Media Advisory - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nuxalk Nation, and Ingenium collaborate to create new Snootli Creek Hatchery Welcome Centre marking the completion of a $20 million hatchery rebuild

BELLA COOLA, BC, Aug. 21, 2024 /CNW/ - On August 22, 2024, the new Welcome Centre at Snootli Creek Hatchery will officially open. The Centre features dynamic and interactive displays written in three languages: Nuxalk, English and French. The rebuilt and modernized hatchery is now a state-of-the-art facility that will continue to support the protection, conservation and restoration of wild Pacific salmon stocks in British Columbia, which is a key priority for the Government of Canada.

Date:	Thursday, August 22, 2024
Time:	3:00 p.m. PST
Location:	HWY-20, Central Coast BC V0T (near Bella Coola)

NOTE: The event will include a Q&A media session, formal ceremonies, a community celebration, and a tour of the new Welcome Centre. Please indicate if you wish to join this by email to [email protected]. 

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SOURCE Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region

For more information: Media Relations, Pacific Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 604-666-1746, [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]