Dead Fish

[Liam]

More can be read here...

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7524189.stm

[John Orentas]

It certainly made a mess of our weekend, the Rochdale Canal Soc. had planned to attend a Canals Festival in Failsworth this weekend.. We got the promotions caravan down there but the stoppage meant that we could not get the two boats that we planned to take further than the Rose of Lancaster in Chadderton..

 

Awful lot of work for several people over many days more or less wasted.. Well you can't win them all.

[John Orentas]

The latest news about the stoppage, the Environment Agency are now saying that probably 5 gallons of weed killer have been deliberately or accidentally dumped into the canal.. 20,000 dead fish have been pulled out of the waterway including .............. A Pike, Five feet in length !

[jeb]

.............. A Pike, Five feet in length !

 

 

[Matthew Dowson]

We were hoping to go up when it happened, but waited in Manchester a day, and then changed plans. The BW guys said it was a 50 gallon drum of some ancient weedkiller that someone didn't want to pay to dispose of, they said the culprit had been caught, but thats the last I heard. The Rochdale isn't a lucky canal is it?

[John Orentas]

The latest word from BW is that the canal will be closed from lock 64 (Kay Lane) to lock 84 (Junction with the Ashton canal) "At least until the 16th Aug when a further decision will be made".

 

That story about a drum of weedkiller may or may not be true, they don't know as yet what the poison is.

 

No doubt BW will expedite matters with their usual efficiency.

Edited August 13, 2008 by John Orentas

[Chris J W]

Hope Bones' September plan isn't scuppered.

[John Orentas]

Latest from BW:

 

"Locks 64 - 83

 

Friday 25 July 2008 - Tuesday 19 August 2008

 

Update (18 August):Further to our update notice issued on 13 August, the navigation will re-open on Tuesday 19 August at 8.30am between locks 64 and 83.

 

British Waterways apologise for any inconvenience caused".

Edited August 19, 2008 by John Orentas

[Janet S]

Hope Bones' September plan isn't scuppered.

 

They wouldn't dare scupper our plans!

 

Janet

[MartinClark]

They wouldn't dare scupper our plans!

 

You weren't planning to use that bit of the canal this time anyway!

[John Orentas]

According to the local rag newspaper the word from the Environment Agency is that a quantity of herbicide entered the canal via a road drain under 'The Causeway' close to the Boat and Horses pub.. The fish death-toll has now been down rated to 15,000, don't know if they miscounted or 5,000 have just got better.