2025 Comox Valley Gala Dinner & Auction
Saturday, September 20 2025
Florence Filberg Centre
We are delighted to host our 2025 Comox Valley Gala Dinner & Auction! Join us on Saturday, September 20th at the Florence Filberg Centre. Together, we will celebrate the Comox Valley community and, and the tremendous impact you’ve had on restoring salmon. Funds raised will enable efforts by passionate people hard at work for salmon.
Cocktail hour kicks off at 5:30 PM with seafood appetizers, complimentary champagne, feature raffles, and an exclusive silent auction items. Dinner will follow at 7:00 PM before an entertaining live auction featuring luxury eco-tourism experiences, angling adventures, unique artwork, and other exciting items. Dress: business cocktail.
2025 Comox Valley Gala Dinner & Auction
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Florence Filberg Centre
Courtenay, BC
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Live Auction Sneak Peek
Please scroll down to preview some of our exciting live auction items. You are welcome to share these with your table guests and other gala attendees. See you this Saturday!
Picnic Table & Accessories
Donated by: Courtenay Fish & Game Protective Association
This fir table measures 5’ by 6’ table and it was built by Farley Lock and the Courtney Fish & Game crew. The lumber was milled from trees taken down to build the new Courtenay Fish & Game hatchery. Delivery within the Comox Valley is included.
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Chaberton wine cellar & Oak Barrel
Donated by: Chaberton Estate Winery
Doug Champagne from the historic Chaberton Estate Winery has personally curated a collection of twelve wines showcasing unique and vintage varieties including: Merlot, Meritage, Cabernet Franc, and barrel-aged Chardonnays. You will also enjoy a rare aged Chaberton wine barrel for your home collection!
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“Salmon Catching a Butterfly” Metal Art
Donated by: John Czegledi Inventions & Designs
Courtenay artist, inventor and craftsman, John Czegledi, creates unique patina and stainless metal art sculptures and designs, concrete art sculptures, concrete finishing and custom concrete finishing tools. This metal art sculpture features a coho catching a butterfly.
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Aqua Marina Memba Tandem Kayak
Donated by: Independent MarinE
The durable 12’10” long MEMBA kayak is designed for mid-distance recreational touring and all-around use. The flat rocker and long waterline provide great tracking ability and efficient glide that allow you to go straighter and faster on the water to cover longer distances.
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“Twilight Salmon” Carving donated in memory of Peter McCully
The salmon conservation community recently lost a formidable salmon champion: Peter McCully. Peter was known for his passion for salmon, stewardship, and education, and he was deeply commitment to protecting and restoring wild salmon for future generations. This carving titled “Twilight Salmon” has been created from repurposed cedar, shells & river rock, and donated in Peter’s memory on behalf if the Fanny Bay Salmonid Enhancement Society.
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Blue Rodeo! Live In Victoria for two
Donated by: Dean & Hilary Robinson and The Inn at Laurel Point
Blue Rodeo is hitting the road for a brand-new Canadian tour, marking an incredible 40 years of music, and this is the chance for you and a guest to attend their show at at Victoria’ Save on Foods Memorial Centre on Thursday, October 9. An overnight stay in studio suite at The Inn at Laurel Point, with breakfast, is also included.
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“bear” Carved Silver Bracelet
Donated by: Chris Flynn, Re/Max Ocean Pacific Realty
This lovely carved silver bracelet was created by Ojibway jeweler Joe Descoteaux. It depicts an bear, which is considered the elder kinsman that teaches the legends and dances, the Bear is a symbol of strength and is always respected and treated as a high-ranking guest.
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Vancouver Canucks Getaway for Four
Donated by: Brian McLean Chevrolet Buick GMC
Take in the Vancouver Canucks versus the San Jose Sharks with Macklin Celebrini on Saturday, December 27 from four great lower bowl seats at Rogers Arena. Your group of four will also enjoy an overnight stay with two rooms at downtown Vancouver’s Sutton Place Hotel.
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heron art wire sculpture
Donated by: Beverly Allen
Local artisan Beverly Allen has created this one-of-a-kind wire art sculpture depicting a stately Great Blue heron. This unique and detailed piece is made from 100% galvanized wire and is suited to either indoors or outdoors.
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GREAT BEARS OF BUTE INLET TOUR FOR TWO
DONATED BY: HOMALCO WILDLIFE AND CULTURAL TOURS
Embark by boat on a full-day tour from Campbell River to Bute Inlet, and take in the breathtaking scenery of Homalco territory as you venture onto land, where you’ll travel by bus to grizzly bear viewing locations. The experienced Indigenous guides know the area well and will help identify wildlife during your visit as you take in wild grizzly bears foraging on grasses and feeding on spawning salmon on the Orford River.
Suitable for ages 10 and up, the tour runs from mid-August to October 2026, subject to availability. Lunch, snacks, and beverages are included. Homalco Wildlife & Cultural Tours is an Indigenous-owned and operated social enterprise dedicated to community and environmental stewardship.
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yamaha 4 HP portable Engine
Donated by: Parker Marine
The 2025 Yamaha Outboards F4 Portable is easy to store, easy to use, and offers the power and reliability to let you hit the water with confidence. A manual-start features an easy grip starter knob with a built-in decompression device. This four-stoke engine is lightweight, compact and fuel efficient! A five year Yamaha warranty is included with your purchase.
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TWO-NIGHT Moutcha Bay Angling Adventure for two
Donated by: Nootka Marine Adventures
Experience luxury in the wilderness at Moutcha Bay Resort, a drive-to resort located in secluded Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island. This trip includes a two-night stay for two people in a beautiful ocean view luxury yurts, complete with modern west coast furnishings and luxurious amenities including a full kitchen, soaker tub, air conditioning, and patio with private BBQ. Enjoy a continental take-away breakfast each morning, Fisherman’s Boxed Lunch each day on the water, and cook for yourself in your full kitchen or dine in the Conuma Grill restaurant each evening.
This trip includes a fully guided day of angling. Your professional and experienced fishing guide will treat you to a thrilling day of fishing inshore and offshore waters. Target Chinook and coho salmon, halibut, lingcod, and rock fish on one of our top-of-the-line 32’ North River aluminum guide boats with Seakeeper gyroscopic mechanisms. Care of your catch is also included. Experience the nature and wildlife of Nootka Sound – you may see seals, otters, whales, bears, eagles, birds, and other sea life. Fishing licences and gratuities are not included. Valid for the 2026 season subject to availability.