The aquaculture and hydroponic project on the horizon
Added on 06 June 2022
Located 25 kilometers north-east of Peterborough, Ontario on a mainland peninsula and on Fox Island overlooking two magnificent lakes, Buckhorn Lake and Chemong Lake is the vibrant Curve Lake First Nation.
The community is currently in the late developmental stages of a commercial aquaponics project combining aquaculture and hydroponics in the same greenhouse facility.
Curve Lake First Nation first embarked on this business endeavour in 2019 by initiating a feasibility study late that year. The study focussed on different forms of aquaculture, species of fish conducive to aquaculture, where a facility could be located and whether adding a hydroponics unit in the same facility would be viable. The study determined that it was both technically and economically feasible and that the facility could be expanded to include a hydroponics component.
Once a direction was approved and supported by community members, a business plan along with a detailed design of the facility were completed during the 2020-21 fiscal year.
The Covid 19 pandemic caused significant delays since that time but most recently, activities related to the project have resumed.
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Source: Northern Ontario Business
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