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stauffviuesuntribunem thursday november 23 2006 7 volunteers sponsors rescue ringwood fish hatchery from page 1 have a kids fishing day or we could convert one of our stor age buildings into an educa tion centre or even the exist ing visitors centre could become an education centre he said tours for schools and the public are high on the list most of all though hes appreciative of the assistance he has received from the metro east anglers whose members work at the hatch ery three nights a week how ever he said their presence might have to increase once the eggs hatch weve been getting lots of help i couldnt have done it without them he said the skys the limit theres lots of plans in the works the hatchery which fea tures 27 twometre tanks 11 fourmetre tanks and three sixmetre tanks first opened its doors in 1980 bluett said plans call for 545000 chinook salmon to be seeded as fingerlings in vari ous lake ontario feeder streams during the spring as well another 30000 to 40000 atlantic salmon are expected to be planted in lake ontario feeder streams as part of a project to restore fish once native to this body of water last year the ringwood hatchery helped produce 460000 atlantic salmon now in lake ontario this is an appreciation offish culture in ontario if it wasnt for the dedication of some people this mindset wouldnt have happened in addition to pacific and atlantic salmon there are 17000 rainbow trout being reared next spring they hope to get another 150000 rain bow trout eggs to rear during the annual collection period in april and within one week they expect to get 150000 brown trout eggs to rear and release as yearlings in the spring or fall of 2008 the federation notes the importance of ringwoods existence in stocking chinook salmon along with some rain bow trout brown trout and atlantic salmon into lake ontario over the next several years contributes significantly to the lakes 140 million recreational fishery staff photosteve somerville a young salmon raised at the ringwood fish culture station swims in the visitors centre tuesday as officials announce the facil ity will remain open once owned by the ministry of natural resources the hatchery will be operated by volunteers and spon sors through a unique program tours will be available for the public and schools j i u one day only saturday nov snowboards oots io bindings off ablfvron mst sriouuborrds jackets pants acolumbia km jackets jmff pants fltloff 1 all bikes mzajr off w boyds source for sports to all our customers and our new community neighbours yifhchc 21 ringwood drive stouffville ontario tlfhm saturday november 2506 900 am 500 pm 71hty to thank you for your business during 2006 boyds 21 ringwood drive 9056406657 95 pm door crasher fjike quest skates t m 5 off nike performance m apparel u off ooeeocoooooaeosaeooeooeoeooeooee timed special 9am 11am off selected easton bauer sherwood mission non current one piece composite sticks afcl hockey equipment off including skates sticks one day only ba 5 7k everything in the store