2. The Old Plant Site
• First steps involved a
major clean up of the
site both inside and out.
• The Site will serve as a
operational staging area
and allow expansion of
seed production
capacity.
3. Cleaning Up Inside
It was obvious that the inside
and outside of the facility had
not been maintained for some
years and required a major
clean-up, painting, repairs to
the water and septic systems,
and removal of dilapidated
5. And Outside
571 hours have been spent on the
clean-up and improvements at
the Cannery Road site which
included the removal of 11.25
tonnes of debris.
9. Out with the old….
Major amount of brush removal
and tree falling was required as
the site was well overgrown.
10. ….and in with the new!
The old pump
house had to be
removed and a
new one built in
it’s place.
11. New Gate Installation
A new gate was
installed at the
entrance to the
property to limit
access and provide
some security.
12. Constructing the Hatchery
• In early 2013 Ocean
Protein began to make
significant changes to
the Cannery Road site.
• Hired new Hatchery
Manager David Shupert
and new Hatchery
Technicians.
• Significant investment
in new equipment.
13. Hatchery Success
The hatchery crew has
had success in 2014 with
the production of Pacific
oyster seed.
14. Community Benefits
• Ocean Protein Canada, at
peak operations in 2013,
had 10 Sliammon First
Nation members on payroll.
• Sliammon members have
been trained in First Aid,
vessel operations, shellfish
husbandry, shellfish
hatchery algae and larvae
culture techniques,
construction, and facility
design and implementation.
15. Goldberg Harvesting
2,931 hours have been spent
harvesting oysters from the
Goldberg site at a total cost of
approx $55,689.00 in labour.
16. Cannery Road Ramp and Float
The old ramp and float at
the Cannery Road site is in
need of repair as the ramp
has fallen into the water
and the dock anchors
have let go.
17. SE Harwood Island
• 24 hectare sub-tidal
geoduck aquaculture
site – 20 year Licence of
Occupation has been
issued; awaiting Federal
Aquaculture Licence.
• 3 additional sites on
Harwood Island under a
BC Land Act Notation of
Interest for the
Sliammon Nation.
18. New Deepwater Site Application
In June 2013, Ocean Protein
on behalf of the Sliammon
First Nation made
application for a 1 acre
deep-water site fronting the
Cannery Road up-land site.
This site is now tenured and
licenced for the culture of
Pacific oyster, Japanese
Scallop and Pacific Scallop.
