Press Release

Dam Rebuild – Site Preparation Begins Feb 13

admin February 13, 2025February 15, 2025 Notices, Press Release, Williams Lake Dam

Williams Lake Dam area in winter before site preparation

Build NS: Site preparation to replace the Williams Lake Dam begins Thursday, February 13.

NS Announces new dam to save Williams Lake

admin October 21, 2024October 22, 2024 Conservation, Media, Notices, Press Release, Water Quality, Watershed, Wildlife, Williams Lake Dam

People living around and downstream from Williams Lake in Halifax and their properties will be safer with the Province’s construction of a new dam.The replacement dam will be built to environmental standards that support protection of the lake’s ecosystem and

WLCC Newsletter 2024

admin May 29, 2024May 30, 2024 Call for Support, Conservation, Event, Flora & Fauna, Media, Meetings, Notices, Press Release, Reports & Studies, Water Quality, Watershed, Wildlife, Williams Lake Dam

Shaw Wilderness Park just Super-Sized! Healthy Lake Water Quality Tests Results! Successful Bird Watching Series and Surveys! A Fix for the Dam are just some of the headlines in our 2024 Newsletter. And don’t forget our AGM coming up on June 11th. Read more….

Huge Win: Shaw Wilderness Park expanded to protect Williams Lake shorelines

admin May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 Conservation, Flora & Fauna, Notices, Press Release, Watershed, Wildlife

Image of a map of Williams Lake and the surrounding areas/communities with a highlighted section showing approximately 46 hectares of undeveloped land between Williams Lake, Shaw Wilderness Park, Danforth Road and Williams Lake Road.

The Halifax Regional Municipality has purchased four parcels of land totaling approximately 46 hectares, located to the west of Shaw Wilderness Park, in Halifax.