Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake
Attacking prickly Multiflora Rose bushes and hacking out dense thickets of Japanese Knotweed takes a team of determined volunteers. Melanie Dobson, a member of the Williams Lake Conservation Company (WLCC) has been leading the campaign against these pervasive and invasive weeds along the Williams Lake Road and the Purcell’s Cove Road for many years. She is trying to stop the plants from spreading further into the Williams Lake watershed.
Rods, hooks, bobbers, tackle, sinkers, swivels and spinners were at-the-ready on Cunard Pond beach, on Williams Lake for the Learn2Fish (L2F) to get ready for fishing season. Sportfish Development Officer at NS Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sabrina Wolthers, kitted-out a group of eager anglers from Le Marchant-St. Thomas Elementary school for their first fishing lesson.
A camp fire was sighted in the Shaw Wilderness Park by residents of Williams Lake the evening of July 31.
Fire Fighters could not reach the camp site and could not verify if the fire had been extinguished properly.
A potential blue-green algae bloom had been reported at the dam end of Williams Lake. Not surprisingly, the water level in Williams Lake has risen 40 cm since Friday morning and is now 22 cm above the top of the dam and may still be rising. Lawson Creek has overflowed its banks but the path into the dam was still above the level of the overflow water this morning.
Nova Scotia has already had more fires this year than last year. More than 16,000 residents were evacuated from the Tantallon area and approximately 200 homes were burned or damaged. How is this new normal connected to climate change? [Photo: David Patriquin]