Written by Reader Submission on 13 February 2015
Rob Swainson, former fisheries biologist with the Nipigon District Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) holding a coaster brook trout. Photo InfoSuperior
THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay/Nipigon Bay Remedial Action Plan Coordinator Jim Bailey (Lakehead University) reminds interested Northwestern Ontario residents that the next Nipigon Bay Remedial Action Plan Public Advisory Committee meeting will be held:
Wednesday, February 18th at 7pm
Resource Centre (main community hall)
Lake Helen First Nation
There will be two presentations on sea lamprey control at the meeting. A representative of the International Joint Commission will be in attendance. CLICK HERE for full meeting agenda.
Infosuperior hosts a monthly podcast series interviewing people from around Lake Superior and beyond about environmental, economic, historical and cultural issues related to Lake Superior.
In the January 2015 edition of InfoSuperior’s podcast interview series below, Nipigon Bay Remedial Action Plan Coordinator Jim Bailey speaks with Rob Swainson, a former fisheries biologist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) who worked extensively on the Nipigon River. The interview touches on the importance of the Nipigon River to area residents as well as the restoration efforts made to assist fish populations, including coaster brook trout.
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