You are invited to our 13th Annual General Meeting!
Come and learn more about our organization, how you can get involved, and provide feedback. Everyone is welcome! When: March 21, 2024 Time: AGM starts at 6:00pm, Regular monthly meeting to follow immediately afterwards Where: LWA Office - 625 4th ...
Falling into a new season – What this means for Lake Windermere.
The transition from summer into fall can results in interesting and dynamic changes in lake ecology. Including temperature fluctuations, changes in the activities of various organisms, and changes in light availably to the water column. Let’s look at these aspects ...
Cyanobacteria in Lakes: A Closer Look
Often called blue green algae, naturally occurring cyanobacteria play a crucial role in photosynthesis and nutrient recycling. However, their overgrowth in freshwater bodies can have detrimental consequences on the environment and public health. Let’s look closer at their ecological significance ...
What is flowing into our lake?
In addition to the Columbia River, there are several feeder tributaries that recharge Lake Windermere. The quality and quantity of water entering lakes from tributaries are influenced by the geology, activities, and infrastructure of the watershed they flow over or ...
Request for Quote: Grant Writer Services for Lake Windermere Ambassadors
The Lake Windermere Ambassadors are a community-based environmental stewardship NGO working in the East Kootenay region of BC. The Ambassadors have a vision of an ecologically healthy Lake Windermere with balanced management approaches that support recreation and traditional uses, high ...
Registration for Kids Camps 2023 Now Open!
The Lake Windermere Ambassadors and Columbia Lake Stewardship Society are excited to be once again offering FREE summer camps for kids ages 6 to 10. The camps will happen on Thursday mornings at James Chabot Beach in Invermere on Lake ...
We are hiring: Education and Outreach Assistant
Education and Outreach Assistant (2 openings) Deadline to apply: June 16th, 2023 at 11:59pm (MNT) Term: Saturdays, Sundays and some Fridays from June 17th, 2023, until the end of August 2023. End date negotiable. Compensation: $17.00/hour, 10-20 hours per week ...
Beach Clean up Party with Reef
Looking for something to do for Earth Week? @reef_canada in partnership with @lakeambassadors would like to invite you to our Earth Week Beach Clean Up Event! We will be kicking off the day at the Columbia Valley Community Centre (646 ...
We are hiring! Spend your summer as our Water Stewardship Assistant
Want to spend your summer learning about water quality and quantity monitoring? Connecting with the community around Lake Windermere? Teaching kids about the Lake Windermere Watershed? Then this may be the job for you! Click the link below for details ...
Lake Windermere Recreational Impact and Sediment Quality Assessment
Executive Summary This preliminary 2022 study provides an assessment of recreational impacts on sensitive environmental values and sediment quality (or sediment suspension) at Windermere Lake. The purpose of this report is to provide guidance for implementation of the full work ...
2022 Mooring Buoy Information *Updated*
Here at the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, we get lots of inquiries from the community about mooring buoys and the placement of them. We thought we would do our best to pull some of the most pertinent information together to make ...
2021 Annual Water Quality Report
"Five of the eight parameters deviated from the Ministry of Environment objectives, including Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, Specific Conductivity, and phosphorus levels." - LWA 2021 Water Quality Report LWA water stewardship assistant and volunteer monitoring water temperature. 2021 Lake Windermere ...