Salmon Steward is the official publication of the Pacific Salmon Foundation in British Columbia, Canada
Issue link: http://digital.canadawide.com/i/300930
Photo left: MP Randy Kamp announces a $55,000 grant in 2013 for the Stave River. photo: Craig MuMby Public, private and non-profit partners of the Pacific Salmon Foundation Whales for salmon eagle Wing Whale Watching Tours launched a $2 per passenger sustainability fee with equal proceeds supporting the Pacific Salmon Foundation's Salish Sea Marine Survival Project and the Center for Whale Research. "The Salish Sea has the world's highest concentration of Orcas; implementing this fee enables us to make a difference for the overall health and wellness of the whales and surrounding Salish Sea ecosystems," says Brett Soberg, co-owner of eagle Wing Tours. federal funds for fisheries fisheries and oceans Canada renewed funding for the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program through the 2014 budgeting process. Funding will provide a $15-million boost for Pacific salmon fisheries and community stewardship projects. In 2013, the Pacific Salmon Foundation partnered with 108 community groups to undertake 134 projects. Community groups leveraged Foundation grants of $1.4 million for a total project value of $7.6 million. GasTro GivinG The Pacific Salmon Foundation's Vancouver Gala Dinner & Auction plays a vital role in generation of funds for community salmon programs that educate and engage the public, enhance salmon populations and rebuild salmon habitat. Goldcorp was lead sponsor for the event again in 2013, donating $50,000. Goldcorp has also been a lead supporter of the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project, a longtime supporter of the Foundation's Community Salmon Program, and the Foundation's largest current corporate supporter with a pledge of $1 million for 2012-2014."Goldcorp is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where we are located," says CEO Chuck Jeannes. "As a resource-company leader and outdoorsman, I appreciate the critical place Pacific salmon occupy in our environment and the duty we all have to help ensure a sustainable future for this vital natural resource." arT BridGinG The Gaps iamGold provided development funding of $30,000 for UNINTERRUPTED, a public art cinematic spectacle which will bring the Adams River Sockeye migration to the heart of Vancouver. The beauty of B.C.'s world-famous migration of millions of Sockeye will be projected in 30-foot-high images onto the surfaces of the Cambie Street Bridge. "UNINTERRUPTED will reach those sectors of the urban population who forget that salmon and their habitat are part of the heartbeat of the planet," says Nettie Wild, director of UNINTERRUPTED. "We want to engage and excite people who might never have considered or thought about salmon except at their dinner table." everyone for salmon 20 2014 psf.ca Images of spawing Sockeye salmon projected on Cambie Street Bridge during a test run of UNINTERRUPTED. p20-21Supporter Spotlights.indd 20 14-04-11 2:20 PM