“If People Can See Value, They Will Get Involved”: An Interview with Judy Hall

by Monica Seidel, Digital Communications and Marketing Intern Judy Hall, a President of the Dalhousie Lake Association, sat down to talk about the importance of engagement and a sense of community when it comes to the long-term health of lake associations and the waters they care for. Answers have been edited for clarity and length. Q: How did you become interested in Dalhousie Lake and the lake association? A: I have been around the lake all my life and now have become very ... Read More

by Monica Seidel, Digital Communications and Marketing Intern Growing up, many of us would have welcomed the idea of sleeping in and missing school. Perhaps there was an early morning class or teacher you were not fond of, or you had to trek through the cold to get to school. If someone had offered you the option to simply sleep through half of the year, bypassing the cold and school year, would you have done it? How would you have been able to survive sleeping that long? While they are ... Read More

by Monica Seidel, Digital Communications and Marketing Intern Canada is home to thousands of water bodies that are home to every sort of creature – fish, turtles, invertebrates, frogs, herons, beavers, and dragonflies, to name a few. Over 90% of all lake life is somehow connected to the shoreline as it provides habitat, food, and a place to raise young. Dragonflies are a common sight at many wetlands, rivers, and lakes, however, there is much more to them than their big eyes and beautiful ... Read More