“Providence Bay has a dynamic beach,” stated Ms. Deschenes. “With the current and the winds the sand drifts in front of the Mindemoya River every year. That means the water trickles just over the top of the sand and salmon which are trying to get up stream to spawn, can’t. So every year, Manitoulin Streams puts in a work permit to the MNRF (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) to dredge the open mouth of the river so the fish can access the river—move up the river where the prime spawning area is.”