BC Seafood Buyers Tour Program June 9 12, 2016 Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Staff Contacts John Watson Executive Director Comox Valley Economic Development Cell: 250-792-0375 Email: john@investcomoxvalley.com Rob Arthurs Senior Manager Agri-Foods Mininstry of International Trade Cell: 604-375-5112 Email: Robert.arthurs@gov.bc.ca Geoff Crawford Sebastian Bubrick Business Development Information Officer Comox Valley Economic Development Ministry of International Trade Cell: 250-792-2197 Cell: 778-288-3750 Email: geoff@investcomoxvalley.com Email: Sebastian.burick@gov.bc.ca Transportation Accomodation Kevin East, CEO Kim Cook, Sales & Events Ambassador Transportation Old House Hotel & Spa Cell: (250) 339-5252 Office: (250) 703-0981 Email: gowithambassador@gmail.com Email: sales@oldhousevillage.com Ambassador Shuttle Delegate Groupings; Wednesday, June 8 th, 2016 Group A 24 Passenger; China & Korea Group B 14 Passenger; USA & EU Group C 11 Passenger; Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan & Japan Arrive YVR - Vancouver International Airport Web: www.yvr.ca Proceed to South Terminal YVR and Depart for Comox via Pacific Coastal Airlines Address: 4440 Cowley Crescent, Richmond, BC Web: www.pacificcoastal.com/information/south-terminal-at-yvr/ Arrive Comox YQQ International Airport Address: 1250 Knight Road, Comox, BC Web: www.comoxairport.com Pickup by Ambassador Shuttle Web: http://ambassadortransportation.net/
Check in at Old House Hotel & Spa Address: 1730 Riverside Land, Courtenay, BC Web: www.oldhousevillage.com Dinner on Your Own; Locals Restaurant Local, seasonal cuisine in a shingled house with wood floors & exposed beams, plus a covered patio. Address: 1730 Riverside Land, Courtenay, BC Web: www.localscomoxvalley.com Atlas Café Easygoing breakfast-to-dinner cafe serving global dishes along with beer & wine. Address: 250 6 th Street, Courtenay, BC Web: www.atlascafe.ca Prime Chophouse and Wine Bar Restaurant State of the art restaurant Comox Valley offers west coast, steakhouse, and seafood items. Lounge and dining rooms have a contemporary atmosphere. Address: 1089 Braidwood Road, Courtenay Web: www.theprimechophouse.com Blackfin Pub Informal, waterfront pub featuring cocktails, brews, local seafood & burgers, plus patio seating. Address: 132 Port Augusta Street, Comox, BC Web: www.blackfinpub.com Additional Options - http://www.discovercomoxvalley.com/eat/dining
Thursday, June 9 th, 2016 7:00 am Continental Breakfast on Your Own 7:30 am Delegate Briefing 7:45 am Depart Old House Hotel & Spa via Ambassador Shuttle Meet in the Lobby of the Old House Hotel & Spa 8:15 am Fanny Bay Oysters Tour The regions largest shellfish producer, owned by Taylor Seafoods (USA), tour this state of the art facility, home to the world famous Fanny Bay Oysters; growers, processors, and exporters of farm-raised Pacific oysters and Manila clams. Product listing: farm fresh oysters, live in the shell, fresh shucked, and IQF wholeshell and banquets, plus farm fresh clams, fresh in the shell and IQF, available year round. Scallops, shrimp, prawns, cod, sole, snapper, salmon, crab, are available when in season. Contact: Brian Yip, General Manager Email: briany@fannybayoysters.com Phone: (250) 335-0125 Web: www.fannybayoysters.com Address: Island Hwy S, Fanny Bay, BC 9:30 am Deep Bay Marine Field Station Research Tour The Deep Bay Marine Field Station supports both pure and applied coastal and marine research activities related to: sustainable shellfish aquaculture development; preservation of coastal ecosystems; and inter-disciplinary projects involving local communities. Contact: Stephanie Richards, Facilities Coordinator Email: Stephanie.richards@viu.ca Phone: (250) 