by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Dec 5, 2019 | EAC Reports to Council, News
In attendance: Cheryl Bauer Hyde, Karen Bosker, Dane Byers, Keith Dahl, Karee Davidson, Wayne Hyde, Daryl Jessop, Tom Laxdal, Marcia Klein & Jacquie Moore. There has been no evidence of Zebra Mussels in the District of Lakeland for 2019. All the data collected...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Dec 3, 2019 | Current Committee Projects, Natural Edge, News
You can read more about natural edge projects here, but below we have images of the project done in McIntosh Point on Emma Lake. The Shoreline at Work Demonstration Site The Shorelines at Work Demonstration Site is part of the project “Emma Lake Action &...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Sep 4, 2019 | News
When disaster strikes, Rapid Damage Assessment is critical. Municipalities need trained personnel to assess structural and non-structural conditions for safety of the community and response agencies and to anticipate response and recovery phase needs. The District of...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Sep 3, 2019 | EAC EDUCATIONAL, News
Erosion along shorelines can be caused by natural events (wind, water, and ice) or human activities. Although, human disturbances cause more rapid and far worse impacts to shorelines than natural events. According to a University of Michigan study, we cause 10 times...
by Kim Brons-Hewitt | Jul 12, 2019 | Current Committee Projects, Natural Edge, News
Article originally printed in Vacationland News July 3rd 2019 Issue. As Janet and Grant Gibson locked up their McPhail Cove cabin last Fall, they knew when they next saw it, things were going to look drastically different. They had lost seven of their huge, old spruce...
