Welcome to the Village of Tahsis, nestled in the heart of Nootka Sound Tahsis is a premier ecotourism destination and beautiful nature getaway on Vancouver Island With more than 50km of passages, Tahsis is also one of Canada's caving meccas Hiking in Tahsis frequently leads to spectacular mountain overlooks Land and marine animals are abundant in the area, making for outstanding wildlife viewing With numerous docks and marinas, Tahsis is a perfect launching point for diving, kayaking and fishing Old-growth forests surround Tahsis and visitors are often amazed by the size of these giant trees The scenery in Tahsis is ever-changing, making it a great ecotourism vacation in any season

Salmon Enhancement Society

Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society

Hatchery fish

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The Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society raises and releases salmon each year ensuring the survival of the species. On April 13, 2013, the President of the Society, Frank Collins, and the Secretary/Treasurer, Lucille Collins, toured the Tahsis hatchery with MLA, Claire Trevena.

Frank Collins led the tour showing different aspects of the hatchery while imparting his vast knowledge. Claire Trevena was extremely interested and asked many questions. “It’s amazing what you have done here” said Claire.

Hatchery workers

With the help of many volunteers, the Tahsis fish hatchery is capable of raising and releasing 300,000 Chinook each year. It is because of these volunteers that the Salmon Enhancement Program can carry on into the future. In Tahsis these volunteers are Frank and Lucille Collins, Don Beamin, Bill Dwuilit, Roger Minor, Mogens Madsen and Richard Illes. “We work closely with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans” said Lucille.

The Tahsis Salmonoid program began in 1983 with only six Chinook in the Tahsis River. Les Dowding, a village employee, received permission to build the hatchery on Village property. The hatchery now holds the honorary name ‘Les Dowding Memorial Hatchery’ after this original founder. The hatcheries goal is to rebuild vulnerable salmon stocks and to improve fish habitat to sustain the salmon population. The entire process could not be maintained without the help of many. “We get a lot of help from a lot of people and from the Conuma Hatchery, especially technical support” said Frank Collins. “It’s a very impressive project” said Claire Trevena. “It’s because there are a lot of very committed people involved” said Lucille Collins.

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