The Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake

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SPrKL Annual General Meeting - reminder!

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SPrKL news - Volunteers needed.

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SPrKL News - Come celebrate!

Come Celebrate One of Our Regional Gems!

 
The Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake invites everyone interested to join us on

Labour Day Monday, September 2, 2013
for
SPrKL’s Second Annual Kalamalka Lake Spirit Paddle
 

Please meet us at Kal Beach

(side closest to the Kal Lake Store)
at
10 am.

 
Bring a non-motorized craft of some sort and a picnic lunch.

Don’t forget life jackets, towels, sunscreen, hats and other weather appropriate clothing!

 
We plan to enjoy a peaceful, scenic voyage together to Jade Bay where we will eat lunch and socialize before heading back around 2pm.

Please Note:
If those times don’t work for you - join us when and where you can.

Also…

 
SPrKL welcomes Kal Park hikers to pack a lunch and join the fun at Jade Bay!

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SPrKL's AGM, 3 pm Sunday October 14th at Mackie House

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Sparkle News and request for volunteers.

The Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake invites you to please join us for

SPrKL’s Adopt - a - Stream Project :

Annual Fall Weed Pull and Clean – Up!

 

When: Wednesday October 3, 2012 any time between 1 and 4 pm

 

Where: Creekside Park (aka the Dog Park) on Kal Lake Rd. between Kidston Rd. and Quirk Dr.

 

Wear: weather - appropriate clothing and footwear, and work/garden gloves.

(Note, we will not be going into the creek.)

 

Bring:  pruners, rakes, trowels, and/or shovels, if you have them – if not there will be extras there.

 

SPrKL will provide drinks and snacks...

Hope to see you there!

PS:

Even if you are not up to weed pulling or pruning, please feel free to just wander over to the site, have a drink and a snack – no obligation - see what we have done/are doing and cheer us on!

We welcome the moral support!

 

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SPrKLE News - Spirit Paddle

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Readers write - REMINDER – LAST ONE - I PROMISE!!!

Just a reminder that the SPrKL wetland clean-up, next to the RDNO office (map attached), takes place this Friday and Saturday.

If you missed out on the Adopt-a-Stream clean-up and want to be involved in a community event come out and join us for as long as you like. We will be providing healthy snacks to all volunteers including apple juice (home-made), fruit bars and even pizza (at the end of each day).

Friday, weeding starts at 1:00 pm and goes until early evening. Saturday, planting starts at 10:30 am and goes until late afternoon. If possible, bring gloves and clippers for weeding and bring shovels, shears and buckets for planting. Extra supplies will be on-site.

Big thanks go to Paul and Carrie for helping out with this project. Paul generously provided background information, Section 9 Review and met with regulators on-site. Carrie was invaluable in providing directions on plant type, placement and product sourcing.

The event is being filmed as part of a documentary that will eventually be put on the spkl website. For more info on the project go to spkl.ca and check out ‘upcoming projects’.

It would be great to see you there!
 

Trina

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Reminder - SPrKL News - Volunteers needed!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

SPrKL News - Volunteers needed!

Hi Everyone!

 

Please come out on June 15th and/or 16th to help us clean up the wetland next to the RDNO Office.

We'll be weeding on the 15th and planting on the 16th – see the attached poster for more details.

 

There will be free refreshments including PIZZA for all volunteers.

 

Any time and effort you can afford to donate to SPrKL during these two days would be greatly appreciated!

 

Hope to see you there! Please pass this email on!

 

~Trina~

on behalf of SPrKL Directors

 

 

 

 

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SPrKL News - Volunteers needed!

Hi Everyone!

 

Please come out on June 15th and/or 16th to help us clean up the wetland next to the RDNO Office.

We'll be weeding on the 15th and planting on the 16th – see the attached poster for more details.

 

There will be free refreshments including PIZZA for all volunteers.

 

Any time and effort you can afford to donate to SPrKL during these two days would be greatly appreciated!

 

Hope to see you there! Please pass this email on!

 

~Trina~

on behalf of SPrKL Directors

 

 

 

 

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SPrKL’S Weed and Plant Event

Hi All!

Signs are up!

Take a stroll to Kalavista Lagoon, Creekside Park, and  

Coldstream Creek Park to have a look!

Mark Your Calendars!

SPrKL’S Weed and Plant Event

Friday June 15th from 1 pm until late afternoon and 

Saturday June 16th 10:30 am until mid-afternoon

at the Wetland behind the RDNO office –corner of Hwy.6 

and Aberdeen Rd.

More details to come...! 

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Volunteers for Earth Day Clean-up Project. - SPrKL

The Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake (SPrKL)  Is seeking 

Volunteers for our Earth Day Clean-up Project.

Sunday, April 22 anytime between 10:30 am and 3pm

At Creekside (Dog) Park at  the corner of Kal Lake Rd. and Kidston Rd. in Coldstream

Wear weather appropriate clothing and gardening gloves

 Bring friends, family and dogs (if you can/want)   

 And… if possible a bucket, shovel and/or pruning shears.

Refreshments available!

 Please Spread the Word!

