Goldfish cull using controversial chemical to resume at west Edmonton storm pond

Goldfish cull using controversial chemical to resume at west Edmonton storm pond

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Epcor, the Edmonton-based utility responsible for operating and maintaining the city’s water systems, told CTV News Edmonton in a statement on Monday that Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA) has instructed them to move ahead with the use of a chemical treatment including rotenone to eradicate invasive goldfish at a storm pond in the Glastonbury neighbourhood.   Click here to read the story.

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