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Bow River Shuttles - 7th Annual Used Drift Boat Sale In conjunction with, and in support of, the TUC-Bow River Chapter "Tackle Swap" 2011. Same Date. Same Time. Same Location. Bow River Shuttles Used Drift Boat Sale 2010 Photo: Bow River Shuttles Saturday, April 30, 2011 Setup 9 - 10 AM Sale 10 AM - 12 PM Cleanup 12- 1 PM South Calgary Community Association Hall, 3130 - 16th St. SW. To reserve your stall, contact: Michelle Magotiaux 403-278-9165 michelle@bowrivershuttles.com Fee: $20 per drift boat Cheques payable to: "Trout Unlimited Canada-Bow River Chapter" - You sell and get your best deal. - No consignment charge. - Limited boat stalls available.

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4th Annual Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 BENEFITTING Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada Information & Film Lineup Purchase tickets online At the time of this writing, tickets are still available. Online ticket purchase will close at midnight tonight (Thursday February 10 2011) or earlier if tickets are sold out. After that, tickets will be available ONLY at the door, if not sold out. Hi everyone, It's almost Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival time! I encourage you to come early [Doors Open at 12:00 noon (matinee) and at 5:30 pm (evening)]. This will give you the opportunity for best seat selection, as well as lots of time to visit the display tables of some of our friends who will be joining us for this special event. - Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada - Alberta Stream Watch - Kyle Snarr, 2011 Team Member, Canadian Youth National Fly Fishing Team - Calgary Hook & Hackle Club - Casting For Life - TUC - Bow River Chapter - McLennan Fly Fishing Please scroll down and click on the link "Join our Friends at Back Cast FFFF" for some information on each of them. Please consider passing that email along to everyone you know who enjoys fly fishing. I'd love to have "full house" of cheering fly fishers! And so would Project Healing Waters Canada! We have also received several great items from a number of our friends for use as door prizes (lots of good "swag", as some would say :-)) Thank you to the following for their generous support. Fish Tales Fly Shop Country Pleasures Fly Shop The Fishin' Hole Bow River Troutfitters Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters McLennan Fly Fishing Here is a link to a special email "Join our Friends at Back Cast FFFF" that went out last night to all of my subscribers. Lots of information including photos and special links. It will be a fun afternoon and evening, for a great cause. Hope to see you there. Kindest regards, Michelle

Congratulations to all the ticket winners! I look forward to meeting you at Back Cast. A special thanks to Flytyer for looking after this draw. I appreciate the support and interest from everyone who placed their name in the draw. I encourage all of you to consider purchasing a ticket or two to this special event for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada. PHWFFC would appreciate your support and so would I. Plus, you'll enjoy a great line up of world class films! :-) On Line ticket purchase will close at midnight tonight (Thursday February 10th 2011) or earlier if tickets are sold out. After that, tickets will be available ONLY at the door. Here is a link to a special email "Join our Friends at Back Cast FFFF" that went out last night to all of my subscribers. Lots of information including photos and special links. Thanks again everyone! Kindest regards, Michelle

4th Annual Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 BENEFITTING Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada Information & Film Lineup Purchase tickets online I'm pleased to announce that the film "Q the X" from Jensen Fly Fishing Productions will be receiving the Best Feature Film Award* at Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival 2011. The cinematography in "Q the X" was absolutely first class. We enjoyed the storyline, and the thought provoking conclusion. "Q the X" will be opening the evening program on Saturday Feb 12, 2010. Dave and Amelia Jensen will be in attendance and they will be introducing their film. Be sure to join us! Jensen Fly Fishing Productions * films 5 to 10/15 minutes in length

Here are a few photos of the Broken Tippet booth. Kindest regards, Michelle

I will have tickets for my upcoming Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival at my display booth at the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Expo this weekend. The show opens tomorrow (Friday) at noon! Drop by and say hello!

