s friends who made this donation rather than buying gifts for her birthday! Wonderful idea !!
Mossom Project
Griffin Andersen, a Mossom Creek Hatchery volunteer and student at Moody Middle, created this video about the recent fire to present to his peers and inspire others to help with the rebuild effort. We appreciate his hard work and his efforts to make a difference!
Mossom Creek hatchery to be a leader in sustainability – The Tri-City News
posted Mar 19, 2014 at 2:00 PM— updated Mar 19, 2014 at 3:18 PM Plans to build a state-of-the-art hatchery and education facility on the footprint of the destroyed Mossom Creek Hatchery are taking shape. With a cost initially pegged at $1.2 million, including corporate and community donations and in-kind services, a low-impact, innovative building is set to rise from the ashes […]
Moody Middle Delivers!
Thanks to a dedicated group of Moody Middle Leadership Students, we are $785 closer to our rebuild goals! Students participating in the Me to We program sold Cobbs Bread scones to raise money for the hatchery. We are so proud of their efforts and that their heart are with Mossom Creek Hatchery and the effort […]
BC Hydro presents grant for rebuild project
A special gathering of available executive committee was held today to greet Steve Higgenbottom of BC Hydro on the occasion of a very generous donation handover to the rebuild fund for the Mossom Creek Hatchery.