The Salmon River Hatchery in Sayward is asking for a little more time to finish a project to keep thieves and vandals away.
Last year in November the Sayward Fish and Game Club’s hatchery was robbed. The Strathcona Regional District provided them with $12,000 to install a fence, cameras, and a metal shipping container to prevent future incidents.
The container is on site, but the hatchery, run by volunteers, needs more time to finish the fencing. The funding has a time limit attached, so the hatchery has asked for an extension to the end of March.
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It was approved by the regional district board at its meeting last week.
The hatchery releases 100,000 coho and Chinook salmon fry into the Salmon River each year.
