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Williams Lake Conservation Company

Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake

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Happy Halloween, Williams Lake!

admin October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Event
Halloween-scary face in lake

Happy Halloween… from your friend, The Dam!

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Join Us: The WLCC Annual General Meeting & Membership Drive

admin October 7, 2020October 22, 2020 Notices
Sunrise over Williams Lake, NS

SAVE the DATE: Annual General Meeting for the Williams Lake Conservation Company (WLCC) Wednesday, October 28 at 7 PM. Open to the Public.

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Williams Lake Dam Generating Media Attention

admin October 3, 2020October 5, 2020 Notices
CBC Colleen Jones with Margo Kerr on dock

The water levels crisis in Williams Lake and the drive to repair the 75 year old dam have grabbed the attention of the media during the past week or so. The newly formed Williams Lake Dam Association (WLDA) hosted CBC, Global News, and CTV reporters. If you missed seeing their stories online or would like to see these news items again we’ve posted them here.

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District 11 Candidates Forum to be hosted by Backlands Coalition

admin October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 Call for Support, Conservation, Media, Meetings, Notices
District 11 Candidates Forum to be hosted by Backlands Coalition

In anticipation of the upcoming Halifax election on October 17, a District 11 Candidates Forum, hosted by the Backlands Coalition and Our HRM Alliance, will be streamed live on Wednesday, October 6th, 7:00-9:00 pm, on the Our HRM Alliance (“Our HRM Alliance”) Facebook page and YouTube channel.

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The Williams Lake Dam Assoc. says “Get Loud!”

admin September 22, 2020October 18, 2020 Notices
Williams Lake Dam

Residents and recreational users of Williams Lake have begun a campaign to address the extremely low water levels experienced in recent years. This year the lake is down over 5 feet.They have formed The Williams Lake Dam Association (WLDA) with the specific goal of addressing the issue of the dam which has been leaking and crumbling for years.

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

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