Category: Restoration
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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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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…
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“Block Of Doom” Removed!
The derelict concrete dock known locally as the “Block of Doom” which had rested on the Qualicum Beach waterfront for over a year, was successfully removed this week. The structure was cut into three sections, carefully lifted by heavy equipment and transported by truck to the Regional District of Nanaimo Regional Landfill on Cedar Road,…