The Victoria Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation donated $1,500 to the BC Creek Protection Society. The donation was in the name of Jeff Strang, a Victoria Fire Fighter. Strang was a good friend to many of the Fire Fighters in the department. In fact, some refer to him as a brother. He was also an avid white-water paddler and passed away in a tragic accident on a local river in January 2007. Jeff strongly believed in the values of free flowing rivers and was a close friend of many members of the BC Creek Protection Society. We often discussed our ideas about a dedicated river stewardship society on the long drives to the rivers we loved to kayak together.

After Jeff passed away, his friends, colleagues, and family donated close to $10,000 to our society. We have been very fortunate for having this support and consider it an honor to be standing up for British Columbias free flowing rivers in Jeff Strangs name.

Jakub Drnec and Jan Dettmer

Jan Dettmer (left) accepts the cheque from Kirk Corby:
Fire Fighters Cheque