A letter of thanks was sent to NOS Program participants to recognize them all for the valuable role they have carried out at the hatchery the past few months.
December 10 2020
NOS Program – NHHS
I want to thank you for all your assistance at the hatchery this year – you’ve been a tremendous help! It’s always […]
North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery discovered in 2020 that their wells were not generating enough water for the water circulation process used at the hatchery. A fourth well had to be added, at considerable cost to the hatchery.
This is when owners of two companies stepped up to help.
JT Legge from JL Pump reduced his bill […]
Dave Locke from the Quinte Elk Restoration Committee presented Kevin Vance, chair of the North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery, with a generous donation of $650 on Dec. 7. This was in addition to the $1,500 the group made to the hatchery earlier this year.
According to Locke, this money comes from previous fundraising efforts by QERC […]
Good news! Over 5700 eggs were collected by a team of volunteers, under the guidance of Bob Irwin, on Oct. 14 and 16 on Ashby Lake. A third collection night is planned for Oct. 20.
When the MNRF announced that it would no longer be assisting with egg collection for the hatchery, it was arranged that […]
A total of 17 students from the Northern Outdoors Studies class at North Hastings Highschool kept busy on Sept. 22 helping NHCFH volunteers transfer lake trout safely from the hatcherry to both Paudash and Limestone Lake.
The students each had an opportunity to experience the work at the hatchery loading the fish into tanks for transport […]
When Ed and Natalie Robertson of Baptiste Lake made their recent donation to the North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery, an offer was extended for a guided tour of the facility.
On the afternoon of Sept. 8, Ian Hendry was very pleased to be enlisted to take Robertson on a tour of the facility, providing some history […]
The North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery has had a challenging year with the cancellation of its long-running dinner auction, the main source of funds to operate the facility. Fortunately, the community is hearing the call for help with a number of donors stepping forward in recent weeks to help make up the shortfall.
So, it is […]
By the time the final bid was in on July 18, the Fish Hatchery’s first online auction had yielded $7,305 in funds towards growing fish for local lakes and facility operations!
A special thanks goes out to Switzers Auction for kindly hosting the auction on their website.
The auction would not have been possible without all of […]
Ed Robertson of the Bare Naked Ladies, and his wife Natalie, have been stepping up repeatedly to help local not-for-profit organizations since the pandemic hit!
First it was the North Hastings Community Cupboard, then the Village Playhouse and now, the Fish Hatchery Board of Directors is pleased to announce, the Hatchery is latest recipient of the […]
Mark your calendars for July 4 – 18! The Fish Hatchery is having its first ever online auction!
There is a long list of great items to bid on!
Paul Switzer has kindly offered to host the auction on his website starting July 4 at https://switzersauction.com
