After a long winter, we are all eager to begin enjoying the park amenities and spending time fishing the river for fresh steelhead.

Once the flood waters recede, we will begin pulling in trailers to the park as they are accessible; there is quite a bit of snow still in the farm field.

I must once again remind everyone to follow the park rules especially late night noise. It is part of our contract with the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority that we must control excessive noise at all times.

This year, we have another series of events going on at the park. Some of them include spring trout opener, spring derby, Canada Day party, fall derby and more. Stay tuned to our website for updates on events held at the park. You can find a map and more info about the park on our website: http://steelheaders.ca/dennys-dam-park

I have to bite my tongue and report to you all, that in January of this winter, an unauthorized driver of a motor vehicle equipped with a snow plow had blazed a trail from the turnaround into the park right up to the end by the fire pit. This act of stupidity and laziness will cost the club thousands of dollars to repair. Once the way was cleared, others followed as it is easier to drive to the river than park up top and walk to the park.

But as you can see in the picture, one person was not so lucky – right up to the axles – what was the cost to get the car towed out?

As a result of these actions caused by a few, we are now creating a plan to install a steel main gate at the turnaround thus preventing this from happening again. The gate will be closed at the end of November of each year and only reopened at the discretion of the park manager!

Dave Munro
Park Manager