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The Lake Planning process is described in detail here. You will find key documents that resulted from the Lake Plan.
The most exciting project that the KLRA has undertaken is the Lake Study began in 2000 in conjunction with the Houseys Rapids Lake Residents. The need for a lake study and plan became more and more evident as more cottages were being built, more boats were appearing, more redevelopment was taking place and more people were using the lake.
Until recently, the official criterion for allowing more development on the lake had been water quality. Although the high quality of the lake water is absolutely critical for cottagers and other lake users, there is a wide variety of considerations that impact on the quality of life here on Kahshe Lake -- the birds, the wildlife, the fresh air, the abundant fish, the peace and quiet. There are, of course, concerns about life at the lake -- the speed and roar of boats, the increasing pollution of the air and water, the sound of unasked for music crashing through the trees. Times have changed and the traditional concept of cottages and cottage life has changed. That is why the KLRA felt that a lake study was needed and appropriate.
The lake study was undertaken by a consultant experienced in these matters. There was scientific analysis of the lake water and a survey of the various habitats around the lake. The unique social aspects of life at the lake were analysed, all of this with the view to creating a coherent plan that the lake associations can use as the basis for their actions in the future. The whole idea of a lake study and a plan of action for the people who cottage here is the preservation and maintenance of the water, the air, the environment as well as the quality of life on the lake.
The Initiation:
Under the leadership of Chris Markey, then President of the KLRA, the membership initiated a feasibility study at the general meeting on July 1, 2000. The feasibility committee reported to the executive of the KLRA in January 2001 and recommended that the study could and should be carried out. At the same time, Eleanor MacLean and Clare Henderson designed and ran a survey of KLRA members.
KLP2001 Committee
As a result of the January meeting, a committee called the Kahshe Lake Plan 2001 headed by Eleanor MacLean, Chair, and Clare Henderson, Secretary, was formed to initiate and supervise the lake study and the plan that would be an outcome of the project.
The committee created a fund raising plan to ask governments, organizations, businesses and people to donate to this conservation initiative.
The Lake Plan
There are four stages to the creation of a lake plan: initiation, study, plan, and implementation. Here is a review of the process.
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