Happy Earth Day, Williams Lake!
Happy Earth Day, Williams Lake!
Still a bit too cold for a swim, so celebrate with a song…
(Note: This page has been entirely recycled from 2018 material!)
Families donate property to protect the Backlands
The Backlands Coalition and the Nova Scotia Nature Trust hosted an event at the Purcell’s Cove Social Club recently to celebrate and thank four families who had donated their lands in the Backlands to the Nova Scotia Nature Trust (NSNT.)
Houseboats – a housing solution?
Houseboats – what could be more pleasant than floating on a calm lake, relaxing on your own front deck? Well, the dream might be a little closer for some lucky Haligonians. Halifax will now join urban centres like Vancouver and Toronto in offering houseboat mooring for onboard living. Williams Lake is set to be part of the pilot project.
Ode to a Loon
We have seen the first loon of the season, his profile proud against the silvery water, and it has brought me close to tears. How this little bird has kept his date with posterity, flown many hundreds of miles to try yet again to raise a brood, passing through a natural world that we are changing beneath his very wings.
WLCC November 2022 AGM Available on YouTube
If you’ve never attended one of our Annual General Meetings perhaps you’ve wondered what the WLCC does. Are you interested to know about our watershed monitoring, research, and studies? How do we work to protect the lake and what do we do as part of the Backlands Coalition to support conservation in this fragile area? What other issues does the WLCC concern itself with? What do the WLCC finances look like? Now you view the entire AGM or sections of specific interest on our YouTube channel.