As a teenager, I went to Oak Bay High, and every day I would walk through Bowker Creek on my way to school. I learned that since living away, there has been a massive effort to restore the creek. There is hope to one day see salmon return to the creek, as they once did. To me this is such a great example of community action and investment to help undo some of the damage that we have done over the past few centuries.

I took a walk around Bowker Creek this week and got to look at the changes. I’ve found that the Royal BC Museum has a learning portal playlist devoted to this topic of salmon at Bowker Creek (access it here).

I think it’s important as educators that we’re aware of stories of success and victories to share with our students. In a world where things can often feel helpless, examples of people coming together for the common good can empower us through hope. I hope to find and share more stories like this in the future.