Family Fun Day: A good time was had by all!

This past Saturday, June 23rd, TUC staff and volunteers welcomed 200 Duffins Creek area residents to the first annual Duffins Creek Family Fun Day held at Greenwood Conservation Area in Ajax.

Families were greeted by Boomer the Bass and visited nine stations where they met the fish and aquatic bugs living in Duffins Creek, learned about the watershed model, ran the Fishy Escapades obstacle course, tried their hand casting for fish and tying flies with the Izaak Walton Fly Fishing Club, demonstrated their artistic abilities at the fish print table and competed at Fish Jeopardy with Toronto and Region Conservation. The barbeque lunch courtesy of Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. was also popular destination!

Many thanks to our volunteers and the following organizations who made this beautiful, fun-filled day possible: Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., the Izaak Walton Fly Fishing Club, Canadian National Sportsmen's Shows, and Toronto and Region Conservation.

Boomer the Bass

Amazing Aquatic Bugs

Fish Print station

Fabulous fish prints drying in the pavillion

Fish Escapades competitors

Barbeque station

Duffins Creek Family Fun Day June 23rd 2012

Duffins Creek Family Fun Day 2012 is only 3 days away!  Check out this fun video and poster that Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. created to encourage their employees to attend.  This event is FREE and open to the public.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Enbridge Yellow Fish Road Painting Day

On the beautiful morning of June 13, 28 Enbridge Gas Distribution employees joined Trout Unlimited Canada in a Yellow Fish Road painting event. Over 160 storm drains were painted with a yellow fish and approximately 700 hangers were handed out in Ajax, Ontario near Paulynn park on Duffin’s Creek to serve as a reminder to residents that any materials going down storm drains affects us all. It was two fun filled hours of painting the neighborhood yellow!

Trout Unlimited Canada’s Duffins Creek Watershed Renewal Program in partnership with Toronto and Region Conservation with founding sponsoring Enbridge Gas Distribution aims to protect the Duffins Creek headwaters and to improve water quality while engaging local residents in restoring the aquatic ecosystem of this significant river. By working together, we are ensuring a healthy future for Duffins Creek and ourselves!

For more information on Yellow Fish Road: www.yellowfishroad.org

Walmart Evergreen Green Grant Funding

Exciting news!  Trout Unlimited Canada’s Duffins Creek Watershed Renewal Program has received a Walmart Evergreen Green Grant of $8K.  

This grant will fund workday and outreach events.  Through streamside tree planting workdays and public outreach events such as Duffins Creek Family Fun Day, Trout Unlimited Canada will foster pride, appreciation and enjoyment of Duffins Creek.  Tree planting workdays will take place in Fall 2012.  Many thanks to the generosity of Walmart Evergreen Green Grants! 

Trout Unlimited Canada’s Duffins Creek Watershed Renewal Program in partnership with Toronto and Region Conservation with founding sponsoring Enbridge Gas Distribution aims to protect the Duffins Creek headwaters and to improve water quality while engaging local residents in restoring the aquatic ecosystem of this significant river.  By working together, we are ensuring a healthy future for Duffins Creek and ourselves.