2012

Former educator and salmon enthusiast Dave Chitty died Monday July 9, 2012 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 71.

Chitty taught at Cherry Creek School, among other places, for 30 years and was one of the early proponents of the Salmonids in the Classroom program, which began in the 1980s, "raising salmon fry in garbage cans."

He launched the fry counting program that allowed thousands of Grade 4 and 5 students to be educated on salmon culture, forestry, and aquatic insects. Chitty was also an active dragon boater.