The Slocan River Rainbow Trout Enhancement Project
The Slocan River Rainbow Trout Enhancement Project is a requirement of the Brilliant Expansion Project's federal and provincial environmental approvals. The proposed program will more than compensate for any trout entrainment mortality through the new powerhouse at Brilliant. 
The Slocan River was chosen as the site for the project as the rainbow trout population in the Slocan River are a species of local concern. For the past several years, they have been the focus of intensive studies, fishery closures and restoration efforts by provincial resource agencies. Reflecting this concern and based on available biological information, it has been determined that habitat enhancement in the Slocan River will have the best chance of benefiting not only the existing river-resident population but also the headpond (Kootenay River) population as well.
The Enhancement Project was introduced to the public in July 2002 with the first of several open houses in the Slocan Valley, where residents were invited to attend a presentation and offer their comments on the proposed project. Consultation with the public continued until the summer of 2004 when the final project details were agreed upon.
The habitat enhancement program has evolved into its present form that will see 15 in-stream structures built and placed in the river margins in two phases, and a riparian restoration component.
More information on the project is available in the Slocan River Rainbow Trout Habitat Enhancement Newsletters in PDF format:
Footage from the Slocan River Rainbow Trout Habitat Enhancement Project, Feb. 15, 2005 Footage from the Slocan River Rainbow Trout Habitat Enhancement Project, Feb. 22, 2005
The Slocan River was chosen as the site for the project as the rainbow trout population in the Slocan River are a species of local concern. For the past several years, they have been the focus of intensive studies, fishery closures and restoration efforts by provincial resource agencies. Reflecting this concern and based on available biological information, it has been determined that habitat enhancement in the Slocan River will have the best chance of benefiting not only the existing river-resident population but also the headpond (Kootenay River) population as well.
The Enhancement Project was introduced to the public in July 2002 with the first of several open houses in the Slocan Valley, where residents were invited to attend a presentation and offer their comments on the proposed project. Consultation with the public continued until the summer of 2004 when the final project details were agreed upon.
The habitat enhancement program has evolved into its present form that will see 15 in-stream structures built and placed in the river margins in two phases, and a riparian restoration component.
More information on the project is available in the Slocan River Rainbow Trout Habitat Enhancement Newsletters in PDF format:
Footage from the Slocan River Rainbow Trout Habitat Enhancement Project, Feb. 15, 2005 Footage from the Slocan River Rainbow Trout Habitat Enhancement Project, Feb. 22, 2005
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