Wood Lake shoreline resurvey reveals slight improvement, a first for a BC lake
Resurveys of two lakes in the Okanagan Valley revealed the lakes are on different trajectories, with shoreline health on Wood Lake showing a bit of an improvement while the shorelines of [...]
François Lake shoreline still in good condition, but requires protection
This summer, Living Lakes Canada will survey the Francois Lake shoreline to assess the impacts through the application of the Foreshore Integrate Management Planning tool to better understand, [...]
Summer survey will assess the health of Lac La Biche’s shoreline
It can be hard to track gradual change, especially over a large, spread out area. This is what will make this summer’s resurvey of Lac La Biche’s 167 kilometres of shoreline so valuable.
Living Lakes water mapping program addresses Senate wildfire report recommendation
Living Lakes Canada is on the ground implementing exactly the kind of innovative wildfire resilience measures that the Senate of Canada is recommending in the report they released today, Canada [...]
Groundwater report flags at-risk aquifers and monitoring gaps in the Columbia Basin
The latest Watershed Bulletin offers one of the most comprehensive looks at aquifers in the Basin region to date.
Living Lakes Canada joins call for BC to modernize rock-bottom industrial water rates and use funds to support local watershed security
A new report finds B.C. has among the lowest industrial water rates in Canada and modernizing them could generate over $100 million annually to reinvest in watershed security, support local [...]
Persistent drought underscores urgent need for local water action
“Many of our small and rural communities are already experiencing how water shortages impact everything from drinking water to wildfire suppression,” said Hartwig. That message echoes the [...]
Southern Alberta residents speak up about groundwater concerns in new report
Recent community meetings and a public survey revealed strong, region-wide concern about groundwater in the Oldman watershed.
