Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - North Shore News - A23
Festival 10 Sunday, September 12, 2010 11am – 5pm Ambleside Park, West Vancouver Journey into a world of salmon, forests, rivers and human communities. Sustaining healthy rivers in urban settings requires commitment. Coho Festival is a celebration of community effort and support to keep this ecosystem flourishing.
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Coho Society will be accepting donations. All proceeds benefit local salmon enhancement projects www.cohosociety.com
TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION Proud Sponsors of the Coho Festival • Sunday, Sept. 12th At Park Royal we are on a journey towards a more sustainable future. By ‘sustainable’ we mean we will endeavor to operate on an economically prudent basis with regard for the environment and our community. We firmly believe that pursuing a sustainable future is the right thing to do from both a moral and business perspective. Social responsibility is a key pillar of sustainability. Without a healthy and strong community, both locally and globally, our society will lack long term sustainability. For decades Park Royal has been a strong supporter of the North Shore community, we have contributed to programs ranging from awarding scholarships at our high schools for over 30 years to donating funds to hundreds of non-profit groups to providing mall space to increase awareness for important causes. We have made many strides in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go. The road to sustainability is a journey, not a destination. Those who truly understand sustainability realize that the target is ever changing and we will only succeed by continuing to improve as we learn more.
At Park Royal we are continuing to educate ourselves on better practices and where possible, we will implement changes for the better • www.sustainableparkroyal.com
A24 - North Shore News - Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Remembering Dina One cannot think of the Coho Festival without remembering Dina Zeitler, who was always at the centre of things, greeting Celebrity Chefs — most of them friends of hers — organizing barbecues, tables for guests and generally being the Festival Chair. Dina was more than that. She was an icon of volunteerism and high-spirited fun in West Vancouver. She passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly June 6th of this year, leaving a great gap in the Coho Festival, with which she had been involved for many years.
Dina came to Canada from Holland in 1964 and she opened Dina’s Hair Salon on Marine Drive when she was only 16 years old. She understood early on that service in her community was one of the most fundamental principles of being an involved citizen of
West Vancouver. She was a determined advocate for the Ambleside Business District and the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, as well. Dina was passionate about having the big tree at the corner of Marine Drive and
13th Street lit up each year for Christmas as a celebration of the season. She never looked for recognition but rather, she embraced the friends she made, and the good that came of her hard work and deidication was reflected in the success of her projects.
Thank You! RALPH SULTAN, MLA WEST VANCOUVER-CAPILANO
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - North Shore News - A25
Coho Run Kicks Off Annual Coho Festival SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 • 9AM • Starting at Kitsilano Beach Prior to European settlement of the West Coast of Canada, First Nations people in habited many parts of the Lower Mainland. The Squamish Nation took up summer residence on the shores of the Kitsilano region of Vancouver. Each fall, scout canoes set out to the mouth of the Capilano River to see if the Capilano salmon run had begun. When it did, the Squamish Nation would arrive in full force to harvest the salmon for their people. This is the inspiration behind the Coho Run, which begins in Kitsilano at 9 am September 12th, and crosses two bridges to end at the mouth of the Capilano River. Each year, several hundred runners participate in the annual Coho Festival
PHOTO: TOR BENGTSON
The annual Coho Run (14km) that has become a significant part of the Coho Festival is deeply rooted in local history. over the Burrard Street Bridge along the English Bay seawall to Second Beach in Stanley Park, and finally, over the Lion's Gate Bridge and into Ambleside Beach Park to the birthplace of the North Shore Coho Salmon.
North Shore. Festival activities include environmental displays, visual arts exhibitions, entertainment by local and visiting performers, a special Kids' Activities Zone, a Beach Bar and of course the famous Salmon Barbeque.
The objective of the run is to honour the history and to keep the inspiration alive.
All net proceeds of this event help to support salmon enhancement projects including stream stewardship.
The 14K distance provides a great challenge for the 10K runner and a fabulous training run for the 1/2 marathon trainer.
with this run, which many have called the most scenic race within BC's Lower Mainland. It's a beach to bridge to beach to bridge 14 km run that starts at Kitsilano Beach, taking runners through Vanier Park along the seawall, then
At the finish line runners enter the Coho Festival site where they are treated to a pancake breakfast served up by Tiddleycove Lion's Club. Here, they have the opportunity to participate in this celebration of the return of the Coho Salmon to the
A $5 shuttle service will be available from Ambleside Beach Park to Kitsilano Beach at 7:45 am sharp on Race Day. Buses depart from Park Royal Shopping Centre between White Spot and The Keg. Free shuttle service will also be available back to the starting point after the run, beginning at 11:30 am.
