Environment

Protecting the natural environment of the town has been the single most important priority of Barkmere’s council since the establishment of the municipality in 1926. The volunteers on the Bark Lake Protective Association (BLPA) at that time took the important initiative to form the town with the primary objective of democratically empowering the town’s population with the ability to determine its future and to ensure that the town was not lost in a larger municipal agglomeration. We thank those forward-thinking members of the BLPA of 1926 as the residents of Barkmere have been benefiting from their wise decision ever since.

In this section of the website we will provide key information regarding the environmental issues of importance for the town. We will put copies of reports and environmental studies, updates on key programmes being undertaken by the Consultative Committee on the Environment (CCE), announcements and messages of importance, and links to pertinent websites and other sources of information on the internet.

Barklake Code of Ethics

The Barklake Protective Association (BLPA) created a guide to define what is expected from the resdients on the lake in regards to nautical sports, noise, nautical security as well as the types of watercrafts accepted on the lake.

Code of Ethics by the BLPA

For the community, From the community

Here you will find information on boating etiquette and safety, as well as issues concerning environmental protection.

How to Navigate Fog on Bark Lake

Milfoil

Video to assist in identifying milfoil produced by Sylvain Miller.

Video produced by the “Alliance pour un Programme national de gestion du myriophylle à épi” on the current Milfoil problematic and how it's affecting our Quebec lakes.

Link for the CRE Laurentides (Regional Environment Center) concerning milfoil in the Laurentians (French).

Video concerning Milfoil made by the Lake Louisa Property Owners Association. Although it lasts 32 minutes, you will find it very interesting.

Video concerning invasive species.


Here are four interesting links (available mainly in French) concerning Milfoil:

Guide to identify Milfoil

Additional Resource for Identifying Eurasian Milfoil

Situation and tools concerning Milfoil in the Laurentians

Barklake Integrated Lake Study 2022

"Lakes are ecosystems rich in biodiversity and extremely dynamic, where living organisms (eg bacteria, phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrophytes, fish) interact with each other, as well as with the physical and chemical environment in which they live. A multitude of biogeochemicals are thus produced within a lake, and the fragile balance of this ecosystem can be distubred by only a small change.

An integrated lake study is a tool that makes it possible to better know and understand the problems that can affect a lake and its drainage bassin, in order to determine concrete solutions aimed at limiting or dealing with these problems (MELCC, 2007). The action plan, co-constructed in January 2022 with the members of the working committee, includes actions to be taken by specifying those responsible for implementing these actions, and the deadlines that will ensue. "

To consult the Barklake integrated lake study, please click here.

Water

Here is an article on the potential impact of flower pots on the docks:

All to pot