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Thursday, January 24, 2013 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News
FISH HABITAT
Salmon habitat success So Nile Creek Society’s Ken Kirkby moves to phase two NEIL HORNER
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3,000 The salmon are back in abundance in Nile Creek, so Ken Kirkby is moving on — MILES but he’s not going far. Every Used Vehicle The former head of the Nile Creek En• Carproofed • Complete Inspection WITH EVERY PURCHASE hancement Society said his job is done as far • 15 Day/1500 km Exchange Courtesy as phase one of the project — restoring the GREAT SAVINGS ON THE BEST USED VEHICLE creek to salmon-bearing health — so it’s time for him to move on to phase two. SELECTION ON VANCOUVER ISLAND!! “Nile Creek is restored,” he said. “I fin2011 Dodge 2011 011 GMC ished phase one when I took over Nile Creek, Ram 3500 S Sierra erra 2500 00 0 which was to restore the system completely, so we ended up with a completely docuCrewcab Crewcab, mented, restored environment, fish and all. ‘Cummins’ Phase two is to take all that documentation C Crewcab, diesel! Rare, Duramax! Leather! loaded, and take it to various media, including a maSunroof! Diesel. $49,800 shortbox. jor film and a major publication.” $44,800 #79692 #79675 That publication, he said, will be a cof2009 00 GMC 2010 010 fee table book that involves mostly art and Extended xt nded Chevro et Chevrolet a few key phrases on each page that will 4x4’s Silver o Silverado show, step by step, how Nile Creek was restored and how other streams can similarly 24,000 kms! Fully ly be brought back to health. loaded, chrome NEIL HORNER PHOTO “It’s not an academic thing, but strictly Extended 4x4. Raree steps and more. Ken Kirkby is 8’ box, loaded. 3 others in stock! for the public,” Kirkby said. “There will be $21,800 taking a sabbatalmost no words, but it will be simple and 2007 007 Toyo Toyota graphically pleasing and compelling, each ical from the Tacoma page a masterpiece. It will tell the whole Nile Creek Access Cab story of how everything was done, so when Enhancement Society. you’ve finished reading the book you will have a recipe of how to do all of it, not just the technical stuff, but also the media and Extended Cab, V6, Automatic, air, kms. automatic, air. the politics.” $12,800 low $15,800 #65978 #78865 In order to focus on the documentation of what the group has done, Kirkby said he 2008 Dodge has to pull back from his involvement in the Nitro R/T group. 4X4 “I decided I should do that on my own,” he said. “Its art, not science, and art is my life, so I am no longer the president of Nile V6, 7 passenger, p 60,000 kms, leather, loaded. Creek, anymore, I am not on the board sunroof, very clean. $17,800 $19,800 #79463 #79464 and I am not a member. I’m not running away, but I’m going to take a long sab2008 008 Bu Buick ck 2011 011 Suzuk Suzuki 2008 0 8 Pont 008 Pontiac batical and while I make this. I will Enclave nc ve CX n CXL L Grand Vitara Torrent LT find the money and make this a work AWD AWD of art.” 38,000 km!! The multimedia project, he Leather, Flat Loaded, said, will be translated into navigation. towable, automatic, Mocha. fully loaded. many different languages, so $24,800 $22,800 10/10 $14,800 #22836 people around the globe who are faced with degraded 2009 009 Chevrolet 2012 012 fish-bearing streams will Cobalt Coupe Sunfire Coupe Chevrolet be able to take advantage of the Nile Creek 4 cylinder, group’s experience. 33,000 kms, great “Each area of the loaded, ultimate starter or Fully equipped, world will have disfuel miser. second car! automatic. $8,800 $6,400 $15,250 tinct needs, but #79242 #77597 #12385 the principles 2008 008 Honda and the ways Chevrolet Chevrolet behind it are Impala LS Hatchback Aveo 5 all the same e v e r y 4 cylinder, auto, w h e r e ,” Sunroof, loaded, air, loaded, Alloys, tilt, he said. low kms. $8,800 34,000 kms. $13,880 hatchback. $4,200
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