Join the Williams Lake Cleanup, Saturday Oct. 1

We’ve scheduled a cleanup around Williams Lake for Saturday, Oct. 1… Volunteers needed!
Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake

We’ve scheduled a cleanup around Williams Lake for Saturday, Oct. 1… Volunteers needed!

Halifax staff had presented a report to Council on Friday, with the recommendation to approve a proposal by the Nature Conservancy of Canada to acquire almost 400 acres of land in the Williams Lake Backlands and set it aside indefinitely as a wilderness preserve. Council had this item on its agenda for the September 20 sitting.

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Here’s David Fraser’s aerial views of the Williams Lake Backlands, May 2016. This is what we are working to preserve.
Halifax staff will be presenting a report to Council on September 16, with a recommendation on whether to approve a proposal by the Nature Conservancy of Canada to acquire almost 400 acres of land in the Williams Lake Backlands and set it aside indefinitely as a wilderness preserve. Council will likely vote on a motion on September 20 – time is of the essence!