Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake
Wildfires have slammed our local communities recently and heightened our awareness of the results of human activity on climate change. Besides the practical tasks, such as emergency evacuation preparedness, we are now looking to the science of wetlands as a valuable and available natural defence against wildfires.
Nova Scotians are invited to help shape the approach for protecting 20 percent of the province’s land and water by 2030.
An online public consultation started August 23, at the province’s Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy Engagement page.
The input will be used to develop the Nova Scotia Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy, which will outline how the Province will achieve its 2030 land and water conservation goals and identify next steps.
We thought you might be interested in seeing how the current level of Williams Lake compares to the level at this time in the previous 5 summers. You won’t be surprised that this is the highest level ever recorded in August (years 2002-2023).
Nova Scotia has already had more fires this year than last year. More than 16,000 residents were evacuated from the Tantallon area and approximately 200 homes were burned or damaged. How is this new normal connected to climate change? [Photo: David Patriquin]
The WLCC and partner organization Williams Lake Dam Association (WLDA) have been meeting with various government departments for almost 2 years advocating for a fix for the Williams Lake dam. Recently, Minister of Public Works Kim Masland asked Nova Scotia Lands Inc., a crown corporation, to meet with the two groups for a preliminary discussion on the current state of the Williams Lake dam and the safety issues with the dramatic fluctuation in lake levels. (photo: Cathy Vaughan)
