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Millions of bright red sockeye are heading to Roderick Haig Brown Provincial Park to spawn! U0 f. e1 e& d* n2 o& L" u' ]
+ U- [/ o K y! yCBC News Posted: Oct 06, 2014 9:13 AM PT| Last Updated: Oct 07, 2014 8:52 AM PT : T! S6 ]+ i: T2 S- v6 O* a
8 L' x" H5 j6 h1 wOver 200,000 people are expected to turn out over the next three weeks to watch one of the most spectacular displays of natural beauty in the world.+ c2 y2 z8 V, K @ |
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Every four years millions of bright red sockeye salmon return to the Adams River, near Kamloops, B.C., turning the shallow water crimson with spawning fish.2 \( _6 L" g& l# _! v" N) y
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6 {1 f0 e2 G% O2 I3 ?The Adams River sockeye run is the largest in the world. (CBC)
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Usually the salmon return during the first three weeks of October with Thanksgiving being the peak weekend.7 t( W4 i8 F6 `" h
Q8 A+ \" c6 V' ^3 z$ zJeremy Heighton, the event coordinator with the Adams River Salmon Society, says the salmon were a bit late in arriving, but they are there now.
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: U+ r8 g) U. aThe 2014 Salute to the Sockeye festival began Friday at Roderick Haig Brown Provincial Park north east of Kamloops.The festival runs until Oct 26. e; g6 F& f1 E$ ?. m# U* A. S6 O
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