A special event held at Terminal Creek Hatchery in Crippen Regional Park on Bowen Island. Upon arrival enjoy a half hour walk on clearly marked trails to the hatchery. Release some coho fry into Terminal Creek and tour a working salmon hatchery. Explore Crippen Regional Park and then return home on an afternoon ferry. The hatchery is wheelchair accessible.
Bikes are welcome.
This event is sponsored by the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club. The Horsefly River turns crimson as millions of Sockeye return from a life's journey that took them far out into the ocean pour into their home waters to spawn and die. Sockeye return to the Horsefly River every year to play out this spectacular continuance of life, but it is only every four years that the River bleeds. 2001 is one of these years. This year the community of Horsefly, the Cariboo Tribal Council, and Fisheries and Oceans are planning a celebration to highlight this natural miracle.