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• 8.5km finishes at Ambleside Park, site of the Coho Festival.
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• 4.5km finishes at the Capilano Suspension Bridge & Park.
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A26 - North Shore News - Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Learn how to Monitor & Conserve Wetlands Sept 24-26th, 2010 Cypress Provincial Park Wetlandkeepers is a 2½ day ďŹ eld course introduction to wetland stewardship. The course offers individuals an opportunity for hands-on practice of wetland conservation skills. Special focus: Sediment loading and hydrological inputs into wetlands adjacent to recreation areas. Learn how to identify impacts & mitigate them. Participants that successfully complete the course will be awarded a Wetlandkeepers CertiďŹ cate. Participant Fee: $30.00 Printed Manual: Included in the cost of the Course Time: Friday 6:30pm-9pm, Saturday 8:30am-4pm, and Sunday 8:30am-4pm Location: Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver, BC Dress for the elements: • Waders are ideal but rubber boots will do • Binoculars are useful • Wear layers to adjust to weather • Be sure to include rain gear and/or sunscreen • Bring a lunch and water To register: Email your name, address and phone number to: Carolyn Anne Budgell Wetlands Program Coordinator BC Wildlife Federation Tel: 1 888 881 2293 ext 232 Mobile: 604 970 9707 wetlands@bcwf.bc.ca Sponsored by: www.bcwf.bc.ca/programs/wetlands/
MAIN STAGE 11:15AM Famous Salmon BBQ opens with Celebrity Chefs
11:45-12:15PM
9:00AM
Freddie Fuddpucker & his Rolling Clones
Start of 14K Coho Run at Kits Beach
12:45-1:30PM
(SHUTTLE BUS LEAVES WEST VANCOUVER AT 7:45 AM. SEE PG. A25 FOR DETAILS)
9:45AM First runners cross finish line
9:45-10:30AM Coho Runners Breakfast (SERVED BY TIDDLEYCOVE LIONS CLUB)
9:30AM Start of Coho Walk (SEE PG. A25 FOR SHUTTLE BUS INFORMATION)
10:30AM Presentation of Run Awards — Keith Fenton
11:00AM Kids' Zone opens
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Red Boot Gypsy Jazz Band
1:30PM Opening Ceremonies
2:00PM Blessing of the Salmon Ceremony presented by members of the Squamish Nation
1:00PM-1:30PM Dancing Bear, Children's Tales in the Whale
1:30-2:00PM Karate for Kids demos
2:30-2:50PM Flicka Gymastics demos
3:00-3:30PM
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11:00AM Sustainability Zone opens
Vanleena Dance Academy demos
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3:30-4:00PM
Coast Guard Hovercraft and Fire Boat demonstrations
Karate for Kids demos
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Rogue Messengers Accoustic Rock Duo
Girl Guides Face Painting Climate Change Game, (LEFT OF MAIN STAGE)
3:30-4:30PM Lynn Canyon Band Traditional & Roots Tunes
12:30PM-1:00PM Karate for Kids demos
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A28 - North Shore News - Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Sockeye Salmon Return Kerry Blackadar • kblackadar@nsnews.com
For the first time in years, there's something truly fishy going on. Sockeye salmon are returning to the Fraser River by the tens of millions. "It's a really large run this year. In fact we just updated the panel this morning and there's another four million fish so we are up to over 34 million," said Department of Fisheries and Oceans area director Barry Rosenberger in an interview with the North Shore News Aug. 31. "I think it is very positive for the whole province. It has quite a few people very excited." This summer's sockeye return blew predictions right out of the water.
"We are now up above the 90 per cent probability," said Rosenberger, bringing this year's yield close to the largest run that the DFO has on record: 39 million back in 1913. In stark contrast, last year's run saw fewer than one million fish, a return so low that the DFO closed sockeye fishing on the Fraser. In 2007
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and 2008, fishing was also closed due to low returns. But this August, there appears ample opportunity on the waters for everyone. "We have some very significant commercial fishing, recreational fishing is open, First Nations are getting a lot of opportunities," said Rosenberger. The DFO suspects that fluctuations in sockeye returns are linked to a number of changes in the marine environment, with this year's bounty tied to colder water temperatures back in 2006. As predictions for the next three or four years point to low returns, Rosenberger encourages the public to take advantage of the sockeye while they still can, and to witness a return that hasn't been seen in a great number of years. "Eat some, catch some, or buy some — it's a great opportunity," said Rosenberger.