4th ANNUAL BACK CAST FLY FISHING FILM FESTIVAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 There will be two screenings, one matinee and one evening. Each show will have a different lineup of films. 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m For more details regarding show times, etc, please scroll down to the very bottom of this newsletter Cardel Theatre **************************************** Purchase tickets here... **************************************** BENEFITING PROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING CANADA Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada What Film Producers are saying… “I would be happy to give you permission to screen The Good Life at the Back Cast FFFF. I am a big fan of Project Healing Waters; in fact in our 2008 film "The One", I produced a segment on PHW. It is a great cause and I would be honored to be a part of the benefit.” - Carter Davidson, Gray Ghost Productions, The Good Life: Tale Tails from the East “I would be more than happy for you to show my film whenever and wherever you want. I have seen what Healing Waters does and am more than impressed. My eldest sister and her husband are both career soldiers and have served for Australia (My sister 6 months in Rwanda for the U.N during their turmoil and her husband 6months in East Timor and a bit longer in Iraq, my uncle was also a captain in the Navy during the Vietnam War). Anyone who serves their country are true heroes and I am very, very passionate about our troops and what they do, and have done, for not only our country but other countries too. I get emotional just thinking about it. So it is a HUGE yes...Let me know what format you would like the film in and it is yours. Thank you so much for contacting me, this is definitely this film’s greatest moment.” Regards, Phil Jagger, Mad Phil Media, Heads or Tails _________________________________________________________ SEVERAL BLUE RIBBON FILMS Matinee “Memories of the Mirimachi” An Atlantic Salmon Fishing Adventure The best of Atlantic Salmon angling – the river, the fish, the anglers All proceeds from the sale of the DVD go to the Miramichi Salmon Association for their conservation work Theodore Rogowski: Miramichi Salmon Association "Slovinia on the Fly" from Nervous Water Hunting Marble Trout and Hocho in Slovinia “Beattie is indeed one of the best fly fishing video photographers out there, producing nicely varied scenes, which are beautifully built up giving the audience a perfect view of a scene.” - Martin Joergensen, Global Fly Fisher Beattie Outdoor Productions "Heads or Tails" Permit obsessed fly fishers pursue their elusive quarry along the isolated beaches of Western Australia's Kimberley region. 2010 | Official Selection| Fly Fishing Film Tour “Portrays all the thrill and frustration of fly fishing for one of Australia's most recently "discovered" prestigious sport fish. Entertaining and highly recommended.” - Fishing World Mag “Just when you think there is no undiscovered fly fishing left along comes a movie like this.” - Mountain River Journal “Finally, a kick-arse Australian saltwater fly fishing film!” - Gin Clear Media Mad Phil Media "The Good Life” Tall Tails from the East Chasing Eastern Brook Trout, Northerns, Stripers, Peacock Bass, Landlock Salmon & Shad along the Atlantic seaboard, from Labrador to the Florida Keys “The Good Life examines the motives of a wide range of anglers who fish in areas ranging from urban to desolate, and seeks to explain the unknown element that drives the fly fisherman to distraction between outings”. – Black Bear Blog “Carter [Davidson] has a gift for sharing the experience of fly fishing in a way that points straight to the heart of what viewers want to see in a film about fishing; beautiful fish, scenery, good music, some laughs and emotion.” - Jennifer Bowman-McKay, Maine Fly Fish Gray Ghost Productions Evening “Q the X Sight fishing for resident trout on a favourite Alberta stream “Beautiful cinematography and a thought provoking message” - Bow River Shuttles Jensen Fly Fishing Productions “The Best of Catch Magazine” The best fly fishing adventures from around the world, including Alpine bass, Oregon Steelhead and The River of No Return 2009 | Best Cinematography, The Drake Magazine’s Fly Fishing Film Contest “Todd Moen’s fly fishing videography is surpassed by few and admired by many.” - Montana Troutfitters Catch Magazine "Rivers of the Lost Coast" At the turn of the 20th Century, a handful of pioneers carried their fly rods into California's remote north coast and gave birth to a culture that would revolutionize their sport. For a select few, salmon & steelhead fly fishing became an obsessive pursuit without compromise. By the early 1980s the fisheries found themselves caught in a spiraling decline. Dams strangled the rivers and California searched for its disappearing salmon and steelhead. The anglers who remained foraged for their souls. 2009 | Sacramento International Film, Jury Award, Best Documentary 2009 | Wild Rivers 101 Film Festival, Gold Circle Screening 2009 | Butte Creek Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Gold Circle Screening “Rivers of a Lost Coast is a must see”. – Seattle Times “Profound and moving”. – Santa Cruz Sentinal "... it's enough to make you cry." Napa County Register "A film probably everyone should see." The San Francisco Chronicle “‘Extreme’ characters like Bill Schaadt and Ted Lindner are normally the work of fiction writers, but they’re real – and they’re compelling enough to me that I watched the movie several times.” - Tom Chandler, Trout Underground “Rivers of a Lost Coast has the captivating allure of a good fish tale.” - Film Bayala “I highly recommend it to anyone, even none fly fisherman will enjoy this film.” - Fly Fishing Junkie “Rivers of a Lost Coast is an elegiac tale of angling and anglers gone by. Lovingly crafted and filmed, it is both a fitting tribute and a clarion warning about what we all have to gain -- and lose -- when it comes to our fisheries.” - Fishing for History Blog Skinny Fist Productions "Why Fly Fishing" Why Fly Fish celebrates angling in all of its dimensions—sport, history, ethics, philosophy, biology, art, craft and literature. 