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Fish stocking season is upon us
140 lakes and rivers in region to be stocked with 1.2 million fish in the next two months. ARNE PETRYSHEN
The Kootenay Trout Hatchery has begun stocking the region’s lakes with kokanee and trout. The first stock took place last week at Campbell Lake, near Fort Steele. That was followed by Premier Lake later last week. Lance Page, Hatchery Manager, said they will be up to 140 stocking lakes and rivers with about 1.2 million fish in the next two months. The locations to stock are determined by the regional biologist based on need. “We have three different strains of Rainbow, we have kokanee, we have two strains of the sturgeon, we have the Eastern Brook trout and we have cutthroat,” Page said. Page explained that some of the fish are raised for family fishing lakes, while others are raised for fly fishing or trophy lakes. “Some do better in different environments — that’s why we have different stocks of Rainbow,” Page said. “Throughout the region we have lakes identified as trophy lakes, lakes identified as family fishing lakes and they are stocked accordingly. So the family fishing lakes will get what we call catchables — fish that are of a size ready to catch. Great for kids and camping.” Then there are the fish that are great jumpers and fighters that will go to the trophy lakes.
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LANCE PAGE PHOTO
Dave Ek, senior fish culturist at the Kootenay Trout Hatchery, mans the pipe as fish venture out into the clear waters of Campbell Lake, near Fort Steele.
Area residents coping with Nepal quake aftermath TREVOR CRAWLEY
Though Nepal is half a world away, there are plenty of local residents who have connections to the country and the tragic situation that has resulted from the 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. The quake has damaged much of Nepal’s infrastructure, which has made it difficult to communicate inside the country. The earthquake, with the epicentre outside the national capital of Kathmandu, is the worst to hit the country in more than 80 years and has claimed the lives of more than 4,000, with the death toll continually climbing as of Monday. As it stands at press time on Monday afternoon, there are
six confirmed Cranbrook/ Kimberley area residents in the country. •Alex and Tricia McLeod were trekking through the Nepal on their way to Mount Everest Base Camp. They were in a building that collapsed when the earthquake struck, but are safe in Lukla as of Monday via updates to family members and friends in Cranbrook. When the earthquake struck, the McLeods were in a building that collapsed. A Sherpa, Pema, dove on top of Tricia to protect her and was hit in the head by a falling brick, according to a report from Dennis Parsons, a family friend.
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DAVID STOCK
Since 2008, David and Patricia Stock have run a small grass roots organization ‘The Canadian Friends of Nepal’ which helps 12 families and a school in a small village in Nepal. Gordon Terrace School has also taken on helping support the Nepal school.