Skowkale Canoe Shed: Feasibility Study

Year 2008
Proponent Skowkale First Nation
Project type Engagement
FSWP funding source Living Rivers
Grant amount $5,000
Total project value $12,000
Other project funders

Skowkale First Nation, School District #33, DFO, Sto:lo First Nation

ID number 08 EE LR 17

Location: Fraser Valley, Chilliwack BC

Project Summary

We are planning on renovating the canoe shed to make it an aboriginal aquatic/fisheries interpretive centre.  The floor space would be used to create a unique experience which will honour traditional aboriginal fisheries practices and link it to sustainable fisheries practices of today and tomorrow essential to maintain salmon stocks into the future. Interpretation programs will be developed using the resources of the canoe shed, the new hatchery and the Little Chilliwack River to provide a well rounded aquatic experience. The Skowkale canoe shed will be assessed to see if it is appropriate and safe for interpretive use. An engineering contractor will be consulted for a definitive recommendation. If not other options will be considered. The hatchery and the Little Chilliwack River will also be used as part of the experience and incorporated into the interpretive design.  A professional interpretive design consultant will be retained to develop an interpretive program working in close cooperation with the Skowkale Hatchery and Education Revitalization Project Committee.


Final Results

Please see final report posted on the right hand side of this page under ‘Resources’.