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Spawning Coho Return to Grandon Creek
The coho are returning once again in 2026 to Grandon Creek in Qualicum Beach, as the fall rains raise stream flows and allow spawners to swim upstream past the fish ladders and caissons. Over a dozen were spotted on November 9, half in the stream and half hiding under logs and boulders. There should be…
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Putting Shrubs To Bed
Our trees and shrubs have done well this year, but it is time to shut down the irrigation system, do a little weeding and put our trees and shrubs to bed for the winter. We will meet at the parking lot at the west end of Surfside Drive on November 4, 2026 at 9am for…
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Reminder re: AGM
A reminder of our AGM on Saturday, October 3 at 10 am in St Stephen’s Church in Qualicum Beach. We appreciate members and guests coming to see a review of the year and help elect our incoming Board of Directors. We have an interesting speaker from the Greenways Trust in Campbell River, as well.
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Plan to Attend AGM 2026
The Annual General Meeting of the Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers is coming up on Saturday, October 3 at St Stephen’s Church Hall at 150 Village Way in Qualicum Beach. Doors open at 9:30 for membership renewals, with the meeting beginning at 10 am. Photo above was taken in the spring of our newest plantings at the…
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Fish Count Update
On Monday, August 24, a dozen QBS volunteers assembled in the parking lot of the Memorial Golf Club in Qualicum Beach, ready to assist the Town of Qualicum Beach to conduct an annual removal of sediment from several caissons in Beach Creek. This work has been carried out for the past several years, as an…
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Volunteer: Counting Coho
Monday, August 24 – Beach Creek pond Removal, identification, and counting of coho and cutthroat trout from the large pond on Beach Creek in the Memorial Golf Club in Qualicum Beach to assist in the removal of sediment from the pond. We have worked on several occasions with the Town and the Golf Club in…