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Junction Creek has 1,000 new inhabitants

Trout release highlights ninth annual Junction Creek Festival

The Junction Creek Stewardship Committee held their ninth annual Junction Creek Festival and trout release on May 13 at Twin Forks Playground.

Close to 300 Sudburians showed up to release 1,000 brook trout into the creek.

While this was the ninth installment of the festival, the trout release has been happening since 2000 and evolved into a full-day festival with lots to do and to learn about.

"We've got insects and turtles for the kids to learn about, there's tree planting as well," said Sarah Woods, event organizer with the stewardship committee. "Junction Creek runs all through Greater Sudbury so it's nice to be able to teach everyone a bit about the wildlife that call the creek home."

Junction Creek historically had a large fish population, but industrial waste led to a deterioration in water quality and many of the fish started to disappear. The stewardship committee has been doing their part for the last 17 years to help stabilize the trout population.

"Trout are a cold water fish and they need good-quality water to survive," said Woods. "The water quality is much improved and the fish are able to survive in the creek but they're not reproducing on their own so that's where this event helps, to keep the population stable."

Most of the fish will survive, according to Woods, and there have been many recorded cases of people catching trout in the creek.

"We know people do fish the creek and if anyone catches a trout we ask them to send us photos," said Woods. "All we ask is that you use barbless hooks when fishing in Junction Creek."


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