The Sackville Rivers Association, as a registered non-profit organization, could not do the many restoration activities that we do if it was not for the financial and in-kind contribution from both its volunteers and many, many funding partners.
The funders and supporters of our projects and programs for 2013 are as follows (this list is in the works and is not complete):
River Restoration 2013
- Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation
- NSLC Adopt-a-Stream Program
- EcoAction
- RBC Bluewater Foundation – Community Action Grant
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- Sage Environmental Fund
- Service Canada Summer Jobs Program
- Student Career Skills Development Program
- Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps
Fish Friends 2013
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- Stevenson Family Foundation
River Rangers 2013
- Small Change Fund
- RBC Bluewater Foundation – Community Action Grant
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- Armbrae Parents Association
- Caudle Park Elementary
SRA Dinner Auction 2013
- Via Rail Canada
1st Annual Sackville Spring Duck Run
- Boys and Girls Club of Sackville
- Acadia Recreation Club
- Sackville Kinsmen
In years past our funding partners have been:
Community Organizations:
- 2009 Bedford Place Mall, Bedford – $22,600 towards trail upgrade
- 2012 Revolve Branding, Bedford – in kind, towards panel design.
Governmental
- Barry Dalrymple – Municipal Councillor, District 2 Waverly, Fall River and Beaverbank
- Bob Harvey – Municipal Councillor, District 20 Lower Sackville
- Brad Johns – Municipal Councillor, district 19, Middle and Upper Sackville-Lucasville
- Cobequid Community Health Board
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Halifax Regional Municipality
- Halifax Regional Municipality Community Grants Program
- Nova Scotia Department of Inland Fisheries
- Nova Scotia Health and Promotions
- Nova Scotia Student Career Skills Development Program
- Nova Scotia Transportation Infrastructure renewal
- Service Canada Summer Jobs Program
- Tim Outhit – Councilor for District 21, Bedford
Non-Profit
- Atlantic Salmon Conservation Fund
- Katimavik
- Clean Nova Scotia – Youth Corps
- Nova Scotia Adopt-A-Stream
- Nova Scotia Salmon Association
- United Way
Universities
- Dalhousie University
- St. Mary’s University
Private
- Atlantic Superstore
- Cascades Day Spa
- CBCL
- Fishin’ Fever
- Hefler’s Forest Products
- Imperial Oil
- Kinsmen Club
- Lions Club
- MacLellan Construction Services Limited
- The Medicine Shoppe
- Royal Bank of Canada Blue Water Foundation
- Sage
- Shell Canada
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- Thaumus Environmental Consulting
- Thompson Conn
- Tim Hortons
- VIA Rail
We have had several partners support particular events such as our:
Dinner Auction
- AEM
- After Warranty Automotive
- Allan & Mary Owen
- Arby’s
- Brian Miller
- Brian Osgood
- Brian Sweeney
- Brian’s Barber Shop
- Burger King
- Carl Purcell
- Cascades day Spa
- Charlene Whitlock
- Colin O’Neil
- Courtyard Marriott
- Dave Wilson, MLA
- Department of Fisheries & Oceans
- Don MacLean
- Elizabeth Foy
- Eric Bayliss
- Eric Jefferson
- Eric’s Reel Shop
- Ernie Hill
- Fishing Fever Fly & Tackle Shop
- Geoff Regan, MP
- Grace Jackson
- Hefler Forest Products
- Hella’s Restaurant
- Helly Hansen
- Heritage Credit Union
- Ian McKay
- Ivy Warren
- Jean Watson
- Kaiser’s Sub
- Kaisers Automotive
- Ken Silver
- Kishan Persuad
- Larry Shortt
- Lost Creek Golf Club
- Lloyd MacLellan Construction Services
- Mat Whynott, MLA
- Mike Crosby
- Nova Scotia Salmon Association
- N.S. Dept of Inland Fisheries
- N.S. Liquor Commission
- Nubody’s
- The O’Neil Family
- Payzant Building Products Ltd.
- Peter Stoffer
- Peter Janes
- Pittsburg Paints
- Rodney Burns
- Rose Valade, Cat n Rose Jewellery
- Royal Canadian Legion- Calais Branch 162 and Ladies Auxiliary
- Schooner Industrial
- Scotia Fuels Limited
- Sportwheels
- St. Mary’s River Smokehouses
- Stephen Caines
- The Medicine Shoppe
- Tim Outhit
- Valley Field Farm Ltd
- Victor Fraser
- Walter N. Regan
- Whitewater Marine
- VIA Rail
River Rangers 2009/ Fish Friends 2010
- BellAliant – many years
- Canadian Wildlife Federation– 1 year
- Boston Pizza (Lr. Sackville, Suzette Burke)
- Dooly’s– (Lr. Sackville, Martha Matheson, Jamie Smith)
- EJLB Foundation – 2 Years
- The Medicine Shoppe(Lr. Sackville, Birgit Conrad)
- Metro Self –Storage – 2 years
- Mountain Equipment Co-op– 2 years
- Nagle Refrigeration – 2 years
- Nova Scotia Salmon Association – 1 year
- Pets Unlimited, Burnside (Dave Hughson, Store Manager) – 2 years
- RBC Blue Water Community Action Grant – 1 year
- SAGE Environmental Program– 1 year
- Bob Harvey, HRM Councilor, District 20 – since “Forever”
- Tim Outhit, HRM Councilor, District 21 – 2 years
- Kelly Regan, MLA, Bedford-Birch Cove – 1 year
- Dave Wilson, MLA, Sackville-Cobequid – since “Forever”
- Mat Whynott, MLA, Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville – 1 year
- Atlantic Salmon Federation (Lewis Hinks)
- Coldbrook Biodiversity Facility (Beth Lenentine)
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Environment Canada (Leslie Carter)
- Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
SRA Bike Rodeo 2012
- Sackville Insurance
- HRM Bike Week
- Boston Pizza
- Salvatore Insurance
- Boys and Girls Club
- Lassonde Sales Group
- Hatter Insurance
- Sackville Heights Community Centre
- Counciller Robert P. Harvey
- Counciller Barry Dalrymble
- MP Peter Stoffer
- MP Geoff Regan
- Halifax Transfer
- Cobequid Community Health Board
- Great Canadian Dollar Store
- Wilsons Fuel
- Sportswheel
- Crombie REIT
- Medicine Shoppe
- Crime Stoppers
- United Way
- Special thanks to the RCMP Community Policing
The Sackville Rivers Association would like to thank ALL of these contributors for their work and cooperation.