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Bissett Lake, Cole Harbour

Caution: Since Bissett is a shallow lake, the standard pelagic trophic parameters may not represent the true trophic status of the lake

Contents:

• Water quality, and general overview!

• HRM's proposal (2002) for mechanical harvesting and/or dredging; the proposal is poorly thought out without any consideration, for e.g., to alteration to the benthic ecosystem, alas!

• Concerns and news items

• Salutations Lcdr. Tom Willdey of Princes Lodge for his supreme volunteer dedication over decades all over HRM and its adjoining counties!

Water Quality

Select scientific modelling and chemical/biological limnology are part of our miscellaneous archives!

The bathymetric map; the morphological data; the location map; the Cow Bay River watershed flow chart; the paleolimnology of lakes in the HRM; HRM's receiving water baseline sampling program for fecal coliforms; the first ever study in Nova Scotia utilizing the Lake Evaluation Index (LEI) developed by the USEPA's Corvallis Research Lab

Percent change in urban land use and indicators of stress:

Concerns of HRM and of several stakeholders and news items

• Statements also expressed by HRM Councillor Harry McInroy; April 29, 2003

• Email inquiry from Tony Blouin PhD, of the EMS Dept., HRM; September 04, 2002

• A picture of the southern portion of Bissett Lake; August 07, 2002

• Lake weeds have increased considerably during the summer of year 2002

• The severely stalled Bissett Lake Cleanup, February 23, 1995

• The New Dartmouth News, September, 15, 1994!

• Paul Mandell, DFO Biologist, June 17-23, 1993

• Serious concerns re Bissett Lake, September, 15, 1994

• Advertisement of the Cole Harbour/Westphal Community Council, 1994

• The Mail Star. October 27, 1994

• Appeal to the Hon. Robbie Harrison by a concerned resident

• A letter to the media by a young person

• Ad for a public meeting on Thursday, November 24, 1994

Acknowledgements

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