740-6398 Web: https://www2.viu.ca/deepbay/ Address: 370 Crome Point Road, Bowser, BC 10:45 am French Creek Seafood Tour French Creek Seafood Ltd. is a private, family-owned company that was established in 1991. Currently ship seafood products such as Albacore Tuna, BC Spot Prawns, Pacific Halibut, and Ikura to the USA, Europe and Asia. Product listing: salmon roe, halibut, sockeye, chum, coho, pink salmon, ling cod, albacore tuna, spot prawn. Contact: Brad McLean, President Email: brad@frenchcreek.ca Cel: (250) 951-6727 Web: www.frenchcreek.ca Address: 1097 Lee Road Parksville, BC
12:00 pm St. Jean s Cannery & Smokehouse Tour & Lunch A full-service processor in Nanaimo, St. Jean s Cannery & Smokehouse is the largest tuna & salmon cannery in Canada. Also produce specialty products such as red pepper jelly, sweet mustards, and antipasto--and ornate gift baskets and wooden gift boxes are popular year-round gifts which include a wide range of gourmet seafood products. Product listing: smoked salmon, candied salmon, smoked tuna, smoked oysters and hand-packed canned seafood. Contact: Steve Hughes, General Manager Email: steve@stjeans.com Phone: (250) 754-2185 Web: http://www.stjeans.com/ Address: 242 Southside Drive, Nanaimo, BC 1:00 pm Hub City Fisheries & Black Cod Farm Tour Located in the city of Nanaimo, Hub City Fisheries is a value-added seafood processor that deals with salmon and many other seafood products. The tour will include an overview of processing at the Hub City Fisheries facility as well as a trip to their Black Cod Farm. Product listing: salmon, spot prawns, shrimp, black cod. Contact: Craig Fisztner, Plant Manager / Sales Email: vihaccpcon@hotmail.com Cel: (250) 741-7988 Address: 262 Southside Drive, Nanaimo, BC 4:15 pm Depart for the Old House Hotel & Spa 5:30 pm Arrive Old House Hotel & Spa 6:00 pm Opening Seafood Industry Expo Reception & Dinner Old House Hotel and Spa, Sponsored by Flying Fresh Air Freight Aquaculture industry representatives, businesses and VIPs will enjoy networking and discussions, complimented by a dinner of a selection of lobster dishes created from 300 fresh Atlantic Lobster, in the stunning riverside gardens of the Old House Hotel and Spa.
Friday, June 10, 2016 7:00 am Continental Breakfast on Your Own 8:15 am Depart Old House Hotel & Spa via Ambassador Shuttle Meet in the Lobby of the Old House Hotel & Spa 8:30 am Fisherman s Wharf Dock Tour Comox Valley Harbour Authority Tour the CVHA Fisherman s Wharf learning about the commercial fishing industry, stopping at different fishing vessels along the way. Different gear types and fishing methods will be discussed as well as costs associated with being a commercial fisherman and benefits the industry has to the coastal communities. Learn how the fishermen target their species associated with their license and how bycatch is dealt with. The tour stops will include the CFV Foremost (Salmon, Halibut and Tuna) troller, CFV Flying High; Salmon Gillnet, CFV W-8; Old Salmon Seine boat; and either CVF Mach 1 or CFV Janola; Underwater Harvesters Association; Geoduck, Urchin and Sea Cucumber. Contact: Rob Clarke, Wharf Manager Email: rob@comoxharbour.com Phone: (250) 339-6041 Web: www.comoxharbour.com Address: 121 Port Augusta Street, Comox, BC 10:15 am Salish Sea Foods Tour Group B 14 Passenger; USA & EU Salish Sea Foods is a seafood supplier and retail store with a great selection of fresh and frozen fin fish, shellfish, and specialty items. Many of which are provided fresh daily from their independent seafood processing facility located on site. Product listing: Fresh and smoked salmon, ready-to-cook seasoned salmon skewers, and live oysters, clams, mussels, and crab. Also offer an extensive inventory of frozen products, including shrimp, salmon, tuna, halibut, scallops. Contact: Katie Welychko, Retail / RTE Manager Email: katie@salishseafoods.net Phone: (250) 339-6412 Web: www.salishseafoods.net Address: 820 Shamrock Place, Comox, BC
