On January 18, MP for Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, Ron McKinnon provided an opportunity for local hatchery administration to speak with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Terry Beech, to discuss the current issues, as well as challenges facing watersheds and hatcheries in our community.

President, Robbin Whachell and hatchery manager and vice president of Hoy/Scott Watershed Society, Tyler Storgaard attended the meeting. Also in attendance was the Watershed Watch Society, Hyde Creek Watershed Society, Mossom Creek Hatchery, and the Maple Creek Streamkeepers Society.