Cheticamp River News Today

The provincial government announced a $75,000 investment from the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to protect and enhance the habitat of the Cheticamp River.     With this funding, the Cheticamp River Salmon Association is set to improve the cold-water habitats Atlantic salmon require and make it easier for fish to…

The Cheticamp River Salmon Association is creating deflectors — piles of rocks — in the river to narrow the channel and create deeper pools of cool water to protect fish from the effects of climate change.

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

) The Province is investing $75,000 from the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to protect and enhance the habitat of one of Nova Scotia's only healthy spring salmon rivers. "The Cheticamp River is home to endangered Atlantic salmon species, and we want to help them," said Allan MacMaster, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board and MLA for Inverness, on behalf of Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change. "The project will help ensure one of Nova Scotia&#3...

The Margaree and Cheticamp Rivers have been chosen as part of a salmon conservation pilot project. It's part of a program created by the Atlantic Salmon Federation called Wild Salmon Watersheds. A formal launch of the project is being held today at the Cheticamp Visitors Centre in Cape Breton Highlands…

Parks Canada says visitor numbers are just seven per cent shy of pre-pandemic levels. Staff are hopeful the strong turnout will continue into the fall.