10:30 am Mac s Oysters Tour Group A 24 Passenger; China & Korea Group C 11 Passenger; Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan & Japan Mac's Oysters Ltd. is an integrated shellfish farm, processor and exporter that is owned and managed by the original farmers, the McLellan family. Mac's Oysters has a variety of shellfish brands grown in 8 different farm sites comprising 250 hectares of beach and deep water leases. Product listing: beach harvest oysters, deep water oysers, manila clams, varnish clams, west coast little neck clams, butter clams Contact: Sally Kew, Manager Email: sally@macsoysters.com Phone: (250) 335-2129 Web: http://www.macsoysters.com/ Address: 7162 South Island Highway, Fanny Bay, BC 11:45 am Depart Tours for BC Seafood Expo Best Wester Hotel, Courtenay 12:00 pm BC Seafood Expo Keynote Lunch, Barton Seaver How BC Seafood Contributes to Sustainable & Healthy Food Systems Ballroom, Best Western Hotel, Courtenay 2:00 pm B2B Seafood Industry Meetings Provincial B2B platform will be used by the International Buyers Group, Expo delegates and Tradeshow Exhibitors to arrange for meetings throughout the afternoon. Location: Tradeshow Area, Best Western Hotel, Courtenay 3:30 pm Ben Stewart, BC s Special Representative in Asia Presentation MOU Agreement between Gfresh and the China Certification & Inspection Group Canada Location: Tradeshow Area, Best Western Hotel, Courtenay 4:00 pm BC Craft Beer & Exhibitor Reception Sponsored by Forbidden Brewery Featuring an Oyster Bar by Mac s Oysters Location: Forbidden Brewery, Best Western Hotel, Courtenay 6:00 pm Fresh Fest; Old House Hotel & Spa, Sponsored by the BC Salmon Farmers Association The kick-off event for the BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival, enjoy gourmet barbecued salmon, accompanied by musical entertainment. Web: http://www.discovercomoxvalley.com/bc-shellfish-and-seafood-festival/fresh-fest
Saturday, June 11, 2016 7:00 am Continental Breakfast On Your Own 7:45 am Depart Old House Hotel & Spa via Ambassador Shuttle Meet in the Lobby of the Old House Hotel & Spa 8:30 am BC Salmon Farmers Association Tour & Lunch Tour a working fish farm to learn about innovative cage systems, training improvements, novel feed ingredients, and vaccines that have replaced antibiotics; see firsthand the farm practice changes that have and are making big, positive impacts. Contact: David Minato, Regulatory Affairs & Communications Manager Email: david@bcsalmonfarmers.ca Cell: (250) 203-6344 Web: http://bcsalmonfarmers.ca/members/ Location: Fisherman s/government Wharf 705 Island highway, Campbell River Tour Locations include; Okisollo - Marine Harvest Farm Tour Marine Harvest Canada operates salmon farms on the coast of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, where 500 people produce 40,000 tonnes of sustainable farm-raised Atlantic salmon each year. Product list: atlantic salmon http://www.marineharvest.ca/about/welcome/ Venture Point - Cermaq Farm Tour Cermaq is an international fish farming group with head office in Oslo, Norway. Product list: atlantic salmon http://www.cermaq.com/wps/wcm/connect/cermaqen/home/homepage 12:30 pm VIP BBQ Lunch Hosted by the BC Salmon Farmers Association Maritime Heritage Centre, Campbell River Web: www.maritimeheritagecentre.ca Address: 621 Island Hwy, Campbell River, BC 2:00 pm Depart Campbell River via Ambassador Shuttle Meet at the Maritime Heritage Centre Parking Lot 3:00 pm Arrive Old House Hotel & Spa 6:00 pm Dinner on Your Own
