Sixteen Mile Creek at Drumquin Park in Milton has been restored.
Conservation Halton celebrated the completion of the project on Wednesday, July 24th.
Through the project, they restored the natural functions of the creek, improved the quality of fish habitat, remove stream barriers, and increase biodiversity in the floodplain, all of which enhances the health of the Sixteen Mile Creek watershed.
In a statement, Project Manager Nigel Finney says they’ve wanted to complete this project for a while.
“For decades, we have wanted to remove the weir from Sixteen Mile Creek, but these projects cost money, so we put it on a list of priority projects,” said Nigel Finney, Project Manager, Conservation Halton. “Then, in 2016, Enbridge came to us looking for a project that would be of benefit to Silver Shiner, which is a species at risk, here in Milton, and this project was selected.”
“Restoration projects like Drumquin Park benefit our environment and create value for our communities by supporting climate change resilience and sustainability,” said Hassaan Basit, Chief Administrative Officer, Conservation Halton. “This project, like so many others, demonstrates the capacity of Conservation Halton to deliver end-to-end services, from long term environmental monitoring that identifies trends, to identifying the most beneficial areas for improvement, then assembling the financial resources, developing the engineered design and finally undertaking the actual works.”
“I want to commend Conservation Halton on the work that they have done here, with Enbridge as one of their partners,” said Milton Mayor, Gordon Krantz. “This project is a testament to how well these kinds of partnerships work. A year from now, and even ten years from now, we’ll look back and say what a great move we made back in 2016, when planning for this project started.”
He says Conservation Halton prioritized it based on money and in 2016, they chose to work on Sixteen Mile Creek.
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