Making Connections at Hope Slough

To celebrate Earth Day (April 22, 2024), The Friends of Camp and Hope Slough (now Save our Sqwá:la) have put together an educational day for students in Chilliwack. 

We are collaborating with Shxwlistexw te Sqwá:la Shxwelí: Care for the Life Spirit of the Hope Slough and Friends of Bell Slough to present lessons about Hope Slough.

Each session will consist of three parts:
  1. Halq'eméylem teachings with Johnnie Williams
  2. Riparian Plants at Hope Slough with Deb Ego
  3. Who is in the water? The aquatic ecosystem of Hope Slough with Stephanie Christensen, R.P.Bio

In addition to these teachings, each student will have the opportunity to plant a desirable species along the slough and will be given a special gift to take home. We will have snacks available. 

Each session requires the students to be on-site for 90 minutes. We only have three sessions available. The first starts at 8:45 am, the second at 10:30, and the last at 1:00 pm. We can accommodate a maximum of 60 students at each session. Maybe classes from the same school can attend at the same time. 

Cost will be X per class

We would like to take some photographs, so we ask that permission slips include asking for permission to take photographs of students.

We have rented the Scout hall at 47130 Hope River Road for indoor sessions, but most of the time will be outside, no matter the weather. 

Students need to be prepared to be outside for the weather. We recommend rubber boots or an extra pair of shoes in case anyone gets wet.

 

2020 Picture the Slough Art Contest Rules

The Friends of the Camp Hope Slough are running a friendly art competition from July 1 to August 31 2020. The winners will be announced on the 40th Anniversary of World River's Day on September 27, 2020.

There will be four categories to enter:

1. Photograph by someone age 14 or older
2. Photograph by someone age 13 or younger
3. Mixed media by someone age 14 or older
4. Mixed media by someone age 13 or younger.

Five prizes will be awarded, one for each category and the best in contest. The best in contest will be selected from the submissions entered in the four categories.

The focus of the art must be the Camp Hope Slough or other watercourses connecting to them. They should include an interpretation of the 2020 theme for World Rivers Day: Waterways in Our Community.

Photographs should be 300 Dots Per Inch (DPI) at a photo size of 8.5”x11” and be supplied in a .jpg, .tiff, or .gif format. As a guideline, a 300 dpi image will be about 3 megapixels, or approximately 2000 pixels x 1500 pixels. The maximum file size accepted will be 10MB.

For mixed media - anything goes, but you need to be able to submit it so that it can be judged online. For example, you can submit photos of a sculpture rather than sending us the sculpture. Examples of what kind of art could be a painting, watercolour, collage, line drawing, digital art, etc.

All art submissions must be created by the entrant.

All entries will be evaluated for their relevance towards the Camp Hope Slough and the watercourses that connect to them.

The Friends of the Camp Hope Slough will not retain any rights to your artwork, other than to share it on social media for the purposes of selecting winners and sharing the results of the contest.

There is a limit of five entries per person.

How to Enter:

Email your submission to: camp.hope.slough.friends@gmail.com.

Please include your name, the category you are entering, and a brief description of your art.

For example:

 

This is a photo showoing canoeists
enjoying a spring paddle on the Hope Slough.

Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on August 31, 2020 to be eligible.

Eligibility:

The contest is open to anyone, provided they comply with the rules of the contest.

All art submissions must be created by the entrant.

Judging:

All submissions will be judged on the basis of creativity,  quality, and how they express the theme of Waterways in Our Community. 

A selected group from the four categories will be shared on social media, where the winners will be determined by popular vote.

All submissions will be eligible for the best in contest prize. The winner will be selected by a jury composed of local artists, dignitaries, and/or celebrities.

Decisions of the judges are final.

Prizes:

Prizes will be worth approximately $20 each and may include items such as dry bags, buff headwear, gift cards to local outdoor stores, etc.

Five prizes will be awarded.

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