2021

Died suddenly at home with his partner by his side. Paul was born in Ottawa, Ontario but spent most of his life on the West Coast where he became a relentless advocate for nature, a voice for those that did not have one and a storyteller with so much to say; he left us too soon.

It is with great sadness and much love that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father Rheal Joseph Finnigan. He passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on March 26th, 2021 at the age of 80 years. Rheal was born on September 5th, 1940 in Rogersville, NB.

He will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 56 years Jeannine Finnigan, sons Darryl and Mike, daughters Laurie (husband Darren Rowland) and Tracy, grandchildren Kayla and Grace, great grandson Cohen, his sisters Maria, Rosemarie, Marlene, his brothers Gerry and Fred (wife Darlene Finnigan), along with many loving extended family members, colleagues, and dear friends.
Rheal was predeceased by his father Gerard Finnigan, his stepfather Willie Lavoie, his mother Irene Lavoie, and his brothers Andy and Claude.

Randy was born and passed away in Victoria, BC.

Randy was a skilled metal mechanic working within the family-owned business Crest Sheet Metal. Despite a serious accident and deteriorating health, Randy, always wanting to be self-sufficient, used his skill set and creativity to create personal mobility aids and other adaptive equipment to address daily challenges and barriers preventing him from enjoying is hobbies. He was also able to use these skills, volunteering time with the Goldstream Fish Hatchery. Randy was a wonderful person who will be remembered and loved by all who knew him.

Norm was instrumental in many aspects of the club including advising on our major engineering projects, helping the club navigate our relations with the City and the Province, and foremost was for many years the face of conservation in the Coquitlam watershed, spearheading the growth of our Grist Goesen Memorial Hatchery, various preservation projects in the Coquitlam River and forming partnerships with many organizations including the Kwikwetlem First Nation in fostering salmon species. When media needed someone to explain the challenges facing our native stocks often it would fall to Norm to educate and promote those efforts. For his efforts in 2020 Norm received the Lifetime Achievement Award as an Environmental Champion from the City of Coquitlam.

Shane was born Nov, 1947, passed Sept 2021. He was a 20+ year member. He volunteered as the construction manager and builder of our Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery.

Tom Cadieux died on Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the age of 73.

Geoff Clayton, another former president of ARMS, praised Cadieux as "an amazing man and motivator", who had an ability to see the best in people to help them develop their skills and ability.

"Heart miner", was his phrase, said Clayton.

Clayton explained he was first introduced to Cadieux in January 1994, when he received a phone call from him introducing himself as the program director at Alouette River Correctional Centre, ARCC. Cadieux told Clayton that his name was given to him, along with some others, by city councillor Gordy Robson, because he was told Clayton was "a person with heart for saving the Alouette River".

Cadieux asked Clayton if he would be interested in a meeting with others who might be interested in forming a society to save the Alouette. "The rest is history as every name suggested by Robson came to this informal meeting in a prison staff room at ARCC," said Clayton. "At the close of this meeting ARMS was born, and Tom was elected President."

Clayton said Cadieux even came up with the name of the society.

Ken Stewart, current president of ARMS, said Cadieux was very dedicated and put a lot of time and energy into getting the ARMS group together. And, he was an integral connection between the community and corrections, said Stewart, noting that will be his lasting legacy, since corrections continue to work closely with the hatchery.

"He just basically really took on the role of connecting the hatchery to the community," he said. Cadieux was Clayton's main motivator, convincing him that if he started legal action against BC Hydro for fisheries flows releases below the dam, that he would be behind Clayton all the way.

"He was true to his word," said Clayton.

Eventually, though, Cadieux realized that he could not continue as president of ARMS and as a senior staff member in a B.C. prison and passed the role on to Clayton. "For those that love the Alouette River and have found the increased river flows from the dam we secured in 1996 a blessing, take your hat off to Tom Cadieux on reading this. Yes, Tom was one of the great pillars in the rebirth of the Alouette," said Clayton in a tribute to his friend.

Cadieux was a resident of Creston, B.C. when he died.