The Restoration of West Vancouver's Shoreline Kerry Blackadar • kblackadar@nsnews.com
It's not just sockeye returning to the Fraser River this year. According to Stephen Jenkins, District of West Vancouver's manager of sustainability and environment, there's a resurgence of chum and coho right here on the North Shore in Lawson Creek.
pointing to the fact that nearshore food sources are critical for larger marine life survival.
shoreline almost from Ambleside to Dundarave. We are really trying to capitalize on nature's processes, rather than fight them."
Much of the work to date has involved the placement of large boulders in inter"In the last few years, we have tidal and sub-tidal areas, seen the return of chum and which has allowed for sand coho that we haven't seen in and cobbles to be retained and naturally redistributed over 50 years," he said. along the shoreline by waves. Jenkins attributes this return Through the marriage of the to the district's shoreline district's foreshore and stream restoration project, an restoration work, Jenkins initiative that began five believes the interface between years ago and is devoted to West Vancouver's shoreline reducing the erosion of West and creeks has improved, Vancouver's waterfront. which translates to less erosion and the enrichment of marine "In the last 50 years, the habitat diversity. shoreline has really been hardened by the installation "You are basically taking out of seawalls and things like a component of the food that," said Jenkins. "Over chain if you allow all that the last five years we have wave energy to extract all that allowed nature's processes small material," said Jenkins, to basically redefine the
Today, the shoreline restoration project continues to receive support from community volunteers and partners, such as the West Vancouver Shoreline Preservation Society and the Coho Society of the North Shore. "It has been highly successful in terms of being a community project not just a government project, which is really refreshing," said Jenkins. "With groups like the Coho Society buying in and promoting the projects, more and more people got on board to the point where, right now, we get a lot of private donations." The district plans to continue work on other parts of West Vancouver's shoreline, and, as donations and community interest continue to flow, it looks like we can expect more local chum and coho sightings.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - North Shore News - A29
So What's This?
UBC Coho Study
So what IS this funny little symbol that is showing up more and more frequently on menus in restaurants and labels on fish products?
Kerry Blackadar • kblackadar@nsnews.com
Thrifty Foods became a sponsor of the Coho Festival this year because of its focus Ocean Wise works directly on sustainable fisheries. It is with restaurants, markets, food one of a number of markets services and suppliers, ensuring that are making this shift. that they have the most current scientific information regarding Ocean Wise's seafood and helping them recommendations are based make ocean-friendly buying on four criteria. An Ocean decisions. The logo next to a Wise recommended species is: menu or seafood item is an • Abundant and resilient to assurance that the item is a fishing pressures good choice for keeping ocean life healthy and abundant for • Well managed with generations to come. a comprehensive management plan based Terry Dewispelaere, manager on current research of the new Thrifty Foods Store that is being constructed • Harvested in a method that in North Vancouver, is an ensures limited by-catch on executive who is very keen non-target and endangered about the Ocean Wise species program.
• Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species The Vancouver Aquarium works individually with each partner business to help them make sustainable purchasing decisions. In turn, participating businesses identify these options on their menus or display cases with the Ocean Wise logo, allowing their patrons to easily identify the most sustainable options. The Aquarium is constantly working to source sustainable seafood options. Coho Festival directors are often asked why they barbecue salmon when they are working to help proliferate the species. They are quick to point out that when salmon is in short supply, they order frozen wild Alaskan salmon for the barbecue. There is an overabundance of fish in Alaska, so it allows festival goers to indulge in delicious fish with a clear conscience.
As part of his Master of Science in Zoology, Casselman will be working closely with the Coho Society of the North Shore, monitoring the temperatures of freshwater streams in order to identify what he describes as "critical habitat." "What I am hoping to do is identify areas of the creek that offer refuge to salmon that are migrating up the creek, or barriers to salmon migrating up the creek because it is too warm," said Casselman, who will be looking specifically into coho migration on Seymour and Brothers Creek. Prior to starting his graduate work, Casselman volunteered for three years with the Seymour hatchery, a place
that served as the foundation and inspiration for pursuing further education in salmon physiology. "I thought it was really interesting to see how engaged a community can be with salmon. I got really excited about salmon there and I wanted to carry that through to learn more," he said. One of Casselman's project goals is to build knowledge and encourage community involvement in salmon migration research. "I wanted to have a community aspect as part of my research, and I knew a lot of people in the Coho Society, as well as the Seymour hatchery, so I have
tried to kind of build that into my Masters," said Casselman, who will be teaching West Vancouver Streamkeepers how to capture data using water temperature loggers. According to Casselman, North Shore creeks offer a very suitable location for studying how climate change and development may be interfering with coho migration. "We have seen, on the Fraser River for example, how temperature can impact sockeye salmon. The North Shore has an abundance of salmon, and we want to see if temperature is affecting them in the same way."
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