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Fishing community rallies to help rebuild Owen Sound hatchery

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The fishing community is coming together to help the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association rebuild after its hatchery roof collapsed due to snow load. On March 25, 2025, 17 Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association volunteers saved 60,000 rainbow trout fingerlings after heavy snow buckled the supports of the building near Creamery Hill in Owen Sound. Glen Worsley is a […]

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Owen Sound-area volunteers save 60,000 rainbow trout after hatchery roof collapses

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Seventeen Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association volunteers saved 60,000 rainbow trout fingerlings after heavy snow collapsed the roof at the club’s hatchery near Creamery Hill in Owen Sound. Chris Geberdt said the entire operation took an hour as volunteers worked to transfer the fingerlings from the back half of the hatchery to tanks in the front unaffected […]