The Oyster River Enhancement Society (ORES) was formed in 1983 by a small group of concerned citizens in an attempt to revitalize the decimated river. Since it's inception, the membership has grown significantly (300+ members in 2005), and now members come from all over Regional District and beyond. The volunteers have made this society what it is today with thousands of hours of dedicated effort. The river now has healthy salmon and trout populations.

Fish hatchery with incubation capacity of over 2.5 million salmon eggs. (Coho, Pink, Chinook and Chum) on a budget of only $30-40,000 per year!

Two hatchery spawning/rearing channels with fish traps.

Woodhus fish ladder which assists returning salmon and steelhead to reach upper parts of the river.

Raven Channel - 2.5 km of side channels for natural spawning, rearing and over-wintering of salmonid and trout.

Rippingale Channel Complex - 3 km long complex of surface feed channel, ground watery channel, ponds and wetlands for natural spawning, rearing and over-wintering of salmonid and trout.

Rehabilitation of Channel#2, Diversion of Channel #1, Creation of Wetlands.

Arthur Mayse Side Channel - 600m side channel with a pond for natural spawning, rearing and over-wintering of salmonid and trout.

Patrick and Josephine Connolly Channel - groundwater channel and pond complex for the natural spawning, rearing and over-wintering of salmonids and trout.

Oyster River Regional Park - 4 km of nature trails at the river's estuary.

"Partners in Knowledge" with School Districts #71 and #72.