2009 | Columbus International Film & Video Festival, Honorary Award, Instructional “The film went by too quickly . . . an excellent piece of work.” - Jerry Kustich, Author and Partner in Sweetgrass Bamboo Fly Rods “Great visuals, intelligent commentary, wonderful music. And things move right along smartly.” - Larry Kenney, Writer and Fly Fishing Video & Gear Reviewer “There's something almost voyeuristic, indeed sensual, about the act of fly fishing. People who have never touched a fly rod, or any other kind of rod, will stop to watch an accomplished fly caster swoosh sinuous loops of line between sky and water. Now, with the DVD release of Why Fly Fishing, you can peer straight into the eyes of fly fishing luminaries who espouse the fundamental, the philosophical and the spiritual, and begin to grasp what's so all-fired transfixing about such a seductive sport.” - Don Roberts, Founding editor of Flyfishing The West “The film evokes the beauty of the environment in which fishing takes place. I love the way you got Joan, John, Nick, Flip and everyone else to express their love of fly fishing and see many of them actually doing it. You couldn't have chosen better folks. My daughter said it's the best fishing DVD she's ever seen, and she doesn't praise often.” - Dave Hughes, Author and Editor of Flyfishing & Tying Journal “Why Fly Fishing beautifully illuminates numerous wide-ranging aspects that make fly fishing a lifestyle choice for so many of us—the science, the craft, the art, the poetry, the spiritual, the losing of one's self, the finding of one's self. Thank you for a wonderful film.” -Frank Bryant, Chota Outdoor Gear Jeffrey Pill/Miracle Productions/American Fly Fishing Museum "Eastern Rises" An epic fly fishing journey to Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula 2008 | Drake Magazine, Best Film 2010 | Banff Mountain Festival, Best Film on Mountain Sport 2010 | Flagstaff Mountain FF, Best Action-Sport Film 2010 | Winston Rod FF, Winner Golden Trout 2010 | Telluride Mountain Film, Official Selection 2010 | Port Townsend FF, Official Selection 2010 | 5 Point Film Fest, Official Selection 2011 | Wild and Scenic Environmental FF, People’s Choice Award “Ben Knight's cynical, snarky narration pulls you along on this humorous and intriguing tale of fishing Far East Russia. The cinematography is superb, the storytelling excellent, and the angling aspirational. Felt Soul may have made better film festival-ey movies, but they've never produced a better flyfishing movie." - Tom Bie, The Drake “This film follows in the footsteps of one of the greatest documentaries I’ve seen, Red Gold - though this is a different insight into the great unknown of wild Russia. It’s poised as a classic Felt Soul production, with a great soundtrack and beautiful scenery. No one does it better than Felt Soul.” - Complete Thought Blog “Yes, Eastern Rises is a movie about fishing – but it is the best fishing movie you will ever see. Ever.” - Bulumu Blog “Hands down, Eastern Rises is among the best fly fishing films ever made, unsurpassed in cinematography, fishing footage, adventure journalism and humor.” - Telluride Angler "Every moment in 'Eastern Rises' is fit for a still photo and each pan feels like butter to a warm skillet. Kamchatka is one of the world’s most spectacular and remote places, countless unnamed rivers holding the land together in silver bends, and it looks every bit that good here unfolding in a tight, funny narrative." - Matthew Beaudin, Telluride Daily Planet " Eastern Rises was a stunningly beautiful look at one of the last truly wild places left on this ever shrinking, little blue orb we call home." - Urban Fly Ventures Blog Felt Soul Media _________________________________________________________________ "DVD's are cool but nothing can compare to seeing something on the big screen with a couple of hundred cheering fishermen" - Nick Reygaert ___________________________________________________________________ Cardel Theatre, 180 Quarry Park Blvd SE Two screenings, one matinee and one evening. Each show will have a different lineup of films. Matinee: Doors open @ 12:00 noon, Show @ 1:00 pm SHARP. Evening: Doors open @ 5:30 pm, Show @ 6:30 pm SHARP. Ticket Sales: $15 ($25 for both shows) in Advance, $20 at the door Children: $10 ($15 for both shows) in Advance, $15 at the door Limited seating **************************************** Purchase tickets here... **************************************** NOTE: Holders of Child (under 17) priced tickets will be required to provide a valid photo ID before entering the screening room. Google Map to Cardel Theatre Please be aware that Google Maps does not appear to have all of the streets mapped out yet for this area. But this will give you an idea of how to find the Cardel Theatre 1. "Will Call" table for tickets will be just outside the Cardel Theatre. 2. Valid photo ID plus a copy of your confirmation are required for ticket pickup at "Will Call" table. 3. If you fail to pick up your tickets we shall not be responsible for this and your money won't be refunded. 4. Please arrive EARLY for best seat selection, and especially for "Will Call" tickets. 5. As a courtesy to other attendees, latecomers will be seated at the end of the first film.

