On the Sunshine Coast, Mcbain from the Department of the Cost of Materials, Plumbing Small Stream Enhancement of Fisheries
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I LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY Parliament Buildings MiA VICTORIA, B.C. V8V 1X4 8th Annual Fool's Day Run March went out like the pro Fool's Day Run and the cheers first Master Lady Award, given verbial lion last Sunday but the for the last runner in, Elaine to the first lady finisher over 35. cold, gusting wind and. fierce Gant, this year, are just as Irene has'just joined that group. cold showers did not dampen sincere and just as heart Ricki Ferguson was first lady the spirits of the 49 participants warming as the cheers which finisher. Barry Janyk of West in the 8th Annual April Fool's greet the winner. Sechelt was the third-place Day Run. Make no mistake, however, finisher. This year the Coast News for the boys up front and one or Other finishers of note were Challenge Cup was won by a two in the pack the competitive David Mah, aged 12, who contestant from Winnipeg. fires burn strongly. Offered a finished strongly for the second Glen Chilton was visiting family choice of water or an orange at straight year. The oldest runner in Sechelt and led from beginn the Roberts Creek comfort sta was Arne Tveit-Pettersen, 54^ ing to end despite a determined tion, Miles declined either with and Lyn Christian was the first "SMhta* « challenge by last year's winner, a terse: "I want him", and participant over 40 to finish. • Steve Miles of Sechelt. gestured at the runner just Below are the finishers, with "Hi There was some satisfaction ahead. their times of completion: ^ \ W* 1 left for Steve, however, in that As the runners and friends 1. Glen Chilton, Winnipeg 1:13:54 the Winnipeg runner was six waited for the field to come in 2. Steve Miles, Sechelt 1:17:24 3. Barry Janyk, W. Sechelt 1:23:08 Left to right, third-place finisher Barry Janyk, winner Glen Chilton of Winnipeg; first lady Ricki Ferguson, seconds off the record pace that at the Sechelt Cenotaph, Irene won the event last year. Lugsdin told Dr. Stan Lubin: 4. Victor Morcom, ' and runner-up Steve Miles all had something to smile about despite the rain after the running of the 8th An ; Most runners are content to "It felt good to pass you." Whonnock 1:25:12 nual April Fool's Day Run, Gibsons to Sechelt, last Sunday. -John Bums** photo keep their own pace in the April Irene was the winner of the Please turn to page 12 Salmonid enhancement Salmon coming back? Due in part to salmon ticipate in the process of water ongoing problems of finding closures in the Johnson Straits testing, incubation box loca suitable water supply, with the and the efforts of local wildlife tion, milking, feeding and even right temperature and flow rate groups, Sunshine Coast streams tual distribution of the young necessary to maintain ap will contain increased wild fish back into their natural en propriate hatching and feeding salmon stocks next year. vironment. schedules. "We now have 28,000 coho and about 50,000 chum salmon The clubs get certain allot Along with the natural incubating in Wilson Creek," ments from the department of growth of the aquaculture in said community advisor Grant fisheries and oceans, to cover dustry on the Sunshine coast, McBain from the department of the cost of materials, plumbing small stream enhancement of fisheries. Of this batch about incubation boxes, feed and salmon stocks continues due to 500 adult fish from each of the spawning bed materials. the willingness of a few two species can be expected to Government grants will pro dedicated volunteers. return to their nursery creek bably remain the same this year said McBain, pointing out that said McBain. the 90 per cent survival rate Hovercraft from egg to fry due to incuba As part of Wednesday's tion is much higher than meeting, club members viewed needs nature's 10 per cent. an .informational; video j; on, salmon, ~ hosted by David The return of about 5000 Suzuki. The video indicated the As Oddvin Vedo says, "These shears are for cutting through government red tape.