100,000 Hungry Little Fish
Thanks to Cecily Baptiste and Neil Laffra for putting this article together. Mossom Creek Hatchery released over 100,000 fry this spring: – 31,000 Pinks were released in February – 76,600 Chum were released in April – 3,500 Coho will be released in May Numerous volunteers participate in the “egg takes” when […]
Updated: Miranda Andersen wins 2015 Nature Inspiration Award
Congratulations to Mossom Creek volunteer Miranda Andersen, recipient of the 2015 Nature Inspiration Award from The Canadian Museum of Nature. This national award includes a $5000 prize. Inspired by her experiences as a volunteer at the Hatchery, Miranda is donating the prize to the Mossom Creek program. ‘Think globally, act locally’ is a commonly heard […]
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Can you help Mossom? These students did!
Video made by Heritage Woods students could help the Port Moody hatchery win $10,000 to continue education work. Diane Strandberg / Tri City News October 28, 2015 11:16 AM You can cast votes to help hatchery win $10k award Mossom Creek Hatchery is getting a helping hand from some Heritage Woods secondary students in a […]
Kyle Pilon Volunteer Extraodinaire
It’s a typical Sunday workday at Mossom Creek Hatchery and Kyle Pilon (Past President) is working with an assortment of pliers and wires, trying to recreate an important tool lost in the fire (an egg picker for pulling dead eggs out of the Heath tray baskets). In a way this epitomizes Kyle’s involvement with the […]
‘What’s Next’ with President Tracy Green
In May 2015, Tracy Green was elected President of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (Mossom Creek Hatchery). Involved, effective, community focused…these are just a few things that come to mind when talking to Tracy. She works in Marketing and Communications for United Way, is busy with her young family, and yet always finds time to […]
Two Terrific Volunteers!
The New Mossom Creek Hatchery and Educational Centre is open. Building this new facility was a large, complicated undertaking for a volunteer organization, but fortunately the right volunteers with the right skills showed up at just the right time. Of particular note are two individuals who played key roles throughout the construction. Mel Steemson has […]
Civic Award to Pat Dennett
(Volunteer Construction Manager, Pat Dennett has been awarded the Exemplary Civic Service Award by the City of Port Moody. The following is an extract from Acting Mayor Diana Dilworth’s speech announcing the award at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Mossom Creek Hatchery on May 21, 2015). “In 2012, the City created an Exemplary […]
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!
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 […]