MOSSOM CREEK HATCHERY: Lafarge plays major role in rebuilding Port Moody hatchery
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted Aug 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM Mossom Creek Hatchery 2.0 started taking shape in Port Moody this summer when Lafarge Canada began building forms and pouring concrete to get the hatchery building up and running in time for the fall salmon spawning season. Above, on the team are (front) volunteer project […]
Mossom offered $75,000 matching grant
Local salmon hatchery provided with matching grant opportunity Matching donations must be raised by mid-September The Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES) has been presented with a tremendous opportunity from Imperial to double the dollars raised to complete the first phase of the Mossom Creek Hatchery rebuild project. The fire that destroyed the hatchery building […]
Summer construction start eyed for new Mossom hatchery
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted May 21, 2014 at 9:00 AM— updated May 21, 2014 at 2:44 PM The people who are working to replaced the burned Mossom Creek Hatchery face a race against time as they still need $150,000 to build the facility in time for the salmon spawning season. The Port Moody hatchery, which has been an important […]
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.
Pleasantside Fundraises for Rebuild
A snowy day at Mossom brought us some young visitors from the Pleasantside Elementary Environmental Club who recently raised $79.11 from popcorn sales for rebuilding the hatchery. They also delivered logo’ed safety vests and hard hats donated by the Raider-Hansen company. It was only a few hours after Canada’s gold medal in men’s hockey and […]
Mossom rebuilding efforts underway – The Tri-City News
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted Jan 31, 2014 at 2:00 PM Efforts to rebuild Mossom Hatchery have reached a milestone with the demolition of the fire-damaged building, but more work must be done and money raised to complete the rebuild, said hatchery volunteer Ruth Foster. click Mossom rebuilding efforts underway – The Tri-City […]
Hatchery Volunteers Visit Port Moody Council
On Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 at Port Moody City Hall, Ruth Foster took the podium before Council to update them on our progress, and primarily to express the gratitude of the Mossom community for the City’s immediate and ongoing generosity in funding, material, and general support to the aim of getting back up on our […]
Progress! Port Moody delivers temporary trailer to Mossom Hatchery.
Progress! Today the City of Port Moody delivered a construction trailer to Mossom Creek so that we will have a temporary headquarters. What a wonderful way to assist us! On Sunday a core group of volunteers attended a very productive visioning meeting to determine what our needs and wants are as we consider the rebuilding […]