Public Consultation Survey on New Protected Areas
There are new important lands proposed for protection. These new lands are key to our wildlife corridors from the Halifax Backlands and may share some of the wear and tear of human traffic.
Fishway Channel
For 255 years migratory fish which live in the ocean and spawn in freshwater have not been able to reach breeding and feeding areas in Williams Lake. The old dam, built of earth, rock, wood and a bit of concrete in the 1700s for industrial use, blocked their regular migratory journey to their freshwater spawning grounds. That is about to change with the addition of a modern fishway-channel feature in Build Nova Scotia’s construction plan for the new dam on Williams Lake
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
Happy Earth Day, Williams Lake!
Happy Earth Day, Williams Lake!
Still a bit too cold for a swim, so celebrate with a song… just visit the post.
(Note: This page has been entirely recycled from 2018 material!)