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Creative Salmon Events
2004
2005
2006
2007
Creative
Salmon
Events
for 2005
December 21,
2005
Creative Salmon helps fund a trip to Vancouver organized by the
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations and the local detachment of the RCMP.
Between Christmas and New Years, 15 kids and 5 chaperones will
travel to Vancouver for a first hand look at life on the streets of
the downtown East side. The intention of the trip is to "open the
eyes of our youth to the pitfalls of drug and alcohol addition".
December 19,
2005
Creative Salmon donates to the "Gumboot Toy
Drive", an initiative spearheaded by the Tla-o-qui-aht First
Nations. The goal of the toy drive is to help underprivileged
families provide Christmas gifts for their children.
December 10,
2005
Creative Salmon donates door prizes for the Christmas Gala event
being held at the Wickaninnish Interpretive Center in Pacific Rim
National Park. The event was jointly held by the Tofino Business
Association, the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce and the Pacific Rim
Visitor Center.
December 3,
2005
Creative Salmon provides a "Corporate Table Sponsorship" at the
Starlight Extravaganza dinner held at the Shelter Restaurant in
Tofino. Proceeds from the event go to the Tofino Hospital Foundation
to buy new hospital equipment.
 November
24, 2005
Creative Salmon presents an authentic First Nations ceremonial mask
to a very special customer in honor of their 150th Anniversary in
the seafood industry. The intricate mask was carved by local
Tla-o-qui-aht artist Levian Martin and is a beautiful piece of West
Coast Native Art.
Please click on image for larger view
November 15,
2005
Creative Salmon helps 17 year old Alanda Atleo of Tofino BC in her
efforts to raise money for a trip to Mexico in March 2006. This is
no ordinary vacation to Mexico! Alanda will be part of a group of 23
teenagers and adults from the West Coast Young Life group who are
going to Tijuana, Mexico to build houses for needy families The
group will be working with the Amor Ministry in Tijuana. You can
learn more about Mexico Mission Trip at
www.comebuildhope.com
November
1, 2005
Dr. Evans dissects one of our fish for the grade 3 class at
Wickaninnish Elementary School. The kids are currently studying
digestive systems and were amazed when a fur ball and a candied rat
were extracted from the esophagus. Apparently the salmon had been
tricker-treating the night before.
October 26,
2005
Creative Salmon assists the Westerly News in their "salute to the
brave firefighters in our community for their tireless dedication to
keeping us safe", by sponsoring a fireman in the local news paper.
Among the volunteers at the local fire hall are Tim Rundle and Jesse
Baril, both employees of Creative Salmon. Tim has worked for
Creative Salmon for over 12 years and is the companies Senior
Biologist / Operations Manager. Jesse has been with the company for
five and a half years and is the Deckhand / part time Skipper of the
company's landing craft.
October 15,
2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the Ucluelet and Area Child Care
Society who are raising funds to construct a much needed Child Care
Facility in Ucluelet.
September
24, 2005
Creative Salmon provides the entry fee for TFN’s Under 16 Hockey
Team to play in the Vince Mysters Tournament in Port Alberni BC.
September
14, 2005
Creative Salmon becomes an “Adopt a Junior” by making a donation to
the BC Surf Association to help send 7 local surfers to the World
Junior Championships in Huntington Beach California. 300 kids from
29 countries participated in the event.
www.bcsa.ca
September
10, 2005
Creative Salmon is a sponsor at the 14th Annual Carmel
TomatoFest. Carmel, California, USA.
www.tomatofest.com/carmel_tomatofest.html
September 5,
2005
Creative Salmon provides Certificates for Fresh Chinook Salmon to
the Tour de Rock Silent Auction.
http://copsforcancer2005.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=106947
August 28,
2005
Creative Salmon contributes to a fund raising campaign organized by
Opitsaht resident Catherine Frank. Her daughter, Marissa Amos, has
been chosen to participate in World Fest 2005 in Orlando Florida.
Marissa will be competing in both Acting and Modeling categories.
August
24, 2005
Creative Salmon is a major sponsor of the annual Pro-Am Golf
Tournament held at the Long Beach Golf Course. The event draws
approximately 30 professional golfers from across BC to play with
local amateurs. Funds raised go to the Ucluelet High School Athletic Program.
www.longbeachgolfcourse.com
August 13,
2005
Creative Salmon looks after the entrance fees for TFN to compete in
the Gabe Pelkey & Norman G. Thomas Memorial Mixed Slo-Pitch
Tournament in Victoria BC.
August 11,
2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the Student Events portion of
the AquaNet V Conference held in Victoria BC.
www.aquanet.ca/English/conference/aquanet5/index.php
August 9th to
12th, 2005
Staff from Creative Salmon, with help from the Central Westcoast
Forest Society, improve Salmon habitat along Baxter Creek by
removing stream debris and providing bank stabilization.
August 4, 2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the Coastal Family Resource
Coalition of Ucluelet to go towards our local Services Directory.
July 30, 2004
Creative Salmon assists the Tonquin Foundation host the first ever
West Coast Maritime Festival by sponsoring tickets for deserving
youth and other in our community to sail on board the Tall Ships
from Ucluelet to Tofino.
www.tonquinfoundation.org/
July 23, 2005
Creative Salmon provides sponsorship for the annual Long Beach
Amateur Golf Tournament held at the Long Beach Golf Course. This
event draw approximately 100 amateur golfers from Vancouver Island.
www.longbeachgolfcourse.com
July 22nd to
24th, 2005
Creative Salmon donates money to help sponsor Team Opitsaht at the
Third Annual Slow Pitch Tournament held in Tofino. Teams from across
Vancouver Island attended the event.
