by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Feb 26, 2019 | Council Update
The meeting agendas with supporting documents, if applicable, are posted on the website under the Council (Meeting Agendas) tab. For additional information and to view reports and other documents, please refer to the February 11 agenda. Staff and Council reports /...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Feb 12, 2019 | Current Committee Projects
During the summer of 2016, the District of Lakeland #521 and its Environmental Advisory Committee partnered with the North Saskatchewan River Basin Council (NSRBC) to deliver the Love Your Lake program on Anglin, Christopher and Emma Lakes. The Love Your Lake program...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Feb 12, 2019 | Current Committee Projects
The District of Lakeland Environmental Advisory Committee takes this issue very seriously and has over the past few years partnered with the North Saskatchewan River Basin Council (NSRBC) to address this potential invasion and to promote the Clean, Drain and Dry...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Feb 5, 2019 | EAC EDUCATIONAL
Does tea-coloured water in a lake mean it is polluted? No. The colour of water in a lake is not related to bacterial pollution or unsanitary conditions. It is caused primarily by decaying organic matter such as leaves, bark, humus and aquatic plants. Metals such as...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Feb 5, 2019 | EAC EDUCATIONAL
Causes: The cause of swimmers’ itch is an allergic reaction to parasites that migrate from snails to ducks, geese, gulls, swans, muskrats and beavers. The parasites then return to water through infected feces and eggs. Swimmers’ itch isn’t contagious...
