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Events List 2010 August 5th- SRA monthly meeting Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm at the SRA offiice, Sackville Heights Community Centre (45 Connolly Road, Room 206). It's always free to attend and you don't need to be a member to attend. Come out and see what the SRA has been up to and listen to our monthly guest speaker. Speaker: Student from Dalhousie University speaking about Riparian Zones the the Sackville River Watershed. August 7th- Rockthrowing River Restoration Event Rockthrowing Events involve maintenance of existing digger log structures. By attending these events you can see firsthand what work the SRA does each summer and get out and enjoy the river! August 21st - Rockthrowing River Restoration Event September 2nd - SRA monthly meeting Speaker: Helen Smith speaking about the Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps. The NSYCC has employed summer students with the SRA for many years. Come hear all about the importance of youth and our future! Sept 10th - 7th Annual Dinner Auction Each year the SRA holds an Annual Dinner Auction where we enjoy a dinner and a silent auction. Last year the auction raised over $13,000, all of the funds going to help maintain and improve the Sackville River Watershed. Tickets are $30 and on sale now, please call the SRA office for details. Sept 26th- World Rivers day, Trail walk or Cleanup. Fish Stocking Fish stockings are performed year round with the help of Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the NS Division of Inland Fisheries. Both Atlantic Salmon and Trout species are stocked to the lakes and the rivers of the Sackville River Watershed. Atlantic Salmon are brought from the Coldbrook or Mersey Hatchery and the Trout are from the McGowen Hatchery. Volunteers help stock the river with these fish species many times a year. 
Newsletters Soon to come the very first edition of our 2010 newsletter
"River Revived" Please click on the following links to view our newsletter "On the Right Path"
July 2008 Aug 2008
Sept 2008 Oct & Nov 2008 Dec 2008 & Jan 2009 Final 2009 Salmon Count at Fishway and River Siegning
Between May and November of 2009, the SRA saw 89 Atlantic salmon through the fish trap on the Sackville River. Out of the 89 fish, 11 were adults and 78 were grilse. We also had a river seinging event where we use seine nets through different sections of the river to catch additional fish. This year we caught 4 salmon, 3 of them being adults. Recent Pertinent Newspaper Articles/Links Walter N. Regan, President was interviewed on CBC News Radio by Margot Brunelle at the Sackville River Fishway about the challenges the SRA faces trying to restore habitat for the Atlantic Salmon. http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/2010/07/dedicated-to-the-sackville-river.html 
 
Dog Walk along the Bedford-Sackville Connector trail for Sackville Patriot Days. Photos taken by Charlene Whitlock on June 27th, 2010. 
Link to a presentation given by Hugh Millward, PhD, a professer in the Geography Department of Saint Marys' University at the Ecology Action Centre Conversations on Environment in HRM on April 28th, 2010. http://issuu.com/naturestate/docs/h_millward_eac_workshop_april2010?viewMode=presentation   
Sackville-Bedford Connector Trail Mural Painting: Mickie McDow I just wanted to touch base with you to let you know about an exciting youth art program/project that we are offering this week here in Sackville.
"Murally Speaking" is taking place in the tunnel along the Bedford Sackville Connector trail. Facilitated by artist, Holly Carr, Murally Speaking, links youth to a community group, in this case, the Sackville Rivers Association, learning their mission, values etc, and then uses art to depict an issue near to the hearts the organization bv way of a mural. The mural not only leaves a legacy to the community, but teaches youth the the importance of giving back and that volunteering in the community can take on many forms.
Currently, there are about 10 - 15 youth working on the mural from our leadership program. The mural will depict the history of the Sackville River from the settlement of the Mi-kmaq to present day. It is hoped that the mural will be completed by Friday of this week (July 16). The program is funded in partnership with the Fall River and Area Crime Prevention Association and HRM Community Recreation Association.
The program will be taking place in August in Fall River. 
Above photos taken by Rich Peckham on July 13th, 2010.
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