The threat of wet weather wasn’t enough to put a damper on the Highland Creek Salmon Festival on Sunday. It has taken off in popularity since its beginning in 2009, when it drew about 30 people for guided tours along the shores of Highland Creek in Scarborough’s Morningside Park. “We were worried about the weather,” said Cameron Richardson, a project manager with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. There were chinook salmon, introduced into Great Lakes in 1960s, as well as steelhead and coho. Richardson said he expects to also see Atlantic salmon coming back, as water quality improves.

Source: thestar October 02, 2016 21:56 UTC