Saturday Feb 12, 2011 Two shows for 2011 – Matinee @ 1:00 pm, Evening @ 6:30 pm! Different Films At Each Screening! Several "Blue Ribbon" Films! - The best of Atlantic Salmon angling – the river, the fish, the anglers - Hunting Marble Trout and Hocho in Slovinia - Permit obsessed fly fishers pursue their elusive quarry in Australia - Chasing Eastern Brook Trout, Northerns, Stripers, Peacock Bass, Landlock Salmon & Shad along the Atlantic seaboard, from Labrador to the Florida Keys - The science, the craft, the art, the poetry, the spiritual, the losing of one's self, the finding of one's self – Explore the numerous wide-ranging aspects that make fly fishing a lifestyle choice for so many of us - Alpine bass, Oregon Steelhead and The River of No Return - At the turn of the 20th Century, a handful of pioneers carried their fly rods into California’s remote north coast and gave birth to a culture that would revolutionize their sport - An epic fly fishing journey to Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula Benefitting Stay tuned for more information! Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival on Facebook

Hi everyone I am thrilled to announce that my 4th Annual Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival (Feb 12, 2011) has a new home for 2011 – The Cardel Theatre! “3000 watt Dolby surround sound audio system, HD projector shooting on a 193” motorized projection screen – what more could any film buff ask for! The sight and sound quality of your film is outstanding and probably one of the best cinematic theatres in Calgary.” 180 Quarry Park Boulevard S.E. http://www.cardeltheatre.com/index.bpsx This event will be an awareness raiser and fundraiser for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada. Net proceeds will be donated to PHWFFC. http://projecthealingwaters.ca/ As in past years, festival goers will be treated to several full length films from some of the best fly fishing film producers on the planet. There will be two screenings, one matinee and one evening. Each show will have a different lineup of films. Doors open @ 12:00 noon, Show @ 1:00 pm. Doors open again @ 5:30 pm, Show @ 6:30 pm. You’ll meet interesting people from the world of fly fishing and travel to exotic locations! Plan now to be there!! Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Back-Cast-Fl...129730693754999 Please stay tuned for more information! "Thank you to Bow River Shuttles for supporting those who serve us. Giving one person, the tools to heal with, may heal a family and strengthen a Community. Thank you for becoming part of that process." Kerry Pitt President, Project Healing Waters Canada

Hi everyone I’m excited to announce that my 4th Annual Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival (Feb 12, 2011) has chosen a new beneficiary for 2011. This event will be an awareness raiser and fundraiser for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Canada. Net proceeds will be donated to PHWFFC. http://projecthealingwaters.ca/ As in past years, festival goers will be treated to several full length films from some of the best fly fishing film producers on the planet. There will be two screenings, one matinee and one evening. Each show will have a different lineup of films. Doors open @ 12:00 noon, Show @ 1:00 pm. Doors open again @ 5:30 pm, Show @ 6:30 pm. You’ll meet interesting people from the world of fly fishing and travel to exotic locations! Plan now to be there!! Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Back-Cast-Fl...129730693754999 Stay tuned for more information! "Thank you to Bow River Shuttles for supporting those who serve us. Giving one person, the tools to heal with, may heal a family and strengthen a Community. Thank you for becoming part of that process." Kerry Pitt President, Project Healing Waters Canada