Sunday, June 12, 2016 7:00 am Continental Breakfast on Your Own 8:00 am Depart Old House Hotel & Spa via Ambassador Shuttle 9:00 am Brown s Bay Processing Tour Group B 14 Passenger; USA & EU Group C 11 Passenger; Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan & Japan Brown s Bay Packing Company has been custom processing farmed fresh salmon in the spectacular Seymour Narrows of British Columbia since 1989. Today they employ as many as 45 full-time people and process in excess of 32 million lbs of product each year. Product list: salmon Contact: Marilyn Hutchinson, Director HR, Sustainability & Growth Email: Marilyn.hutchinson@griegseafood.com Cell: (250) 203-0314 Web: www.brownsbaypacking.com/about.html Address: 15007 Browns Bay Road, Campbell River, BC 9:00 am Flurer Smokery Tour Group A 24 Passenger; China & Korea Flurer Smokery Ltd a private Aboriginal owned and operated facility is Federally Registered, HACCP Certified and registered with the USFDA located in Campbell River, BC. Their vision is to bring a true west coast flavor to the world. Flurer Smokery is a wholesale and custom value added and ready to eat processing plant. The facility is 8000 sq-ft. Product listing: Wild / farmed fish, halibut, black cod, white sturgeon, tuna, oysters, mussels, prawns, and more. Contact: Kelly and Brian Flurer, Owner Email: flurersmokery@telus.net Phone: (250) 286-4945 Web: www.flurersmokery.com Address: 5722 Menzies Way, Campbell River, BC 11:00 am Depart Tours for Lunch via Ambassador Shuttle 12:00 pm Lunch The Breakwater Restaurant, Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa The culinary team and staff invite you to enjoy the warm atmosphere, friendly service, and fresh, contemporary West Coast cuisine in the Breakwater restaurant or on the summer patio; all with one of the best views in the Pacific Northwest. Phone: (250) 338-1323 Web: www.kingfisherspa.com/dining/ Address: 4330 Island Highway South, Courtenay, BC
Pentlatch Seafoods Ltd Boat Tour 1:30 pm Group A 24 Passenger; China & Korea 2:30 pm Group B 14 Passenger; USA & EU Group C 11 Passenger; Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan & Japan Pentlatch Seafoods Ltd. became incorporated in March of 2004. The shellfish aquaculture company currently possess 7 intertidal tenures totaling 64.3 ha. All sites are located in the Comox Harbour, Royston and Baynes Sound. Product list: clams, oysters Contact: Richard Hardy, Manager Email: Richard.hardy@komoks.ca Cell: (250) 703-1969 Web: www.comoxband.ca/pentlatch-seafoods-ltd Departure Location: Union Bay Boat Launch Manatee Holdings Tour 3:00 pm Group A 24 Passenger; China & Korea 3:45 pm Group B 14 Passenger; USA & EU Group C 11 Passenger; Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan & Japan Manatee Holdings Ltd. helped pioneer the wild Geoduck Clam Fishery in British Columbia. Manatee also spear headed the Geoduck Clam Culture Industry in BC. Product listing: geoduck clam Contact: Eric Gant, President Email: ericgant@manateeholdings.com Phone: (250) 334-9562 Web: http://sustainableaquaculture.ca/ Address: 4097 Gartley Point Rd, Courtenay, BC 4:30 pm Depart Tours for Old House Hotel & Spa via Ambassador Shuttle Dinner Mott s Clamato Best Caesar in Town Competition & Dinner White Whale Restaurant, Courtenay The Mott's Clamato Best Caesar in Town Competition brings together the best mixologists together to compete for the title of Best Caesar in Town, as part of the 10th annual BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival! Come enjoy drink specials, buck-a-shuck oysters and more!
Monday, June 13, 2016 7:00 am Continental Breakfast on Your Own 7:45 am Departures begin via Ambassador Shuttle for Pacific Coastal Flights at YQQ