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Local club hosts first BCWF Fishing Forever event
On Saturday, February 10, the Lake Windermere Rod & Gun Club hosted a BC Wildlife Federation Fishing Forever event. This is the very first Ice Fishing event for the BCWF Fishing Forever Program.
The BCWF Fishing Forever is grateful that the Lake Windermere Rod & Gun Club hosted this Fishing Forever event this year and that they are planning on doing it on the first Saturday in February for the next five years.
Fishing is a skill that can be learned and enjoyed by anyone. Through the Fishing Forever program, the B.C. Wildlife Federation helps spread the message that allowing individuals with diverse abilities you can still get out and enjoy what nature can offer, though it may require some help you didn’t need before. The Fishing Forever program provides an opportunity whereby allowing individuals with diverse abilities can learn, or continue, to fish and enjoy the outdoors.
At this time the BCWF Fishing Forever would like to give a big thank you to those companies and businesses that supported this event, without your kind support it would be a lot more difficult to put on this Fishing Forever event.
A big thank you to the following: Rapala/13 Fishing, Canadian Tire Invermere, Banner Recreation and Marine Cranbrook, Little Badgers Early Learning Program Invermere, Tayton Bay Spirits, The Station Pub, Columbia Valley Sewer and Drain, Chasse Holdings, Napa Auto Parts Invermere, Leanne Brooks Katies Van, St Mary’s Angling Fly Shop Cranbrook, The Invermere Bakery.
The following is summary from Lake Windermere Rod & Gun Club President Peter Von Niessen.
“The Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun club would like to thank everyone involved in making the first Fishing Forever winter event a huge success. Thank you to the BCWF for bringing this great initiative to the Columbia Valley.
“Thank you to Taynton Bay Spirits and Banner Recreation and Marine out of Cranbrook for supplying side by sides for shuttling people down to the lake.
“Thank you to Little Badgers Early Learning Program for feeding the people and to The Station Pub for feeding the fish (bait supplier)
“Thank you to Rapala/13 fishing and Canadian Tire Invermere for getting us set up with enough fishing gear for everyone.
“Thank you to the RAD society, Columbia Valley Sewer and Drain, The DOI, Chasse Holdings, Napa Auto Parts, Leanne Brooks & Katies Van, St. Mary Angler Fly Shop and The Invermere Bakery. We are so lucky to have such a supportive community who is always ready to lend a hand.
“And a huge thank you to our volunteers for coming out to share their skills and passion for fishing. We are excited to continue working together to bring inclusive events to the valley that get people outside!”
David Oliver, BCWF Fishing Forever
B.C. Wildlife Federation photos
