Petrie Island Fishermans’ Association

The Petrie Island Fishermans’ Association donated their proceeds from their annual ice fishing derby to Blue Fish Canada. A volunteer with Blue Fish attended the closing awards event and spoke about what the funds would be used for and offered thanks for the...

Canadian Sport Fishing Hall of Fame

Two volunteers traveled to Toronto to attend the 2014 induction ceremony for the Canadian Sport Fishing Hall of Fame. Tickets for the event were generously donated by Andrew Polata of the Canadian Sport Fishing League. Accommodations were provided by family members of...

CTV Television Amazing People

CTV television Ottawa recognized Lawrence Gunther as one of the top-ten most amazing people of 2013. The recognition is for the work Lawrence has undertaken to educate people about the importance of Canada’s aquatic ecosystems. The recognition included attending...

Fresh Water Alliance

Blue Fish Canada was awarded a $2,500 grant to be used for organizational development. Along with the grant, Blue Fish Canada volunteers were invited to participate in a number of organization development seminars at no cost — five in total.  

Shoreline Clean-Up Kits

While attending a show on environmental safe products, Lawrence Gunther met officials from the City of Ottawa who were distributing clean-up kits. Lawrence followed up with city managers and was able to secure 10,000 kits that the city had surpluses. The kits were the...