Lake Links 2013

"The Lake Landscape: From Political to Practical" The 2013 Lake Links Workshop was held in Perth, Ontario, on Saturday, October 19th. View or download the Workshop Details. About the 2013 Lake Links Workshop – What’s it all about? This year’s workshop focused on strategies for community engagement. Representatives from local lake associations provided examples of hands-on strategies for bringing lake communities together to protect, improve and celebrate the health of their ... Read More

"Climate Change - How to Build Resiliency in our Lakes" The 11th Annual Lake Links Workshop, Climate Change - How to Build Resiliency in our Lakes, was held at the Perth Civitan Hall on Saturday, October 20th, 2012. Over 100 attendees, including landowners, environmental group representatives, municipal staff members, and lake association members, partook in focused discussions and Q&A sessions on the topic of climate change. Five overarching themes were addressed during the ... Read More

"The Lake Capacity Model" On Saturday October 29, 2011 at the Perth Civitan Hall over 160 participants gathered for a timely discussion on: The Lake Capacity Model, watershed planning tools and successful lake development case studies. View the Event Summary. View the Information Package, including the poster, agenda, and additional workshop information. View or download the guest speakers' presentations: Joy Steritt, Planning and Information Management Supervisor, Ministry of ... Read More

"Celebrating Our Advances" Bringing Lake Links back to its roots, the focus of the 9th Annual Lake Links Workshop, held on October 30th, 2010 at the Perth Civitan Hall, was on networking and information sharing. The theme ‘Celebrating our Advances’ was the backdrop for learning more about each other, including projects, successes and challenges, and to celebrate the ongoing efforts in protecting our lakes and rivers. The Lake Links Workshop Organizing Committee conducted a survey of lake ... Read More

"Measuring and Monitoring" Ontario’s lakes are facing more and more challenges because of increased development and greater use. It is vital that we understand our impacts on the health of our lakes and learn how to monitor and reduce those impacts. The theme of the 8th Annual Lake Links Workshop, held on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Perth Legion Hall, was ‘Measuring and Monitoring’. With 100 participants in attendance, the event had over 20 stewardship exhibits and interactive ... Read More

"Exploring the Lakeshore Capacity Assessment" The 7th Annual Lake Links Workshop was held on October 25th, 2008 at the Perth Lions Hall at the Perth Fairgrounds. Over 75 participants from various lake groups throughout the region learned about the effects of artificial lighting on aquatic systems and explored the Lakeshore Capacity Assessment tool that can be used to determine how much shoreline development is appropriate for a lake. Participants also had a chance for some ‘hands on’ ... Read More

"Municipal Planning & Aquatic Vegetation" The 6th Annual Lake Links Workshop was held on October 20th, 2007 at the Perth and District Collegiate Institute in Perth, Ontario. With representation from over 16 government agencies (municipalities, provincial and federal organizations), non-government and volunteer organizations, along with representation from 22 lake associations, there were over 60 participants in attendance. Presentations and panel discussions by local experts addressed ... Read More

"Land Use Planning and Shoreline Restoration" The 5th Annual Lake Links Workshop was held on October 21st, 2006 at the Perth and District Collegiate Institute in Perth, Ontario. With representation of government agencies (municipalities, provincial and federal organizations), non-government and volunteer organizations, along with representation from 22 lake associations, there were over 50 participants in attendance. Presentations and panel discussions by local experts addressed important ... Read More