[NatureNS] Removal of Veazie Dam Impediment from Penobscot River

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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:58:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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James - The ladders are not very satisfactory =0Afor various reasons. A lt =
of shearing for very little wool.=0ASeems like common sense prevailed for o=
nce.=0AHave a nice summer=0APaul=0A=0AFrom: james simpson <desolatechair@gm=
ail.com>=0ATo: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASent: Friday, July 19,=
 2013 10:42:46 AM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Removal of Veazie Dam Impedimen=
t from Penobscot River=0A=0A=0A=0AThe Halfway River in Hantsport has two da=
ms owned by Minas Basin P&P and an abateau that pretty much block everythin=
g.=A0 I spoke to a DFO person two years ago and they were keen to try and a=
nd restock it with Atlantic Salmon spawn from the Gaspereau River as the wa=
tersheds were very similar geologically etc.=A0 Some work was done on one o=
f the dams to build a ladder but it seems to have ground to a halt. =0A=0AA=
lso re the Avon River...It's interesting that the causeway, while an obviou=
s impediment, seems to have had the serendipitous effect of creating a sign=
ificant (~100 hectares) salt marsh on the east/seaward side.=A0 Which I thi=
nk is desirable habitat that if the causeway was removed might wash away.=
=A0 =0A=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:14 PM, John and Nhung <nhungjo=
hn@eastlink.ca> wrote:=0A=0ADown our end of the province, where the pickere=
l and smallmouth black bass roam, some of these dams are desirable barriers=
 to keep these unwanted monsters away from=A0 native stocks.=0A>=A0=0A>From=
:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Be=
half Of Dusan Soudek=0A>Sent: July-18-13 4:12 PM=0A>To: naturens@chebucto.n=
s.ca=0A>=0A>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Removal of Veazie Dam Impediment from P=
enobscot River=0A>=A0=0A>Paul, =0A>=A0=A0 yes, I stand --partially-- correc=
ted. The dam and the associated powerhouse on the Mushamush were abandoned =
by NSP due to the=A0projected expense of repairs to it. But the structure w=
as eventually removed for environmental reasons. =0A>=A0=A0 Another abandon=
ed and dismantled hydro dam in N.S. that comes to mind is at The Falls on W=
aughs River. The site now has a new fish ladder. The falls are spectacular,=
 especially at high water! =0A>=A0=A0 Dusan Soudek=A0 =0A>=0A>On July 18, 2=
013 at 3:07 PM Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: =0A>Hi Dusan =
=0A>>I don't know about the others but the one on the Mushamush =0A>>was fo=
r environmental reasons. If it was up to NS Power =0A>>they would have left=
 it to rot away! I had some first hand knowledge =0A>>of how that worked! =
=0A>>Enjoy the summer =0A>>Paul =0A>>=A0 =0A>>=A0 =0A>>From:Dusan Soudek <s=
oudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>=0A>>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0A>>Sent: Thursday=
, July 18, 2013 2:45:37 PM=0A>>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Removal of Veazie Da=
m Impediment from Penobscot River=0A>>=A0=0A>>=A0=A0 A number of smaller hy=
dro dams in Nova Scotia have been decommissioned over the last few decades.=
 They include ones on Liscomb River (Powerhouse Falls), East River (near th=
e community of East River), Mushamush River (Clearland), Medway River (Salt=
er Falls), Barrington River, and elsewhere. But all of these closures took =
rplace because of economic reasons, not environmental ones... =0A>>=A0=A0 D=
usan Soudek=A0 =0A>>=0A>>On July 18, 2013 at 2:20 PM james simpson <desolat=
echair@gmail.com> wrote: =0A>>You may have seen this re opening of the Peno=
bscot to the sea for the first time in almost 200 years.=A0 The benefits to=
 river ecology are pretty profound. =0A>>>Any initiatives or opportunities =
for this kind of remediation in NS? =0A>>>=0A>>>http://asf.ca/you-are-invit=
ed-to-veazie-dam-event.html =0A>>=0A>>=A0 =0A>>=A0=0A>=0A>=A0 
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