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The YellowFish Road Program
The Yellow Fish Road
Program educates the community about the dangers of dumping or flushing unwanted household
hazardous wastes into the roadside and backyard storm drainage inlets called catch basins.
Polluting practices such as dumping soaps, used motor oil, paint, and solvents can harm fish
and wildlife and reduce the quality of our drinking water. Most people are unaware that water
flowing into storm sewers flows untreated into local watercourses, and eventually into Lake
Ontario. A common misconception is that storm water is treated at a sewage treatment plant -
it's not!
The Yellow Fish Road
Program is a hands-on environmental project that allows people to make a difference by
helping to educate community members about water pollution. Trout Unlimited Canada introduced the
Yellow Fish Road Program in Calgary in May 1991. Since then, more than 220
communities across Canada, including Mississauga, have approved or implemented this water
quality initiative.
The Yellow Fish Road in Mississauga
The Yellow Fish Road
Program volunteers in Mississauga receive project materials free of charge. Participants
paint yellow fish stencils on curbs next to roadside catch basins and distribute fish-shaped
brochures to nearby households. These activities educate residents how to dispose of unwanted
household products in an environmentally-responsible way, and not to dump them down a storm
drain.
How to Register
Our online registration form will be available shortly. For more information about
registering please email water.info@mississauga.ca.
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