Dam Footings

A lot of rock breaking and earth excavating has been happening at the site of the new dam on Williams Lake through July
Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake

A lot of rock breaking and earth excavating has been happening at the site of the new dam on Williams Lake through July

BuildNS has released an engineering schematic of the new dam at Williams Lake, Halifax.

Installation of a cofferdam is an essential phase of Build Nova Scotia’s construction project to replace the deteriorating, 255-year-old dam on Williams Lake.

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.

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