The following is a letter the Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association sent to Jonathan Wilkinson, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on June 4th, 2019 regarding milfoil control on Vaseux Lake, British Columbia. Dear Minister Wilkinson and Minister Donaldson, The Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association (VLSA) was created in July 2017 to promote sound stewardship practices on […]
VLSA Calls on RDOS to Act on Milfoil and Siltation Issues
The Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association Board would like to thank the RDOS and Laratt Aquatic for the study on Vaseux Lake’s water quality, siltation and milfoil proliferation. The study identified some good recommendations for milfoil control and highlighted the serious siltation problem at the north end of Vaseux Lake. The Association does have one concern […]
Vaseux Lake Land Use and Water Quality Assessment Report
The main objective of the Vaseux Lake Land Use and Water Quality Assessment was to determine likely sources of nutrients and sediment contributing to the increased invasive milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and to filamentous algae growth observed over the past few years in Vaseux Lake. In other words, why did Vaseux Lake have so much milfoil […]
August 2018 Update: VLSA’s First Year
It’s been a year since the Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association (VLSA) was created, so the Association is providing an update on what has transpired. I am happy to report that approximately 83% of eligible homeowners around the lake joined the Association, and we are hoping to reach 90% this year. The Association accomplished the following […]
Wetland Plan for Vaseux Lake Approved
At a board meeting on November 2nd, 2017, the RDOS (Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen) has approved an additional $700,000 towards the creation of the wetland to cleanse effluents from the Okanagan Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project now has the million dollars required to create the wetland. Final approval for the project is still needed and […]