July 22, 2005
Creative Salmon helps kick off Ukee Days by donating salmon and
Chefs for the opening night BBQ. Creative Salmon is an official
sponsor of the event and funds raised this year go towards
Ucluelet’s new Community Center.
www.dist.ucluelet.bc.ca/
July 18, 2005
Creative salmon provides Trophies for the Andrew Davis Slow-Pitch
tournament held in Tofino.
July 2005
Creative Salmon provides physical labor to assist the Central
Westcoast Forest Society restore valuable salmon habitat along Lost
Shoe Creek in the Pacific Rim National Park.
www.clayoquot.org
June 30, 2005
Creative Salmon pays the entrance fee for the TFN Hurricanes to
compete in the Gold River Mixed Slo-Pitch Canada Day Tournament.
June 25, 2005
Creative Salmon helps the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce host the
Cadillac Van Isle 360 yacht race by providing salmon fillets and
chefs for the BBQ dinner. The Van Isle 360 is a race that
circumnavigates Vancouver Island.
www.vanisle360.com
June 18, 2005
Creative Salmon helps sponsor the Edge-to-Edge Marathon by providing
salmon for the Carb Loading Dinner and by providing flag people
along the route from Ucluelet to Tofino.
www.edgetoedgemarathon.com
June 2005
Creative Salmon donates fillets for a fund raising dinner organized
by the Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Club at their AGM in Whistler Village
BC. Many of the athletes in attendance are future Olympians in 2010.
www.blackcombfreestyle.com/
May
20, 2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society.
www.bc.cancer.ca/
May 20, 2005
Creative Salmon helps sponsor the Swan family of Ahousaht to
participate in Tribal Journeys, a drug and alcohol free event held
annually in different locations along the coast of British Columbia
and Washington. The focus of the event is to expose Native youth to
First Nations traditional teachings and customs.
May 20, 2005
Creative Salmon donates fillets and Chefs for the inaugural Mind
Over Mountain Adventure Race, BBQ dinner in Ucluelet Nations Salmon
Hatchery located along the Indian River.
www.mindovermountain.com/
May 9, 2005
Creative salmon donates prizes for a local fund raising event held
at the Tofino Legion. All proceeds go to Ducks Unlimited Canada.
www.ducks.ca/
May 2, 2005
Creative Salmon covers transportations costs from Vancouver to
Tofino for salmon feed required at the
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations.
May 2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the Pacific Arts Society to go
towards the 18th Annual Pacific Rim Summer Festival of
the Arts.
www.pacificrimarts.ca
April 25, 2005
Creative Salmon provides new uniforms (hats and jerseys) for the
Creative Salmon Soft Ball Team that competes in the Tofino Slow
Pitch league.
April 21, 2005
Creative Salmon entertained a delegation from the Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Foreign Service Officers
in training from across Canada spent the day touring farm sites and
asking questions in an attempt to deepen and broaden their
understanding of the Aquaculture industry.
March 20 – 27,
2005
Creative Salmon helps sponsor the Ucluelet Sassin Junior Basketball
Team to compete in the Provincial All Native Playoffs. Forty-two
teams from across British Columbia competed in the Playoffs.
March, 2005
Creative Salmon funds drop-in surf lessons for local youth provided
through the Westside Surf School and Bruhwiler Surf School. All
lessons take place after school at South Chestermans Beach once a
week from February until the end of June.
www.westsidesurfschool.com
www.bruhwilersurf.com
March 1,
2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the
Tla-o-qui-aht First
Nations Junior Ladies Basketball team. The team is raising funds to
compete in the upcoming BC Championships in Terrace, northern British
Columbia, at the end of March.
February 28,
2005
Creative Salmon sponsors Tofino resident Donna Fraser to run in
Vancouver Adidas Half Marathon to raise money for Vancouver's Ronald
McDonald House. Ronald McDonald House provides a "home-away-from-home"
for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at BC's
Children's Hospital.
www.ronaldmcdonaldhousebc.com/
February 22,
2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the Nanaimo Lady Suns woman's
basketball team. The team is raising funds to compete in the
All-Native-Basketball Tournament in BC.
February 1,
2005
Creative Salmon embarks on a RRSP matching program for it's
employees. This along with an extension to the benefits package are
designed to retain staff for the long term.
January 28,
2005
Creative Salmon donates premium quality Chinook Salmon to Tofino's
Long Beach lodge Silent Auction / Gala Event. Proceeds from the event
were directed towards to juvenile diabetes research.
January 25,
2005
Creative Salmon supplies new uniforms for a
Tla-o-qui-aht First
Nations co-ed basket ball tournament. The tournament is being organized
by Nellie Atleo and her family in memory of their grandfather, the late
Shorty Frank. Shorty was actively involved in First Nations politics and
well known for organizing sporting events for youth in his community.
January 17,
2005
Creative Salmon makes a donation to the Ahousaht Cultural Centre
Society. The society runs a non-profit youth centre to encourage teens
to engage in positive lifestyles through education, recreation and
cultural dissemination.
www.ahousahtculturalcentre.com/
January 2, 2005
Creative Salmon organizes and finances the transportation and repairs of
a motorized 4 wheel scooter for long time Opitsaht resident, Mr.Carl
Wagner Senior. Opitsaht is a five minute boat ride across from Tofino on
majestic Meares Island, in the center of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations
traditionally territory.
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