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SPrKL News -- Speaker for General Meeting, September 22, 2011.

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SPrKL News! -- Help needed!

The planting project originally scheduled for April 27th is back on!

The plants have finally arrived! If you can help, please show up to help SPrKL and the District of Coldstream and we'll put them in the ground...

Where: Creekside Park (aka Dog Park) on the banks of Coldstream Creek at the corner of Kidston Drive and Kalamalka Lake Road

When: 9:00 am.Wednesday, May 11th

What to bring: Shovel, bucket and gloves (or whatever you have, we will have extras)

Why: Riparian vegetation was removed for a beaver dam removal. About 20 plants need to be planted and cage wire needs to be placed around them.

Here’s a chance to do another bit for Earth Month – please help if you can – no experience needed – training on the spot!

Photos of earlier volunteers and their excellent job! (Photos provided b Louise Christie).

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SPrKL News -- Thank you all.

Thank you so much everyone for your generous contributions to the Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake! We were overwhelmed with the number and quality of items donated, the willingness of members, friends and neighbours to help out with the sale, and the number of people who attended and paid generously to help support SPrKL’s mission. Please fwd SPrKL’s appreciation to others that you spread the word to, whose emails I do not have.

Thank you also, to Edith Thoreson and the Lavington Community Association for putting SPrKL’s Garage Sale on their map, along with Lavington’s, in their 17th Community-Wide Garage Sale Event.

Special thanks go to Doug, Christine and Jim Cookson, not only for providing the Log House venue and hosting the Garage Sale, but also for doing the lion’s share of the setting-up and organizing, as well as providing lunch for the on-site “worker bees”!
The result of this community effort amounted to $1012.25! This money will go toward purchasing riparian plants for SPrKL’s Earth Day Kalavista Lagoon Restoration And Education Project to take place on Thursday, April 21st at the Lagoon and Log House. (More about the project later) We are hoping for some volunteers to help with digging holes, fencing, and clean-up. If you are interested and willing, to take part, please contact:

Louise Christie louisec@talismanenviro.com or 250 542-9109

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SPrKL News - Reminder!

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SPrKL News!

Hello SPrKlers, SPrKL Associates Neighbours, and Friends!

As you may know, in 2010 SPrKL (Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake) received a $16000 Federal Eco-Action Grant which went toward purchase of riparian plants and fencing materials for enhancing the riparian vegetation and protecting the shores along Coldstream Creek at the Dog Park. The purpose of these activities was to help reduce erosion and improve Coldstream Creek water quality.This project was carried out as a contribution to the community’s ongoing Coldstream Creek Restoration Project.

This year SPrKL has applied for a $5000 RBC Blue Water Grant to carry out similar activities on a smaller scale in the area of the Kalavista Lagoon. SPrKL plans to plant riparian vegetation and install protective fencing along the Lagoon shore adjacent to the tennis court area, in order to prevent further erosion of the its banks and to enhance the wetland water quality and habitat. This project would be just a small step in SPrKL’s mission and the Community’s plan to rehabilitate the Kalamalka Lake Watershed and protect our drinking water.

Our general goals over time related to this particular project are:

• to educate ourselves and others about the rich biodiversity of the Kalavista Lagoon, its contribution to the health of the watershed, and the means to keep it healthy
• to involve the community in a habitat rehabilitation and educational signage project in the area
• to encourage the “powers that be”to restore circulation of fresh water to the Lagoon so as to to return it to a healthy state
• to create an Eco- Park in the Lagoon area

We will not know if we are to be awarded the grant or not, until early to mid April, and SPrKL has learned from experience that there are likely to be cost over-runs on projects such as this. Therefore, in the meantime, we are applying for another grant, and holding a Community Garage Sale on April 16th to raise extra funds.

We hope you will spread the word regarding SPrKL’s goals and activities, as well as contribute items and/or your time and ideas to help with the Garage Sale.

Please see the attached poster for details.

Louise Christie

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Important meeting! PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WETLAND DEVELOPMENT MEETING IS TONIGHT – NOT TOMORROW NIGHT AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.

Hello SPrKLers!

The Alan Brooks Nature Centre will be holding a:

public consultation meeting at

7 pm. tonight, Wednesday February 23rd at

the Vernon Recreation Centre to

discuss their plans to construct a wetland on the vacant property near Walmart.

ABNC has received a Federal EcoAction Grant to undertake this exciting project. As SPrKL is applying for a grant to restore the Kalavista Lagoon, we hope that you and your friends/neighbours/committee members will attend, in order to gather information that can be used to help guide SPrKL’s proposed project. Please forward this email to others who might be interested.

Owing to commitments to several other important community meetings on Thursday evening, many of SPrKL’s executive members won’t be able to attend.

We are hoping that some of you will be able to go and report back.

As I will be out of town for the next 2 weeks, please email info@spkl.ca with any information you have to share.

Thank you in advance,

Louise Christie

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SPrKL News - Reminder! - Note change of time of presentation - 6PM instead of 6:15.

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SPrKL News - Reminder! - Note change of time of presentation - 6PM instead of 6:15.

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