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| WHO WE ARE |
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We are a community, volunteer based Hatchery with
federal charitable status. It is a membership driven
organization, relying on contributions from its members,
sponsors and partners. Please support our commercial
partners whenever possible. |
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2011 List of Directors: |
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President: |
Ron Bowman
613-332-5735 |
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Vice President: |
Kevin Vance
613-332-1410 |
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Sec./Treasurer: |
Mary Le Feuvre
613-332-4084 |
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Directors: |
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Denis Brown |
Operations
Manager
613-332-1716 |
| Blane
Harvey |
Vice Pres.
Academic,
Fleming
College |
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Glen Pomeroy |
Membership
Chair.
613-332-6194 |
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Team Leaders: |
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Stan Loney |
613-332-8100 |
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Larry Byers |
613-332-1154 |
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| HOW THE HATCHERY
STARTED AND WHY |
The hatchery initiative began because Bancroft was
slowly ceasing to be a first class destination for
fishing. This coupled with a general dissatisfaction in
the stocking efforts in the area and scientific evidence
indicating that climate change affects the ability of
cold water fish such as lake trout and brook trout to
reproduce in our local lakes, led to a realization that
something needed to be done. After two public meetings a
group of like-minded community residents decided to
create the North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery here
in Bancroft and obtained the support of many sponsors
and partners. Members of the Haliburton Hatchery were a
great help in the early stages and continue to lend us
their assistance and support.
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| Role Of the Hatchery |
The Hatchery is raising a locally adapted, unique
genetic strain of lake trout. The Bancroft area lake
trout are at the southern-most limit of their range.
This unique genetic strain is of great significance.
They are under increasing pressure from development,
angling effort, introduced species, climate change and
other factors. Lake trout populations have generally
continued to decline in recent years, and the number of
naturally reproducing lake trout lakes has been
continually decreasing. Native populations of lake trout
in this area are an extremely valuable and unique
resource that require a high degree of protection. Steve
Lawrence has written an excellent article on climate
change impact. It is posted under Education.
Effort is being made to preserve and rehabilitate these
trout. Eggs are collected from local lakes, raised at
our hatchery and then used to enhance local lake trout
fisheries. Eggs are raised in a new, innovative fish
culture station and stocked back into local lakes.
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