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About Us

The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation/La fondation pour la Conservation du saumon atlantique (ASCF/FCSA) is a registered charitable organization incorporated as a non-profit organization under the  Canada Corporations Act.

The Board of Directors are volunteers and come from each of the five provinces whose wild Atlantic salmon populations the ASCF/FCSA program is intended to assist and the Aboriginal community. Each member of the ASCF/FCSA Board is eminent in his or her field and possessive of the skills and qualifications necessary to ensure the ASCF/FCSA is successful in meeting its objectives.

Our Mission Statement

To promote enhanced community partnerships in the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon and its habitat in Atlantic Canada and Quebec.

Goals

  • To be an effective source of funding for community volunteer organizations in conserving, restoring and protecting wild Atlantic salmon and its habitat.
  • To enhance cooperation and partnership between governments, Aboriginal organizations. community volunteer groups and others in the interests of conserving, restoring and protecting wild Atlantic salmon and its habitat.
  • To promote and improve conservation planning and management at the watershed level as the basis for ensuring effective use of and accountability for funds made available for wild Atlantic salmon conservation initiatives.
  • To improve public awareness, education and research respecting the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon and salmon habitat.

Honourable Rémi Bujold PC, CM
Chairman
Cascapedia-St. Jules, QC

Joan Marie Aylward,
Treasurer
St. John's, NL

Paul D. Michael, Q.C.
Secretary
Stratford, PEI

Denis Losier
Moncton, NB

John LeBoutillier
Montréal, QC

Robert Bishop C.A
St. John's, NF

James Lawley
Halifax, NS

Chief David Peter-Paul
Pabineau, NB

Katharine Mott
Cloverdale, NS

Investment Committee:
• J. LeBoutillier
• D. Losier
• R. Bishop
Policy & Program Committee:
• P. Michael
• K. Mott
• R. Bujold
Audit & Finance Committee:
• J. M. Aylward
• R. Bishop
• R. Bujold

Development Committee:
• D. Losier
• J. Lawley
• E. Brewer
• D. Peter-Paul
• R. Bujold


New Brunswick
Robert Chiasson
• Kathryn Collet
• Fernand Savoie
• Fred Wheaton
• Tom Benjamin
• Tom Callaghan
• Trevor Floyd
 

Nova Scotia
Scott Cook
• Alan McNeill
• Charles MacInnes
• Carl Purcell
• Jim Gourlay
• Kris Hunter
• Shane O'Neil
• Kerry Prosper
 

Newfoundland & Labrador
Thomas Bursey
• Dr. Don Downer
• Chief Calvin Francis
• Ross Hinks
• Karen Rashleigh
• Fred Parsons
• Keith Piercey
• David Reddin
Prince Edward Island
Walter McEwan
• Steve Cheverie
• Allan Ledgerwood
• Leaming Murphy
• Rosanne MacFarlane
• Dale Cameron
• Delly Keen
• Randy Angus
 
Quebec
George Arsenault
• Stan Georges
• Michel Damphousse
• René Lafond
• Jean-Marie Picard
• Norman Bergeron
• Claude Théberge
• Patrick Plante

Central
John Bagnall
• Peter Cronin
• Dr. Lawrence Felt
• François Caron
• Dr. Jeff Hutchings
• David Reddin
• Jeff Basque


Joan Marie Aylward
Newfoundland

Earl Brewer
New Brunswick

Robert Bishop
Newfoundland

Honourable Rémi Bujold
Quebec

Mark Lanigan
Prince Edward Island

James Lawley
Nova Scotia

John LeBoutillier
Quebec

Denis Losier
New Brunswick

Paul D. Michael
Prince Edward Island

Katharine Mott
Nova Scotia

Chief David Peter-Paul
New Brunswick