The 23rd Annual Lake Links workshop took place on Saturday, October 26th, 2024 from 10am-3pm EST at the Lions Community Hall (19 Pineview Dr., Elgin, ON). The theme this year was “Planning for Change: The Ripple Effect of Lake Planning”.
This event was generously funded by Cataraqui Conservation, Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, and Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations. The Lake Links 2024 planning committee included representatives from Cataraqui Conservation, Friends of the Tay Watershed Association, Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, Watersheds Canada, and White Lake Property Owners Association.
Download the 2024 Lake Links agenda.
Here are the presentation slide decks and recordings from this year’s workshop:
- Paul Lehman – former General Manager, Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority – “Climate Change Implications for our Lakes”
Slide deck presentation PDF. Video recording here. - Thomas Saleh, International Institute for Sustainable Development – Experimental Lakes Area – “Keeping up with our changing lakes: 50+ years of data from the IISD Experimental Lakes Area”
Slide deck presentation PDF. Video recording here. - Noelle Reeve, Tay Valley Township – “Is there Room in the Official Plan for Lake Plans”
Slide deck presentation PDF. Video recording here. - Gord Rodgers Memorial Award Presentation.
Video recording here. - Mike Yee, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority – “Does Your Lake Have a Plan?”
Video recording here. - Rob Bell & Andre Langlois, Mississippi Lakes Association – “Benefits of the Lake Plan Process – What We Learned at Mississippi Lake (and continue to!)”
Slide deck presentation PDF. Video recording here. - Holly Evans, Cataraqui Conservation – “Lake Plan Builder Concept”
Slide deck presentation PDF. Video recording here. - Lesley Lavender, Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations – “FOCA Update”
Slide deck presentation PDF. Video recording here.