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6 December 2008

Concern Expressed About Environmental Aspects of New Dam

Moose Jaw Saskatchewan - When the city starts building its new $2.5 million Moose Jaw River dam in 2009, the structure must permit fish to swim upstream, says the general manager of Wakamow Valley Authority (WVA).
 
"It's really quite a complicated issue," Bob Wills told the Times-Herald, adding one of the environmental issues regarding the current dam, located next to the railroad bridge near Manitoba Street East, is it doesn't allow fish to swim upstream for spawning purposes.
 
The dam, which created Plaxton Lake, doesn't allow fish to swim over the structure. Therefore, the city of Moose Jaw can't support a fish population, Wills said. For that reason, Wills said the new dam needs a fish ladder.
 
Canadian Pacific Railway built the dam in 1912 as a means of creating a stable water source for locomotives. Wills said the structure is old and leaking.
 
 
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