Backlands Land Protection
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!
WLCC Newsletter 2026
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
Get Ready for the WLCC 2025 Annual General Meeting
We hope to see you at the WLCC’s Annual General Meeting to be held at the Captain William Spry Community Centre on Tuesday, June 17 at 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Click Read More for the meeting materials now available.
WLCC Newsletter 2025 Published
Read all the latest news…
* Build Nova Scotia Takes Lead in Replacing the Williams Lake Dam,
* Our Bird Friendly Watershed,
* Spotlight on Spryfield: a series of speakers and events by local experts on our unique natural environment in Spryfield,
* What Happens Next to the former Church of Christ Lands next to Shaw Wilderness Park?
* Regional Municipal Plan Update, Invasive Plant Removal,
* and the Cunard Conservation Crew at a local school.
Join the WLCC at our AGM
Bird surveys, LakeWatchers program, Lake Water Quality testing, HRM’s Regional Review, Backlands additions, a fix for the dam, the expansion of the Shaw Wilderness Park and more have kept us busy this year. We will be reporting on these important projects at our Annual General Meeting and invite you to join us to get a sense of how you and your family can be citizen environmentalists.