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Williams Lake Conservation Company

Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake

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Third Candidate Adds Support for Action on the Dam

admin August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 Call for Support, Notices, Watershed, Williams Lake Dam
Williams Lake water running under the dam

Shauna Hatt, NDP candidate for Halifax Atlantic says she wants to see the dam protected in order to build on the investment made in the Shaw Wilderness Park.

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Second Candidate Commits to Repairing Williams Lake Dam

admin August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Call for Support, Notices, Watershed, Williams Lake Dam
Williams Lake Dam

Tim Cranston, Progressive Conservative candidate for Halifax Atlantic, says he “stands with the people of Williams Lake” in getting a fix for the dam.

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WLCC Appeal to Save Williams Lake Garners Candidate’s Response

admin August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 Call for Support, Notices, Watershed, Williams Lake Dam
Williams Lake Dam

In an email to all local candidates in the provincial election Murray Coolican, President of the Williams Lake Conservation Company, sent out an appeal to “Save Williams Lake”. The very next morning he received a reply…

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REPORT: Altered Waterflow from Ravenscraig into Williams Lake Affecting Quality and Quantity

admin August 2, 2021August 1, 2021 Conservation, Reports & Studies, Watershed
REPORT: Altered Waterflow from Ravenscraig into Williams Lake Affecting Quality and Quantity

Our recent report shows the original waterflow design made at the time of the Ravenscraig development is no longer working and the result is affecting both quality and quantity of water flowing into Williams Lake.

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Shoreline Survey To Help Lakefront Property Owners Maintain Natural Balance

admin August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Call for Support, Conservation, Event, Notices, Reports & Studies, Watershed
Love Your Lake logo

The Williams Lake Conservation Company has recently begun working with Love Your Lake, “…a shoreline evaluation program developed by Watersheds Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), and conducted for any shoreline community across the country by local organizations.”

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Drone flight over Williams & Colpitt Lakes by David Fraser, 2016

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