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The IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 10 theifp.ca THE BEST CARE IS HERE. THE BEST TIME IS NOW. As life returns to normal, you may find balancing work, children and caring for loved ones is more than you can manage. You don’t have to do this alone. Amica Senior Lifestyles offers personalized care, premium lifestyles and safe social connections to make life easier and better for you and your loved ones, right now. Talk to us while suites are still available. To learn more, please call Alison or Cari-Lee at 905-702-1555 today. AMICA GEORGETOWN 224 MAPLE AVE += AMICA.CA/GEORGETOWN SIS POR WOWIRG BIEL, BOOK YOUR PRIVATE TOUR TODAY. The Town of Halton Hills has created naturalized areas to restrict access to Silver Creek to a limited number of points in Cedarvale Park. The areas will help protect the habitat of the redside dace, a minnow, right, that is an endangered species. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? HOW A FISH SLOWED DOWN A LOCAL DEVELOPMENT'S WALKING TRAIL HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com The Town of Halton Hills has been do- ing some planting in Cedarvale Park and the reason behind it is a little fishy. The town has replaced the mown, man- icured grass along the pank of the Silver Creek with shrubs and tr What's the reason for the change? the town began working toward an ex- tension of its Hungry Hollow trail network through Cedarvale Park in 2012. It was in- formed of the presence of redside dace, a silvery minnow witha red or orange stripe along its sides, in the creek. The minnow, about three to five inches in length, is an endangered species in Ontario. They used to live in streams closer to ake Ontario, but development has pushed them further north. How does a fish affect a walking il? Because of the presence of an endan- d i hroucha lengthy process to get permit approvals from the Ministry of Environment, Con- servation and Parks and Credit Valley Sandra Moris photo Government of Ontario photo Conservation. "To build the trail, the Ministry re- quires that you don't disturb their habitat,” said Mark Taylor, a senior landscape ar- chitect with the town. "You have to create i that i ial to the en- dangered species." Redside dace feed on insects, jumping out of the water to catch insects on or near the surface. They need clear water to be able to see the insects. In order to limit dis- ruption to the creek, the town has limited the park (down from about 12). e shrubs will provide a natural buff- er beeen the trail and the creek and will also attract more insects fo! the creek area to give the fish m: does this mean for the trail network? The completion of this final section will add another 1.7 kilometres to the existing 5.5km of Hungry Hollow trails. Taylor said the additional trees planted also helps the town achieve its goals laid out in the Sus- tainable Neighbourhood Action Plan. The work is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. [ONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON SOMEWHERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? VISIT THEIFP.CA