Category Archives: Sandy Lake

“Community studies are complete for the Sandy Lake special planning area” – NS Gov 16May2025

Posted on May 17, 2025 by admin

So we learn from a NS Gov News Release “Minister Designates New Special Planning Area; Two Major Studies Complete – NS Growth & Development, 16 May 2025. Some excerpts from that document follow (brown text, bolding inserted). ——————– More homes … Continue reading →

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Unusually late BGA bloom in Sandy Lake (Bedford) reported in Harmful Algal News (UNESCO) 20Feb2025

Posted on February 20, 2025 by admin

It’s hardly the kind of publicity one would like to see for Sandy Lake. The now confirmed, unusually late bloom of BGA (Blue-Green Algae or Cyanobacteria) in Sandy Lake, besides being another warning sign that we can’t take the seemingly … Continue reading →

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HRM Regional Council adopts recommendations related to LakeWatchers Report 14Nov2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 by admin

View Item No. 15.3.2, Halifax Regional Council November 12, 2024 This document includes a Staff Report dated Apr 22, 2024, and the full LakeWatchers State of the Lakes Report, 2022-2023 SAMPLING YEARS “Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee received a staff … Continue reading →

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Curious BGA Bloom on Sandy Lake (Bedford, NS) in early November 11Nov2024

Posted on November 11, 2024 by admin

Circumstantial evidence suggests the appearance of “green aggregations” on the shoreline on the west side of the lake followed fall turnover of the water column, bringing up phosphorus-rich water from the hypolimnion which stimulated growth of a nitrogen-fixing BGA (Cyanobacterium), … Continue reading →

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HRM LakeWatchers State of the Lakes 2022-23 Sampling Years Report released

Posted on October 6, 2024 by admin

The LakeWatchers Report is highly informative, exceptionally well presented, and very timely. In general our results and interpretations of them for Sandy  Lake as reported on this website are  consistent with the conclusion from the LakeWatchers conclusion that “that most … Continue reading →

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Risk Advisory issued for Sandy Lake Beach (Bedford, NS) 14Aug2024

Posted on August 15, 2024 by admin

UPDATE – Just checked HRM website. Sandy Lake Beach is Open Today (Aug 23, 2024) So read a report by Dan Ahlstrand in The Coast, Aug 14, 2024: Three beaches closed to swimming due to water quality Halifax Regional Municipality … Continue reading →

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Salmon Parr spotted at the top of Peverills Brook June 24, 2024

Posted on June 28, 2024 by admin

Update July 29, 2024: View the DFO’s Draft Atlantic Salmon Strategy; opportunity to comment open June 27, 2024-July 30, 2024. Apologies, I just became aware of it on July 29th, unfort. not the only one! – dp Sandy Lake enthusiast … Continue reading →

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On the Draft Landscape Suitabilty Analysis for the Sandy Lake Study Area 23May2024

Posted on May 23, 2024 by admin

Yesterday I submitted some comments on the Draft LSA (Landscape Suitability Analysis) for the “Sandy Lake Study Area” released Apr 18, 2024. To view that document, see HRM Future Service Communities webpage, link to Draft SandyLake LSA Apr18_2024.pdf (38.5 MB) … Continue reading →

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Draft “Future Serviced Communities (FSC) study update for Sandy Lake” released 19Apr2024

Posted on April 20, 2024 by admin

Just Posted on the publicly accessible webpage for Halifax Future Services Communities: a link to “Draft Sandy Lake LSA Apr18_2024.pdf (38.5 MB) (pdf)” (bottom right of the page under Reports). The first page provides a lengthy “Grant of Access and … Continue reading →

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iNaturalists events x Sandy Lake: Sunday April 21 and Saturday 27th, 2024

Posted on March 30, 2024 by admin

Announced Mar 29, 2024 by The Dirt Gang, on their Facebook Page:

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