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Williams Lake Conservation Company

Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake

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Happy Holidays, Williams Lake!

admin December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Notices
Happy Holidays, Williams Lake!
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Williams Lake water levels researched in 2020 Waterflow Report

admin December 2, 2020May 25, 2021 Conservation, Reports & Studies, Watershed
Watershed Map

The drastically low water levels of Williams Lake in the summer of 2020 were a cause of great concern. The WLCC’s Dr. Melanie Dobson, a professor at Dalhousie University’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, literally went to the sources…

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WLCC 2020 Annual General Meeting Presentations

admin November 10, 2020November 12, 2022 Call for Support, Event, Meetings, Reports & Studies
WLCC 2020 Annual General Meeting Presentations

The presentation slides are available here and some video of the AGM will be publicly available soon. There will be an announcement on our Facebook page and Twitter. Please check back again soon.

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A Visit to the Streams That Feed Williams Lake

admin November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Call for Support, Conservation, Watershed
Williams Lake scenic

The WLCC and the Williams Lake Dam Association folks hiked into the Colpitt Lake, Governor’s Brook area to view the condition of streams vital to the lake levels. This video was shot after the Fall rains when the outflow was running strong.

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WLCC Newsletter 2020 Available for Download

admin November 3, 2020November 4, 2020 Call for Support, Event, Media, Meetings, Notices
Williams Lake at Sunset

Our Fall 2020 Newsletter is now available! It includes updates on the dam & water level issues, land up for sale for development adjacent to the Shaw Wilderness Park, a consideration of True Common Wealth, and an appeal for members and volunteers.

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

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