I really enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing. Michelle

Hi everyone, We managed to get the November issue of our newsletter out to our subscribers earlier this month, just hours before we left for a bit of a holiday. We’ve been off the grid since then. However, as of today, we’ve begun updating our Blog, Twitter feed and Facebook Page. Back to the newsletter: As of this morning, the three most popular items have been the new Alberta-based fly fishing website, the three new on-line fly fishing magazines and the new video on Project Healing Waters Canada that was produced during the summer by local fly fisher Rick Harding of The Fly Fishing Life dot com. For those looking to purchase a drift boat, there are two listings, including one first-time listing. Yes, I know it’s -24C out there. But it’s never too early to start planning for the next season. “The Stimulator” e-newsletter is part of my Community Support Program and is available at no charge to any interested person. To have your copy delivered to your email inbox, please send your request to michelle@bowrivershuttles.com

Earlier today, we had shuttles to or from all of the boat launches along the lower Bow River (except 17th): Glenmore, 22X, Police, Mac, Legacy and Cars. Now it's time for our annual family Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! 22X/Fish Creek Park McKinnon Flats Legacy Island Carseland

Rickr, thank you for suggesting that this post be moved. Thanks to those who were able to take part in the Bow River cleanup. One of the participants was Chris D. He picked up 3½ bags of thrash in the area downstream of the Ivor Strong bridge, on both sides of the river. His haul included 112 bottle caps, 72 pieces of Styrofoam, one BBQ top lid, 5 car parts, 34 miscellaneous pieces of plastic, plus lots more stuff. The GCSC wrapped up last Sunday. Here is a press release from earlier this week reporting on the success of this event. Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup - Press release Here is an article reporting on the GCSC cleanup in Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Tofino cleanup Kindest regards, Michelle P.S. Check out my blog for information on a tour of the Calgary Bow River Weir Project (Harvie Passage) which is scheduled for this coming Saturday. Bow River Shuttles Blog

Love your shoreline, love your community Join the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup The 1St Annual "Blue Ribbon Bow River Cleanup" September 18 & 19, 2010 The Bow River, between Calgary and Carseland, has a well deserved reputation in the fly fishing community of being a world class "blue ribbon" trout stream. However, there are some who float the Bow who seem oblivious to this, and who treat our river as a garbage dump. One long time fly fisher, Peter C., sent us a fishing report back in August. At the end of his report, he wrote: "It is disappointing to see all the trash left by weekend floaters - broken glass, food hampers and left over float tubes and clothing. My dog was lucky not to cut his feet. I wonder what the landowners think? Will we get banned from using the river bank? By the time I reached McKinnon's I had a garbage bag full of junk. It just p--s me off to see the abuse of the river bank. All we seem to be able to do is pick up other people's trash." We invite all Bow River fly fishers to join hands in a "Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup" (GCSC) event scheduled for the weekend of Sept 18 & 19 - The 1st Annual "Blue Ribbon Bow River Cleanup". Take along a pair of canvass gloves, a few garbage bags and a pen or pencil on your float trip that weekend. See if you can match Peter C.'s efforts by leaving your reach of river a little bit cleaner that you found it on that particular day. If you're planning a walk and wade trip anywhere along the lower Bow River, consider doing the same. This event applies to any section of the river, from the Glenmore Trail/Graves Landing boat launch to Johnson Island at Carseland Weir. To be part of this event, GCSC asks each participant for two things: 1. All participants MUST sign the Liability Waiver 2. Participants fill out and submit their Data Card, which is a record of what garbage was picked up. After your participation in this event, I would ask that you please scan and email your completed Waiver forms and Data Cards to michelle@bowrivershuttles.com. As the volunteer "GCSC Site Coordinator" for this event, I will compile the results from the Data Cards into the Group Summary Card and submit that to GCSC. We encourage everyone who is planning to be on the Bow River on that weekend to make of point of signing up and being part of this national campaign! To register for this event, please contact me with your interest as soon as possible. I will send you the Waiver form and the Data Card. Thank you. Kindest regards, Michelle Magotiaux Garbage Pickup: i) Fish Creek Provincial Park and Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park: The managers of the Provincial Parks have notified their respective contractors that there might be extra garbage at those boat launches on that weekend. ii) McKinnon Flats: Alberta Conservation Association has advised their contractor of the same. iii) Policeman's Flats and Legacy Island: Bow River Shuttles will pick up garbage at those sites. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is the largest cleanup in Canada and one of the largest cleanups in the world contributing to the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. Since inception of the program, nearly one million kilograms of shoreline litter has been removed from our fragile ecosystem. Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Be a Data Detective