* From left, Syd Heal of salmon to streams like Roberts enormous change in salmon the Sunshine Coast Aquaculture Association; Richard Tomkies, SCTA; Vic Chambers, Chamber of Com Creek (more than twice recent population due to overfishing In an interview with the Coast merce; Sechelt mayor Joyce Kolibas; SCRD director Jon McRae and Economic Development Commis averages) is probably due to and ecological management. News, Seaspeed president Jim Yates said he is still hopeful that sioner Oddvin Vedo participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony launching Norb and Yvonne Kraft's floating fishing restrictions in Johnston The video showed examples Straits, the large migratory a hovermarine service from salmon farm. Kraft Marifarms will be moving the barge to Hotham Sound in two weeks to begin salmon far of clearcut forests creating Gibsons to Vancouver will be ming. CBC's "The Journal" was on hand to film the occasion which will be aired sometime in the next three channel where the various silting and cluttering stream species merge on their beds, and dams and bridges implemented some time this Weeks. -Ne»iDe Conway photo homeward journey to spawn. preventing salmon migration summer. Enhancement sites already upstream. "Initially the business isn't At SCRD established will benefit accor here," said Yates. "It's going dingly, and this year the The quantum leap in the to take months to develop suffi Oullette Creek site has 114,000 capacity of modern fishboats to cient regular traffic." Seaspeed chum and 22,000 coho in in catch huge quantities of fish, anticipates supporting the Procedure questioned however, is still the largest cubation. business over the initial starting Director Burnside pointed out and this seems to be a fairly threat to the salmon resources. up period with selected package by Neville Conway Volunteers from various Meanwhile, local groups are that there was no record in the significant ommission." tours, charters, Expo specials At the Sunshine Coast minutes of Area E Director Secretary treasurer, Larry wildlife groups, including the continuing to search out new and day trips. Regional District's regular Gibsons Wildlife Club, the streams suitable for incubation Gurney's declaration to the ef Jardine, indicated that there "We would like to base a meeting held last week, two fect that he would not be resign had been no actual motion tabl Sechelt Rod and Gun Club, and programs, acquiring the vessel here in Gibsons," said matters of procedure were ques Pender Harbour Wildlife Socie knowledge necessary to increase ing his position as chairman of ed in conjunction with the Yates. With no big terminals re tioned by Area A Director Ian the board. declaration. No resolution was ty and the Thornborough Chan the potential stream yield. quired, low moorage rates and Vaughan and Gibsons Director nel Enhancement Society, par Volunteers grapple with Said Burnside, "Minutes passed concerning policy on onboard ticketing, operating John Burnside. should reflect what happened, matters of this nature. costs can be kept to a minimum. Due to a last minute schedul There will also be a choice of ing of a finance committee of three different routes to and the whole meeting on Tuesday, from Vancouver; choice will be March 26, both directors were dependent on weather condi unable to attend a final reading Sechelt office opens tions. of the SCRD's 1985 budget. Effective Thursday, April 4, the Sunshine Coast News will To start up operation the Director Burnside did not have an office at The Book Store, 5693 Cowrie Street, company would require in the receive word of the meeting, Sechelt; telephone 885-3930. neighbourhood of $100,000 to and due to other committments $150,000 independent of buying Director Vaughan sent Alter one or all of the three boats and nate Bill Lawrenuk to represent Numbers assigned settling existing company debts, Area A. said Yates. Director Vaughan said he The village, of Sechelt has almost completed the assigning "We are having conversa may have to vote against the of street numbers within the municipality, using the Doug tions with the EDC, as to how budget because he felt that it Roy system. we can be working together," had been circulated too late for Said Village Administrator, Malcolm Shanks in a conver said Yates. "We think the ser directors to peruse the docu sation with the Coast News, "There were a few minor pro vice is a practical idea, it fits in ment and question SCRD staff blems, but nothing that couldn't be easily worked out." to the development of the members on specific budgetary coast," he added. items. Recycling response The Open House at the Pender Harbour Golf Course on March 23 Economic Development Director Burnside referring to Commissioner Oddvin Vedo in the March 31 deadline for Out of 610 responses from Coast residents asked if they was good reason to smile. Darryl Lewis, contractor, John would support a recycling program, 503 said yes and 107 said Willcock, chairman of the Management committee and project conversation with the Coast budget submission said, "To News suggested that the Sun call a meeting five days before no. manager, Jack MacFarlane, finance chairman, and Bill Lawrenuk, shine Coast realtors should get the deadline is pretty late in the Two hundred and three people preferred a pickup one president of the Golf Course Society, enjoy the sun on the deck of together, buy the boats, and run day to make recommendations. week out of four, 193 chose a bi-weekly pickup, 67 wanted the clubhouse.