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October 2018
Plankton Management Workshop
In this issue Proud to SHARE Salmon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ducks Golf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Agri-food report identifies aquaculture act as priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Employee Appreciation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Port McNeill Golf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Go by Bike, win a prize!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Did You Know? There are only 30 countries larger than B.C. (and one state: Alaska) Catarina Martins from Global R&D, David McGillivray, Ian Fraser and Lucy Munro from Scotland, Lene Stokka from Norway, Abdon Ryan from Ireland and Alvaro Perez, Pamela Urrutia and Marco Olguin from Chile attended the event, joined by Jay Pudota, Rodrigo Cristi and Mykolas Kamaitis from Canada.
Trivia time! Where is the highest waterfall in canada? Answer on page 4
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Representatives from across Marine Harvest’s farming operations gathered in Campbell River at the end of August to talk plankton. The hard work done by Marine Harvest Canada over the years developing and refining the process for plankton management has been recognised as the best in the business.
Manager at Marine Harvest Canada, was delighted to be able to host the workshop. “What we do here in MHC is best in terms of plankton management. We were asked to share the knowledge with other business units., so we invited concerned people from each business unit and organized the workshop.
Other operations were keen to learn and our experts were happy to share the knowledge. Participants from Norway, Scotland, Ireland and Chile visited the Phillips Arm and Lees Bay sites as a part of the workshop. Jay Pudota, Water Quality
“The aim was to develop a QMarine Best Practice for plankton and jellyfish management and that purpose was fulfilled. Continued on page 2
Proud to SHARE Salmon
Taking a tour of the SHARE facility
Claire MacLean (SHARE CEO), Jeremy Dunn (Marine Harvest), MLA Joan Isaacs, Valerie Hutton (Director of Fund Development SHARE), Michelle Murray (Event Coordinator SHARE), Roxann MacDonald (Senior Director of Programs & Services SHARE)
Marine Harvest was delighted to donate 300lbs of fresh salmon to the SHARE Family and Community Services Society recently. The donation was the first of what will become a weekly donation of 30lbs a week. The initial donation will provide
around 1000 meals with the ongoing donation feeding around 100. The donation was arranged by Joan Isaacs, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, and was timed to make the most of SHARE’s recently expanded refrigeration capacity.
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Plankton Management Workshop We also shared our knowledge and trained the participants in plankton management. “I hope this workshop helped the participants bring some new knowledge back to their business units,” remarked Jay.
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This has enabled SHARE to focus more on getting fresh produce, meat, fish and dairy to their food bank clients. Each year, SHARE serves over 6,000 people through our Food Bank. Of those served, 37% are children and 12% are seniors. These people are our neighbours, friends and colleagues – all of whom benefit from a little help to make ends meet and to feed themselves and their families. The Food Bank is powered by the community, relying on over 300 dedicated volunteers and is 100% sponsored by generous donations.
Ducks Golf Two teams of Marine Harvest golfers gathered at the Crowne Isle Golf Resort to take part in the 19th installment of the annual Ducks Unlimited golf tournament. The tournament was a fundraiser for the important habitat restoration work that Ducks Unlimited does throughout the year. Marine Harvest not only contributed through the golf teams, but also provided the salmon that was served at the evening reception. Ducks Unlimited is involved in projects across Vancouver Island and Marine Harvest is proud to be contributor to such an important cause. L-R Greg Shawshuck DUC, Brett Stricker, Dougie Hunter, Gerry Burry, Fabian McCarty, Isaac Desprez, Dean Dobrinsky, Dave Guhl, Les Bogden DUC.
Report identifies Aquaculture Act as a priority The Agri-Food Table is one of the components of the federal government’s Economic Growth Council, one of six Economic Strategy Tables set up last year under a new model for industrygovernment collaboration. This Economic Growth Council focuses on turning Canadian economic strengths into global advantages. The AgriFood Table has released a report covering a wide range of industries from primary agriculture and aquaculture to food, seafood, and beverage processing. Aquaculture, featured in the report as one of the four priorities requiring
immediate action, highlighted the potential for the sector to nearly double production from 200,565 tonnes in 2016 to 381,900 tonnes in 2028 to meet rising demand. It drew attention to a complex regulatory framework and the need for a new approach for the sector via an Aquaculture Act. “With the world’s population projected to rise to 10 billion in 2050, there are huge opportunities to supply the growing global demand for protein,” stated the report. “Seizing these opportunities is something we can do, but it won’t be easy. The sector faces
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intense competitive pressures in global and domestic markets, which means we need Canadian leadership in innovation as well as an agile regulatory system and enabling infrastructure to secure our position as a preferred supplier to high value markets.” The Agri-Food Table’s report is a thorough assessment, it will be interesting to see how this report and its recommendations will be developed in the future.
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Employee Appreciation
Juan Carlos, Rodrigo, Riley & Michelle
A rainy Friday in Port Hardy saw the 6th annual Marine Harvest employee appreciation event. Originally conceived as a way of recognising employees reaching long service milestones, it has grown into an event with a much larger scope. This year it was attended by nearly 180 employees from across the business. They were welcomed to the Civic Centre in Port Hardy and supplied with a delicious lunch as well as a room kitted out with games and even a photo booth. The events of the day kicked off with a warm welcome from Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood and included recognition of the key role played by critical parts of the business, long service awards, and staff achievements.
Aha me hearties!
The day also included a celebration of the achievements of Vincent Erenst, soon to be leaving Marine Harvest after over 12 years as Managing Director. His focus on staff safety over that time was recognised as was the fact that in his time leading the company, over 1.5 billion salmon portions had been produced by Marine Harvest’s BC farms. Another notable award amongst the long service awards (category) was a brace of 30 year service awards to Terri and Sherri Tromley currently working in the Quatsino region. A huge vote of thanks must go to all those who organised, helped out, and provided the delicious food.
Raising the Sterling Cup. 2018 winners from Chancellor Channel. Continued on page 5
MarineHarvest.ca Answer: Della Falls in Strathcona Provincial Park, it drops 440 meters to Drinkwater Creek.
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Always up for a challenge
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Port McNeill Golf The Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce hosted the Second Annual Chamber Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 15 at the Seven Hills Golf & Country Club. Marine Harvest was among many entrants to the competition. The conditions were slightly damper than ideal but the Marine Harvest team kept their focus to post a score of two under par. In an unexpected twist, two other teams, Grieg Seafood and West Coast Helicopters, also finished on the same score, leaving a three way tie for the lead. The team captains agreed to a one-shot putt-off to determine first, second, and third place. In the final test of nerve and skill, Marine Harvest triumphed in a great ending to a very
enjoyable day. Congratulations to the team of Isaac Desprez, Dave Guhl, Corey Silliker,
and Mark Vadeboncouer, pictured with the trophy.
Go by Bike, win a prize! The 2018 Fall GoByBike Week runs from October 15-29. In the spring edition, seven riders from Marine Harvest participated, logging 293 km, burning 8800 calories, and saving 64 kg of GHG emissions. This was an impressive quantity; however, it would be an even better achievement if
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we could improve these figure in the fall edition. This time, the event is being run over two weeks which gives a bit more time to anyone with a busy schedule to fit a bike to work in. It also means you can pick and choose
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a weather window should the weather choose to be typical for the time of year. Anyone who rides to work for at least one day will be entered into a prize draw for a cycling trip to Sicily, in case you needed any more incentive! All Marine Harvest riders will also be entered into an internal prize draw. If you have any questions or would like to register, please contact RenĂŠe Hamel or go to www.gobybikebc.ca.
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