Past Events
Save Our Shorelines
A Free Workshop
Learn about algal blooms in the Kawartha Lakes, the role that natural shorelines play in protecting lake water quality and how to protect ecologically significant properties for the future.
When: Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Where: Upper Stoney Lake Pavilion, Crowe's Landing, ON
Presentations:
Kawartha Lake Stewards Association: Algae in the Kawartha Lakes
Lakeland Alliance: What Natural Shorelines Do and How to Restore Them
Kawartha Heritage Conservancy: How to Protect Ecologically Important Properties in Perpetuity
Thanks to the Paddling Puppeteer, Glen Caradus for the musical entertainment.
Thanks to the following organizations who were in attendance with information and resources:
Clear, Stoney and White Lake Plan Committee
Kawartha Lake Stewards Associations
Trent-Severn Waterway: Waterway Wildlife, Species at Risk Program
World Water Day 2011: 'Water for Cities'
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
11:30am-1:30pm (Speakers begin at 12:05pm and end at 12:45pm)
The Auditorium, Peterborough Public Library
The Lakeland Alliance is co-hosting a free public event that will showcase the importance of clean water in our daily lives. Come out over your lunch break to grab a free bite to eat and learn about the intriguing history of drinking water in Peterborough with Wayne Stiver, drinking water expert and Vice President of Water Services with the Peterborough Utilities Group. In addition to a free lunch and refreshments there will be draws for great water-related prizes!
Click here for the agenda.
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The 10th Annual Lakeland Conference
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
The Apsley Community Centre
2010 Presentations
Wonders of the Atmosphere and the Night Sky
Rick Stankiewicz, President
Peterborough Astronomical Association
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Is There a Culture of Cottaging?
Julia Harrison, Director
Frost Centre for Canadian and Native Studies at Trent Unversity
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Biodiversity. The Aquatic Side
Angie Horner, Shoreline Advisor
Lakeland Alliance
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The Power of Collaboration. A Stewardship Manual for Lake Stewards in Haliburton County
Paul MacInnes, Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations
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A big thanks to our speakers, exhibitors, volunteers and to all those who attended!
Alien Invaders: Invasive Plant Species in Cottage Country
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
2pm-3pm
Peterborough Ecology Park
Alliance Shoreline Advisor, Sue Prentice led this workshop on how to identify, prevent and reduce invasive species in cottage country.
Click here to see a news clip of the Workshop courtesy of CHEX News at 5:30
Missed it? Click here to read a blog about the workshop by Evan Holt on PTBO Canada.
World Water Day
Our Water: Caring For It From Watershed to Tap
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
11:00am to 2:30pm
Canadian Canoe Museum
The Lakeland Alliance is co-hosting a public exhibition of agencies and organizations working locally to protect our water.
Join us at the Canadian Canoe Museum and learn how our water resources are managed and who is ensuring that it is safe for us all.
Bring the kids! At 11:10am we will have Glen Caradus of Paddling Pupeteers fame performing his 'Watershed Ed' show that educates young ones about how water flows through our watershed and why it is important to conserve and protect it.
- Informative Speakers! At 12:10pm we have Wayne Stiver (Vice President Water Utilities Services) from Peterborough Utilities talking about how the City treats our water, the system that delivers it to our home and where it goes when we are done with it. Meredith Carter (Manager of Environmental Services) from the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority will talk about how how the Authority is working to protect our drinking water at the source.
- Click here to see a copy of the day's agenda. Help us promote this event by printing and posting this colour poster around your corner of the world.
7:00pm
Gordon Best Theatre
Join us at The Gordon Best Theatre to wrap up World Water Day for a FREE viewing of the award winning documentary 'Waterlife'.
With ground breaking cinematography, 'Waterlife' tells the epic story of the Great Lakes by following the cascade of its water from northern Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean, through the lives of some of the 35 million people who rely on the lakes for survival.
2009 Lakeland Conference
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Fleming College Campus,
Haliburton ON
The Lakeland Conference is an opportunity for shoreline property owners to come together to learn about the common environmental issues facing their lakes with local experts and exhibitors specializing in relevant services and information.
Presentations
Peter Lillico: Keeping the 'Family' in the Family Cottage
Paul MacInnes: Coalition of Haliburton Property Owner's Associations
Bill Cheshire: Baptiste Lake and the Shoreline Advisor Program
Restoring Natural Shorelines Workshop
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Ecology Park, Peterborough, ON
Natural shorelines are critical to lake health. Participants learned how to restore and maintain shorelines and got an overview of common shoreline plants in the Ecology Park's plant nursery. The workshop was lead by Alliance Shoreline Advisor, Sue Prentice.
Your Lake, Your Business Workshops
How the health of your lake contributes to the success of your waterfront business.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
The Irwin Inn, Stoney Lake
Presentations
Dan Taillon (Biologist, MNR Peterborough District Office): 'Fisheries Management in the Kawarthas'
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Sasha Lambrinos (Stewardship Coordinator, Kawartha Conservation): 'Why Are Natural Shorelines Important?'
Lynn Woodcroft (Lake Partner Program, Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Asscoiations): 'Water Quality of the Kawartha Lakes'
Eric Sager (Fleming College/Kawartha Lake Stewards Association): 'Aquatic Plants in the Kawartha Lakes'
Cyndi Hodgson (Ontario Marine Operators Association): 'Clean Marinas: Achieving an Eco Rating'
Val Bishop (the Ontario Ecotourism Society): 'Tourism and Marketing Trends in the Environemental Tourism Industry'
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Birch Cliff Lodge, Baptiste Lake
Presentations
Cyndi Hodgson (Ontario Marine Operators Association): 'Clean Marinas: Achieving an Eco Rating'
Val Bishop (the Ontario Ecotourism Society): 'Tourism and Marketing Trends in the Environemental Tourism Industry'
Anna DeSellas (Lake Partner Program, Ministry of the Environment): 'Water Quality in the Hastings Highlands'