Artist boosts Mossom hatchery rebuild with painting donation
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted May 21, 2014 at 9:00 AM Kyle Pilon, president of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society, with artist Wynn Dennett and her painting of the Mossom Creek Hatchery. — Image Credit: SUBMITTED PHOTO There is now a gravel pad where a building used to be and a hole is all that’s left […]
$100,000 boost for Mossom Creek Hatchery
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted May 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM Fundraising for the Mossom Creek Hatchery rebuilding project got a boost last week with a $100,000 grant from the Pacific Salmon Foundation — and project team members are as happy as fish fry at feeding time. “That really gave us a push and moved us […]
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 […]
Swamp Lanterns a.k.a Skunk Cabbage
Originally published by the Tri City News. Otherworldly, they rise like luminous golden flames from the swamp’s black ooze. And, unmistakably, there is something in the air. Here on the wet coast there is no surer sign of spring. Skunk cabbages, modest of moniker but fabulous in form, once again decorate our lowland wet spots […]
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 […]
BIMES 2014 AGM Executive Appointed
At the February, 2014 Annual General Meeting, the following directors were appointed to the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES) executive: Reiner Specht, Treasurer Rod MacVicar, Director at Large Serving for the second year of their two year terms are: Kyle Pilon, President Ruth Foster, Secretary Brian Henke, Membership Director 3 new board positions were […]
It’s not about raising fish… educator Rod MacVicar
Rod MacVicar speaks to ecovillage about the roots of the Mossom Creek Hatchery and the efforts to educate children through hands on experiences in nature. When asked about the start of the hatchery, he had these words to share – “It’s not about fish (…) several people working here thought it was really about raising […]
BIMES 2014 AGM President’s Address
Annual General Meeting, President’s Address: Things certainly have changed in two months. Less than two months ago, I posted a letter on our website. It was a brief year in review, as well as, it had some things to look forward too. Some of the items that were to happen this coming year include repairing […]
Update from Kyle Pilon, BIMES President
It was brought to my attention recently that we have not updated our website. So, I write this letter to update you on the goings on at “the Hatchery”. Another quiet and beautiful summer has come and gone in our little corner of the forest. And as the warmth, and the noise of big ski […]