❄️ On Feb 20, Researchers from SMU sampled Sandy Lake through the ice. It's now part of the "Thin Ice Network", studying how shorter winters impact algae growth.

Samples are testing nutrients, phytoplankton & toxins.

Data: versicolor.ca/sandylakebed...

#NS #ClimateChange #SandyLake

Juuuuust a reminder, today's a beautiful day to ride your bike.
#sandylake #jackslake

Our final chance to speak on Sandy Lake is WED, NOV 12.

The Province is fast-tracking this development, bypassing our local democracy.

HRM OPEN HOUSE
🗓️ Wed, Nov 12
📍 Bedford United Church
⏰ 9:30 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 6:30 p.m.

Our community, our voice. Be there. #SandyLake #Halifax #HRM

Sandy Lake is more than just a plot of land - it's a vital green space, a home for wildlife, and a natural escape for our community.

STAND UP FOR SANDY LAKE AT THE OPEN HOUSE

🗓 Nov 12, 2025
📍 Bedford United Church
⏰ 3 sessions: 9:30 am, 2 pm, 6:30 pm

#Halifax #NovaScotia #SandyLake

This isn't just a planning meeting, it's a stand for local democracy!

🗓 Nov 12, 2025
📍 Bedford United Church
⏰ 3 sessions: 9:30am, 2pm, 6:30pm

#Halifax #NovaScotia #SandyLake

🎣 Join us at Sandy Lake on Oct 4! Enjoy comfort food & good company. 🍽️ Adults $22, Kids 12 & under $10, 6 & under free. Get your tickets by Sept 28. Cash/e-transfer accepted. 📧 slch1954@outlook.com or call 204-451-7408. See you there! #FishFry #SandyLake

🎣 Join us at Sandy Lake on Oct 4! Enjoy comfort food & good company. 🍽️ Adults $22, Kids 12 & under $10, 6 & under free. Get your tickets by Sept 28. Cash/e-transfer accepted. 📧 slch1954@outlook.com or call 204-451-7408. See you there! #FishFry #SandyLake

🎣 Join us at Sandy Lake on Oct 4! Enjoy comfort food & good company. 🍽️ Adults $22, Kids 12 & under $10, 6 & under free. Get your tickets by Sept 28. Cash/e-transfer accepted. 📧 slch1954@outlook.com or call 204-451-7408. See you there! #FishFry #SandyLake

Sandy Lake members 'pulling together' as wildfire evacuation continues: chief | CBC News Another northwestern Ontario First Nation is being evacuated, as a major wildfire burns nearby. Here's what we know about evacuation efforts in Sandy Lake First Nation, as the Canadian Armed Forces ha...

🔥 Sandy Lake members 'pulling together' as wildfire evacuation continues: chief

Evacuation order issued on the weekend, Thunder Bay acting as evacuation hub

#FirstNations #Ontario #Canada #Wildfire
#SandyLake #Indigenous #ThunderBay

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Original post on mstdn.moimeme.ca

19 construction workers survived a wildfire near Sandy Lake in northwestern Ontario :flagon: by hiding in a shipping container for a while.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/con...
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19 travailleurs de la construction ont survécu à un […]

Construction workers safe after huddling in shipping container as wildfire raged around them | CBC News A crew of Manitoba construction workers were being flown home to Winnipeg on Saturday night after a harrowing day of being trapped by wildfire and taking shelter in a shipping container on a work site...

“A crew working near Sandy Lake in northwestern Ontario was surrounded by wildfire on June 7. After helicopters couldn't see them or land due to the thick smoke, they used the main road to drive out to safety.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC Manitoba

#ONFire #Ontario #SandyLake cc: #Manitoba

3/10 By 9:30 AM, the fire had closed distance. The crew began packing gear "in case they had to flee."

"Things started to turn a little worse," Neal Gillespie would later say - masterful understatement for what came next.

The call came: help with fire breaks.

#SandyLake

Good morning our #kawarthapeeps on the last full day of summer from Barry Killen at Sandy Lake Beach near Lakehurst and Buckhorn. Follow the photographer on Instagram at
www.instagram.com/theburleighr...

#sandylake #trentlakes #buckhorn #lakehurst #ptbokawartha #ptbocounty #thekawarthas