To help support recreational and commercial fishing along Lake Erie, the Ontario government is investing more than $10 million to upgrade two fisheries management facilities in Wheatley and Port Dover.

The funding will go toward upgrading and expanding operations in order to create and sustain local jobs, increase regional food production, and stay competitive and resilient to withstand economic uncertainty from the U.S.

During Friday’s announcement in Wheatley, Minister of Natural Resources Mike Harris touted the importance of fisheries to Southwestern Ontario’s economy, as the industry generates millions of dollars and sustains thousands of jobs.

“For almost 20 years, Lake Erie has contributed an impressive 82 per cent of the total fish harvested in our commercial fishery here in the

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