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Exposing Mill Creek to daylight so it can come alive is technically feasible and would have major benefits for Edmonton’s fish population, according to a city review now available for comment by the public.

The new plan would redirect Mill Creek to flow above ground between the new Valley Line LRT and Scona Road, near the Muttart Conservatory. The river outlet would have wetlands and small walking trails. Upstream, the area could be naturalized or made more like a district park, with a small canoeing lake and cafe attached to the new LRT station.

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Either way, it would mean new spawning grounds for Edmonton’s pike and sucker populations, plus happy hunting for everything who eats them.

“This project really enhances the North Saskatchewan River fishery … It’s not just going to help things that are in the creek,” said biologist Lynn Maslen, a consultant on the project with Spencer Environmental.