{"key":"89462f11e7","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w379005568","category":"Attractions","subcategory":"Visitor Centre","community":"Sooke","lat":48.4144831,"lon":-123.7063293,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre, operated by the Juan de Fuca Salmon Restoration Society, brings Pacific salmon ecology to life through indoor exhibits, a working demonstration hatchery, a freshwater aquarium, and a Sooke River watershed diorama — including intricately carved fishing vessel models contributed by T'Sou-ke Nation carver Harvey George. The park-like grounds follow the north bank of the Charters River, and a nature trail on the opposite bank loops past the historic CNR railway trestle, now part of the Galloping Goose Regional Trail. During autumn spawning season, visitors sometimes observe bears harvesting salmon in the river alongside trained naturalist guides.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://salmonforsooke.ca/charters-river-salmon-interpretive-centre/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"2895 Sooke River Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y1","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"250-642-4200","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"admin@jdfcharterssalmon.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"2895","addr:street":"Sooke River Road","building":"yes","description":"interpretive centre to spearhead education on salmon habitat issues","information":"office","name":"Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre","tourism":"information"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website at salmonforsooke.ca confirms the centre is an active facility operated by the Juan de Fuca Salmon Restoration Society at 2895 Sooke River Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y1, with phone 250-642-4200 — neither phone nor full address appear in the OSM tags. The interpretation subpage notes that the on-site nature trail connects to the Galloping Goose Regional Trail, which is directly relevant to cycling tourism in the Sooke area. No specific mention of bike parking, washrooms, water access, or any other cyclist amenity appears anywhere in the website content, so all those fields are null.","concerns":["OSM record has no phone number; 250-642-4200 sourced from website only — contact_confirmed.phone set to null.","OSM address lacks city, province, and postal code; full address '2895 Sooke River Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y1' sourced from website.","No cyclist-specific amenities (bike parking, washrooms, water refill) are mentioned anywhere on the website; all remain unverified null."],"recommended_status_reason":"A legitimate, actively operating public attraction directly adjacent to the Galloping Goose Regional Trail; the interpretive centre, demonstration hatchery, and riverside nature trail make it a compelling cultural stop for touring cyclists passing through the Sooke area.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":true}},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","attraction_facets","wow","judgement","price_tier"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"e700eb198c"},"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high","facets_layers":"l1+l2","judgement":{"confidence":"high"}},"required_criteria":{"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Public","indigenous_role":[],"facets":{"dwell":"half","setting":"mixed","theme":"wildlife","energy":"neutral","season":"all","kid_friendly":"yes","visitable":true,"planning":"check-ahead","peak":{"months":["October","November"],"label":"salmon spawning run","varies":true},"open_early":true,"open_morning":true,"open_afternoon":true,"open_evening":true,"days_closed":[],"is_24h":false,"seasonal_hours":false,"hours_source":"type_prior","facet_confidence":"high"},"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"Working demonstration hatchery + aquarium + T'Sou-ke carvings; salmon-run season is the peak draw. Solid interpretive stop.","rider_delight":2,"blurb":"Salmon interpretive centre with working hatchery on the Sooke River watershed.","price":{"band":0,"band_key":"free","label":"Free","confidence":"high","source":"judgement","signal":"salmon interpretive centre + hatchery, free/donation"},"tier":"info"}