Hi everyone, The August issue of “The Stimulator” has a good mix of news that we think will be of interest to many of you. Trout Unlimited Canada asked us to help spread the word about the search for their “2011 Artist of the Year”. Western Sky Land Trust would like to see the fly fishing community represented at their upcoming “Watershed Forum” in September. This event is subtitled “Increasing Capacity for Watershed Conservation”. We’ve also included a reminder for our “call for entries” to our Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival, which is coming up in February. This part of our film festival is geared toward amateur film makers, and proceeds will benefit Project Healing Waters Canada. The segments which have generated the most interest to date include “Jet Boat Woes on the Bow (2010 edition)”, the two new Alberta-based fly fishing blogs, and the four new fly fishing e-magazines. The latter segment includes “Fly Fusion” magazine, published by the local Bird family. There are six listings under “Drift Boats for Sale”, including three new ones. “The Stimulator” e-newsletter is part of my Community Support Program and is available at no charge to any interested person. To have your copy delivered to your email inbox, please send your request to michelle@bowrivershuttles.com

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Hi everyone, We’ve been “off the grid” for awhile, attending a family funeral in Saskatchewan. I did not get around to posting this prior to our departure. I realize that, as I write this, this is the final day of June. However, many of the segments in my June newsletter “The Stimulator” are not date-sensitive, and might be of interest to you. Feedback to this point tells us that the "Broken Tippet Forums", “Fly Fishing & Literature”, and “Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill” segments were of most interest to many readers, as was the segment “Fly Fishing & Kids”, which provides details of two different Summer Camp options for children and youth. Also, there are eight listings under “Drift Boats for Sale”. This newsletter is part of my Community Support Program and is available at no charge to any interested person. To have your copy delivered to your email inbox, please send your request to michelle@bowrivershuttles.com Kindest regards, Michelle Magotiaux 403-278-9165 Bow River Shuttles

Hi everyone, My (mostly) weekly “River Report & Fishing Conditions” is now available. This special report is part of my Community Support Program and is available at no charge to any interested person. To have your copy delivered to your email inbox, please send your request to michelle@bowrivershuttles.com Kindest regards, Michelle Magotiaux 403-278-9165 http://www.bowrivershuttles.com/ "It has become much easier to keep tabs on the Bow through the...weekly e-mail reports of Michelle Magotiaux of Bow River Shuttles". - Bob Scammell, Calgary Herald, Sept 2004

Hi everyone, The May 2010 issue of my e-newsletter "The Stimulator" is now available. This newsletter is part of my Community Support Program and is available at no charge to any interested person. To have your copy delivered to your email inbox, please send your request to michelle@bowrivershuttles.com Kindest regards, Michelle Magotiaux 403-278-9165 http://www.bowrivershuttles.com/

Hi everyone, The April 2010 issue of my e-newsletter "The Stimulator" is now available. This newsletter is part of my Community Support Program and is available at no charge to any interested person. To have your copy delivered to your email inbox, please send your request to michelle@bowrivershuttles.com Kindest regards, Michelle Magotiaux 403-278-9165 http://www.bowrivershuttles.com/

