Salmon Enhancement Program

Society Attends SEP Community Workshop in Kamloops

Left to right: Anne Woosnam, Matthew Watts and Tyler Storgaard.

A big thank you to the organizers of the 2025 SEP Community Workshop for an inspiring and informative weekend in Kamloops from June 13–15!

Representing the Hoy/Scott Watershed Society were Tyler Storgaard, Anne Woosnam, and Matthew Watts, who joined stewardship leaders from across the Pacific Region to share knowledge, strengthen connections, and celebrate our collective efforts to protect salmon and build climate resilience.

We are deeply grateful to the Simpcw First Nation, Pacific Streamkeepers Federation, and The Adams River Salmon Society for leading this meaningful event on the unceded territory of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc.

Thompson River University

HSWS Participates in Meeting with Fisheries Minister

Zoom screen capture via MP Ron McKinnon’s Facebook page

Zoom screen capture via MP Ron McKinnon’s Facebook page

Invited and organized by Ron McKinnon, MP for Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, the Hoy/Scott Watershed Society participated in a Zoom meeting on August 20 for a conversation on how our government can better support those who keep our waterways - and their inhabitants - thriving and healthy.

Attending the meeting was Hon. Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Mossom Creek Hatchery, Hoy /Scott Watershed Society, Hyde Creek Watershed Society, Maple Creek Streamkeepers, and Watershed Watch Salmon Society.

Attending for HSWS were directors, Anne Woosman and Kim Mayes. The meeting provided the opportunity for local hatcheries or societies to voice their concerns and share information.

Financial assistance for operations and programs at all hatcheries was inferred by the attendees.

Advice/guidelines were asked for infrastructure projects i.e. flood controls, enforcement of regulations, shorelines, and a Code of Practice for managing them.

The government’s, “Salmonid Enhancement Program (SEP) plays a key role in DFO's work to conserve and manage Pacific salmon stocks. The program's activities aim to rebuild vulnerable salmon stocks, provide harvest opportunities, work with First Nations and coastal communities in economic development, and improve fish habitat to sustain salmon populations.”