SHUNIAH – The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority got the chance to show off one of its conversation areas on Saturday.
Silver Harbour Day was held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and celebrated the opening of the new entrance for the Dive Park located at Silver Harbour Conservation Area, and a very special moment for Shuniah and Shuniah Emergency Services.
“We host this event every second year here at the Silver Harbour Conservation Area in partnership with the municipality of Shuniah and Shuniah Emergency Services,” said Ryan Mackett, communications manager with Lakehead Region Conservation Authority.
“So, this year’s special because it's the municipality of Shuniah’s 150th anniversary and Shuniah Emergency Services 50th anniversary. So, we're all celebrating together here, and the weather turned out fantastic and we couldn't have asked for a better day.”
The LRCA alternates celebrations every year between Silver Harbour Day in Shuniah and Little Trout Day by the Bay in Neebing.
“It was actually quite a happy coincidence that this year’s Silver Harbour Day also fell in the same year as the two anniversaries for Shuniah we just want to encourage people to get out and explore our conservation areas,” said Mackett.
“Silver Harbour is one of our more popular ones because it does feature a boat launch so there's public boat access to Lake Superior, we've got quite a nice boat launch here and it's only $5 to launch your boat or to park for day use and so or even better, buy an explore card and you can get access for a calendar year.”
The event featured demonstrations and education from the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority, Science North, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Thunder Country Diving, Thunder Bay Field Naturalists and more.