View large poster here http://i39.tinypic.com/dbk2g7.png Hello, Please consider participating in this event and forwarding the information on to like minded organizations and individuals. Wild Salmon in BC - Are they important to you? Alexandra Morton is a biologist who has been documenting and communicating the impacts of salmon farming on wild salmon for the last 20 years http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/ . After all those years of scientific work, and recently rigorous legal action, she has decided it is time for activism. Nothing else is working. No matter what her and her colleagues do or say, it is clear that the government does not understand the harm that salmon farming is doing to our coast and that OUR salmon trump farmed salmon, owned by Norwegian salmon farming corporations. So, Alex Morton and a group of us have decided to do a large Migration. It's called the Get Out Migration. We are walking from our homes on Malcom Island to Victoria, British Columbia (~500kms) to raise awareness to our government about the importance of wild salmon and to demand that salmon farms get off the migration routes of wild salmon, because they cause disease epidemics and pollute the nearshore habitat. We are walking from April 22 to May 9. On May 9 we'll arrive in Victoria and will walk to the Parliament building where we will be received by MP Finn Donnelly. He'll receive our petitions and celebrate wild salmon with us. It is important he sees the efforts of the walk, but also on the internet and around the world. The whole point of this is to stand up and be counted - whether that is electronically, in written form or in person. People across Vancouver Island (and the world) are being amazing - inviting us into their homes, planning their own Migrations to join up with us, booking community halls for Salmon Celebrations...it's going to be two intense but beautiful weeks on the road and on-line. If you, your organization or your students want to let the federal government know that wild salmon are more important to you than farmed salmon, I encourage you too to stand up and be counted: - You can sign the petition at http://salmonaresacred.org/petition-protect-wild-salmon - You can print out a card to mail to MP Finn Donnelly on the Fisheries Standing Committee at http://salmonaresacred.org/downloads (mailing the Feds is free!) - You can sign a letter to the Fisheries Minister to hold salmon farms to Canadian fisheries laws - http://www.adopt-a-fry.org/ - You can check the Migration's website and go to an event in your community, participate in Forum discussions and watch our Migration's progress - You can organize a Salmon Celebration event in your community - OR you can join us on any part of the walk! We'd love anyone and everyone in any shape or form. If you live on the Island, or want to come out for this, our itinerary is currently: 22nd April - Broughton Archipelago/Alert Bay/Sointula 23rd April – Sointula/Port McNeill 24th April - Nimpkish Lake 25th April - Zeballos Junction 26th April - Woss 27th April - Sayward 28th April - Quadra Island 29th April - Campbell River/Courtenay/Comox 30th April - Big Qualicum River/Parksville 1st May - Port Alberni 2nd May - Nanaimo 3rd May - Ladysmith/Saltspring Island 4th May - Saltspring Island 5th May - Duncan 6th May - Bamberton 7th May - Sidney/Saanich 8th May – Victoria 9th May - Victoria The Migration's website is http://salmonaresacred.org. Paddlers can join us by boat as we cross from Sointula to Port McNeill, go through the Discovery Islands from Sayward to Quadra, rally in the habours of any of the towns we are having events in (especially Victoria's inner harbour) or they can create their own Migration events on their favorite bodies of water. Simply photograph your Migration event and send it to us, we'll deliver it to the politicians in Victoria. Please contact us at this address for coordination opportunities. If you have the time, any help networking this would be amazing. Please send those petition links and the Migration website onto your colleagues, friends and lists etc. The more that Canadians are given a chance to tell the government how the feel, the better chance we'll have at getting these farms off our coast. For our wild fish, The Get Out Migration Team http://www.salmonaresacred.org/

Thanks to eveyone, the sellers and the buyers, for coming out this year and making these events a success for the TUC Bow River Chapter. Check out the new website! http://bowriver.org/

McKinnon Flats We had a few clients floating various river reaches yesterday, and we were doing pickups and drop offs at all of the boat launches, from Graves Landing/Glenmore Trail through to McKinnon Flats. While we were at it, we took some extra time and toured the bottom end of the “Blue Ribbon Bow”. Please see photos below. There is now an opening through the ice wall at McKinnon Flats. It’s directly in front of the “ramp”. One or two trailers have been backed right into the water. I don’t know if a 4X4 is required, but it’s probably a good idea. There were five or six fly fishers strung out along the water in front of the ice. A very peaceful sight. Legacy Island has not yet been used. But it likely won’t be long before someone gives it a try. The ice has melted almost to the river bottom directly in front of the ramp. The top of the ramp is as ugly as ever, in terms of being lumpy, bumpy and muddy. I think this is a 4X4 ramp, at least until everything dries out, and maybe even after. Carseland boat launch is now good to go. Happy Fishing! Kindest regards, Michelle Magotiaux 403-278-9165 McKinnon Flats Legacy Island Carseland