History « Powell River Salmon Society

History

Timeline

1981 – Began building Duck Lake Facility
1983 – Brood year of first releases (34,502 Coho; 756 Pink)
1985 – Brood year of first Chum release (50K)
1986 – Brood year of first Chinook release (120K)
1986 – Installed incubation facility on the MacMillan Bloedel mill site and reared 4,500 Cuthroat Trout for release to Powell Lake
1988 – Fence was relocated to the mouth of Lang Creek
1989 – Spawning channel for chum was installed at Lang Creek
1991 – Mill hatchery was relocated and rearing troughs were also installed
1993 – Initiation of brood hold sort facility in Lang Bay
1994 – Expansion of brood hold sort facility in Lang Bay
1998 – Began supplying Chinook to Chapman Creek (150 Keyed Eggs) Sliammon First Nations and Sechelt First Nations
1998 – Began rearing Chinook in Duck Lake net pens
2000 – a new hatchery was constructed at the mill at a cost of approximately $500,000
2001 – We began adipose fin clipping all of our Coho releases
2005 – Restructured Lang Creek spawning channel
2005 – Lang fishway release extension
2005 – First Annual PR Pacific Salmon Foundation dinner and fundraiser
2006 – Placed lifecycle log at Lang Creek
2006 – Lang Creek information kiosk placed
2006 – Mill hatchery expansion
2006 – First terminal fish transplants at Willingdon and Texada locations
2006 – Placement of rock and wooden salmon sculpture and Mill hatchery
2007 – Acquisition of Heathrow Fish Pump
2007 – Net loft completed at Duck Lake Hatchery
2007 – PR trough bulk incubation expansion at Mill Hatchery
2008- Acquisition of 2000 gallon transport tank
2008-replacement of water monitoring station at Lang including video camera’s and computer
2009-Lang Creek Education Project-building extension/outdoor classroom
2009-Lang Creek washroom facility upgrade
2009-Lang Creek Garden Project-property beautification
2010-Lang Fish-rail System
2010-Lang lower fishway counting station added
2010-Lang PRSS ambassador workshop
2010– Lang Creek Lower Footbridge Replacement
2011– Lang Creek Sill Project
2011– Replacement of Side Vehicle Bridge at Lang Creek
2012-Launch of Resource Promotional Fishtank
2012-Lang Creek Brood Facility Project
2013-Mill Hatchery Upgrade
2014-Mill Hatchery Expansion
2015-Heath Tray Incubation Replacement
2016-Duck Water Distribution
2017– Lang Fishway/Electrical/Intake/Pump Box/ Upgrades
2018-Duck Security Upgrades
2019-Duck Intake Installation and Pipeline Replacement
2020-Duck Lake Hatchery Roof Replacement
2020–salmoneducation.org Education Program Launched
2021– Duck satellite rearing building constructed, Salmon Preservation Pathway built