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What do a fishing pole, pop cans and vodka have in common? Weekend fishing excursion on Williams Lake? Marinade for your freshly caught, pan-fried trout? Unfortunately, it’s all garbage.
Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake

What do a fishing pole, pop cans and vodka have in common? Weekend fishing excursion on Williams Lake? Marinade for your freshly caught, pan-fried trout? Unfortunately, it’s all garbage.

The drastically low water levels of Williams Lake in the summer of 2020 were a cause of great concern. The WLCC’s Dr. Melanie Dobson, a professor at Dalhousie University’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, literally went to the sources…

The WLCC and the Williams Lake Dam Association folks hiked into the Colpitt Lake, Governor’s Brook area to view the condition of streams vital to the lake levels. This video was shot after the Fall rains when the outflow was running strong.

In anticipation of the upcoming Halifax election on October 17, a District 11 Candidates Forum, hosted by the Backlands Coalition and Our HRM Alliance, will be streamed live on Wednesday, October 6th, 7:00-9:00 pm, on the Our HRM Alliance (“Our HRM Alliance”) Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Chronicle-Herald: Water levels at one of Halifax’s favourite swimming spots have dropped perilously low in this hot, dry summer as new development diverts H2O from Williams Lake and a leak under a dam allows it to flow into the sea.