A further update. I was informed at a steering committee meeting last night held at the Charters River Centre that the onies collected now total $2100.00 This is a number that I'm happy with for a first year program. So again a big thank you to those who were able to collect and donate. I was told that all the tax receipts for those donations have been sent out as well. If this is not the case please let me know.
I've just ordered the 2015 decals for the boats and will have them shortly. I guess I'm like DFO, a bit tardy sometimes. SVIAC is working on a plan that would see 1,000,000 additional Chinook eggs taken by the Nitinat Hatchery,(fall of 2015) raised there to smolt size then trucked down to the Sooke and Victoria areas in the late spring, (2016) held for a few weeks in sea pens located in 5 locations. Sooke Harbour, Becher Bay, Pedder Bay, Ogden Point and Oak Bay. Monies from the BC Salmon Recovery Fund will be directed at helping with the costs involved with feeding, rearing, transporting and penning these fish. I would really like to be able op present SVIAC with a minimum of $10,000 in 2015 from the local guides who will benefit from these additional fish in JDF. I really believe $10,000 is a very realistic number to reach given the numbers of commercial guide boats in areas 19 and 20.