Gananoque police to take kids fishing this Sunday

Officers from the Gananoque Police Service, as well as other law enforcement agencies, will help kids cast a line during the Kids, Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Day on Sunday.

The derby will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Joel Stone Park. It is sponsored by Canadian Tire Gananoque, Baldree’s No Frills, the Gananoque Police Association and Service, the Police Association of Ontario, the Gananoque Fire Service, Thousand Islands Boat Museum, The Worm Guy, WamBaits Canada, and Limestone Lures,

Registration will occur under the stage at Joel Stone Park pavilion.

There will be multiple agencies in attendance, including the RCMP, OPP, Coast Guard, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Canada Border Services Agency, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Parks Canada, all showing off their boats.

Learn to Fish will also be in attendance with their mobile unit to teach all the fundamentals of fishing and becoming an angler. Face-painting and other activities, along with lunch, will be provided.

This event is supported by the Canadian National Sportfishing Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting recreational fishing for all Canadians, and by the financial contribution of Canadian Tire.

The inaugural Fishing Day, which occurred around this time last year, brought in around 125 youth participants, said Gananoque Police Chief Scott Gee.