Williams Lake Conservation Company

Backlands Land Protection

admin June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Call for Support, Conservation, Flora & Fauna, Media, Poll, Watershed, Wildlife

The Nova Scotia government is currently considering a proposal to permanently protect a 505-hectare area of Crown Land in the Halifax Backlands wilderness area in Spryfield, pending public consultation!

Williams Lake levels update June 1

admin June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 Notices, Press Release, Water Levels, Williams Lake Dam

Leaky Williams Lake dam at low summer levels. October, 2021

Lake levels will begin to drop today and continue over the next 2.5 week as the construction site is prepared for the next important phase of the building of the new dam.

WLCC Newsletter 2026

admin May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 Call for Support, Conservation, Event, Meetings, Notices, Reports & Studies, Water Levels, Water Quality, Watershed, Wildlife, Williams Lake Dam

(L to R) David Benoit, Kathleen Hall, Councillor Patty Cuttell, Minister Brendan Maguire, Margo Kerr, Minister Kim Masland, Councillor Shawn Cleary, Johnathan Veale. Photo: Michael Herrick

Here’s the WLCC Newsletter for 2026 and your invitation to the AGM (open to the public).

Announcement of the new dam, Oct 2024:
(L to R) David Benoit, Kathleen Hall, Councillor Patty Cuttell, Minister Brendan Maguire, Margo Kerr, Minister Kim Masland, Councillor Shawn Cleary, Johnathan Veale. Photo: Michael Herrick