Past Events
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.
Trailer
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'