Nile Creek Enhancement Society

From the top of the Mountain to the bottom of the Sea!

RAFFLE

Northern Sentinels by Ken Kirkby
Northern Sentinels
Oil on Canvas 60" x 36"
by Ken Kirkby

Win an original Oil Painting by renowned artist Ken Kirkby

AND THE WINNER IS: Lo Haun of Bowser

Lo Hahn and Diane SampsonWe would like to congratulate Lo Hahn of Georgia Park Store on winning the Ken Kirkby Inukshuk painting entitled "Northern Sentinels" and a dinner for two at Giovanni’s Ristorante in Qualicum Beach.

The draw was held May 20th at the Union Bay Credit Union in Bowser.

The raffle raised over $3,600 to support the society's work.

We wish to thank the following for their assistance in selling tickets.

  • Union Bay Credit Union - Bowser and Union Bay
  • Georgia Park Store - Bowser
  • Giovanni's Ristorante - Qualicum Beach

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Help Support the work of the Nile Creek Enhancement Society

Kelp: large seaweeds (algae) belonging to the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae) and are classified as the order Laminariales.

Eelgrass: (Zostera marina and Zostera japonica) is a small genus of widely distributed seagrass.

Groyne: a breakwater; a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.

Salmonids: is a family of ray-finned fish that includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings

Bull kelp: Nereocystis (Greek for "mermaid's bladder") leutkeana

Giant kelp: Macrocystis pyrifera