Starting 5:30pm Friday, May 19 to Monday, May 22, 2023
Civic Centre - 7450 Columbia St, Port Hardy BC
Schedule

Fri. May 19, 2023 - Civic Centre - 7450 Columbia St, Port Hardy

5:30pm Registration Opens
No host bar opens
6:00pm Appies and refreshments are served
7:00pm Welcome from planning committee
7:30pm A pair of salmonid enhancement volunteers square off against Eeyore and Chicken Little to debate whether we should try to save Pacific salmon and what we need to do to make sure they are here in future for our children and our children's children. Watch the hooves and chicken feathers fly!
9:00pm Evening ends, bus to hotels

Sat. Daytime May 20, 2023 - Port Hardy Secondary School 9350 Granville St.

8:00am Registration opens - take in displays - coffees on
8:30am Welcome by Kwakiutl elder David Knox
9:00am - 10:15am Early Morning Sessions
10:15am - 10:45am Health Break
10:45am - 12:00pm Late Morning Sessions
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00pm - 2:15pm Early Afternoon Sessions
2:15pm - 2:45pm Health Break
2:45pm - 4:00pm Late Afternoon Sessions
04:20 pm to 05:00 pm SALMON THINK TANK
Library, Secondary School All are invited to join in this interactive session! Come share YOUR IDEAS about SALMON STEWARDSHIP from monitoring to enhancement, education to conservation, and everything in between! At the same time you will learn a workshop engagement tool that you can take home to use with your group and community! Treats will be provided, fun will be had, hope to see you there! All welcome --- no pre-registration required
04:20 pm to 05:00 pm FISH PRINTING
In courtyard of school weather permitting or in the Art Room if needed. Come and join in the fun of fish printing. Great chance to mix and mingle with fellow stewards as you print onto paper OR take home a one of a kind tea towel. Silicon and real fish will allow you to chose the look for your design. All materials provided just bring your inspiration. All welcome --- no pre-registration required

Sat. Evening May 20, 2023 - Civic Centre - 7450 Columbia St, Port Hardy

TBD No host bar opens
6:00pm Welcome speeches
Dinner served
10:30pm Evening ends, bus to hotels

Sun. May 21, 2023 - Carrot Park

10:00am - 5:00pm U'Mista tour - Lunches will be on the bus
11:00am Lunch pick ups for those taking part in:
  • Forestry tour
  • Joey's Museum tour
  • Coast Guard tour
  • Beach Seine tour
  • Bird watching tour
Visit this page for more information about the tours.

Mon. May 22, 2023 - End of Workshop - Return Bus Schedule

10:00 amDepart Port Hardy
Depart North Shore Inn
Depart Kwa'lilas
Depart Quarter Deck / Glen Lyons
Depart Pioneer Inn / Quatse Campground
10:45Depart Port McNeil
Drop offs reverse of pick ups
Courtenay Visitor Center
Departure bay (meet ferry)
Duke Point (meet ferry)
BC forest Discovery Center Duncan
McCallum Road Shell Station
Mayfair Mall SE parking lot by the Hudson's Bay Entrance