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FISHLEADFREE.CA Let's Get The Lead Out

Growing Movement - Our Partners

  • Federation of Ontario Cottagers Association (FOCA)
  • Ecofest Better Together Circle (Westport)
  • Greater Bobs and Crow Lakes Association
  • Chaffey's Area Lake Association (CALA)
  • Otter Lake Landowners Association (OLLA)
  • Upper Rideau Lake Association
  • Charleston Lake Association (CLA)
  • Charleston Lake Environment Association (CLEA)
  • Carson, Trout, Lepine & Greenan Lakes Association (CTLG)
  • Big Gull Lake East End Cottage Association (bgleeca.ca)
  •  Lake Kasshabog
  • Crystal Lake 
  • Big Clear Lake Association
  • Salerno Lake Association
  • Otty Lake Association
  • Horseshoe Lake Association
  • U-Links Centre for Community Based Research 



  •  Haliburton Lake Cottagers Association,  HLCA
  • Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association, KLCOA
  • Halls and Hawk Lakes Property Owners’ Association,  HHLPOA
  • Harp Lake Association
  • Christie Lake Association
  • Redstone Lake Cottage Association
  • Drag and Spruce Lakes Property Owners Association
  • Redstone Lake
  • Papineau Lake in Northern Hastings County
  • Shawano Rate Payers Association - Dickey Lake, Lake of Islands, Lost Lake & Perch Lake
  • Echo Lake Association



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WE ALL PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN LAKE STEWARDSHIP

Progress To Date - 410 Pounds/186 KG

We are the caretakers of our lakes.  Together  we are stronger, our voices louder, and the synergy of our actions more powerful.  

News from Our Partners

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Hook Line and Lead Sinker - Wendy Wolak

Newsletters from Partner Lake Associations - Their Approach

Big Clear Lake Newsletter Stinkpot Spring 2024 (pdf)Download
Lake Kasshabogh - Peterborough County (pdf)Download
Charleston Lake Association - Lets get the lead out (pdf)Download

Lake Kasshabog Resident Association (LKRA)2024 Get the Lead Out Campaign

LAKE KASSHABOG RESIDENT ASSOCiation 2024 CAMPAIGN Material

Final Lead Free - Brochure (pdf)Download
Final Lead Free - Kids Flyer (pdf)Download
Final Lead Free - Sign (pdf)Download
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Lead Free - Raffle Tickets - 1 (pdf)Download

Results - Greater Awareness, 1350 pieces/99 pounds off the lake

Results - Greater Awareness, 1350 pieces/99 pounds off the lake

Results - Greater Awareness, 1350 pieces/99 pounds off the lake

Results - Greater Awareness, 1350 pieces/99 pounds off the lake

Results - Greater Awareness, 1350 pieces/99 pounds off the lake

Results - Greater Awareness, 1350 pieces/99 pounds off the lake

Photos by Kevin Pepper Photography

    Photos by Kevin Pepper Photography - Loons attacking and defending

      ENDORSEMENTS

      Office of Scott Reid

      Member of Parliament  |  Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston 

      1-866-277-1577  &  613-257-8130  Ottawa: 613-947-2277  |  scott.reid@parl.gc.ca  |  www.scottreid.ca

        

      "When anglers lose lead fishing tackle, it accumulates on the lake bottom and in the surrounding environment, where it endangers the aquatic community, including loons, eagles and swans. Loons are especially susceptible because they mistake lead sinkers for pebbles, which they swallow to aid digestion or when they catch and eat a fish with broken line and lead tackle attached. Once lead is ingested, it breaks down and is absorbed into the blood stream, poisoning and killing the loon. 


      To protect loons and other vulnerable wildlife, I am pleased to announce the Wolfe Lake Association Lead Fishing Buy Back Program. The centrepiece of this initiative is to create awareness within the angling community on the harmful impacts of fishing with lead tackle versus the environmentally supportive benefits of switching to non-toxic alternatives. 


      I am happy to endorse the Wolfe Lake Association Lead Fishing Tackle Buy Back Program — and together, let’s “Get the Lead Out” of our tackle boxes and out of our lakes.

       

      Visit fishleadfree.ca to learn more about the Wolfe Lake Association Lead Fishing Tackle Buy Back Program, including the Westport Lions lead collection location.”

      Endorsement - Mayor Vandewal South Frontenac Township

      Additional Information

      On behalf of the Township of South Frontenac, Council is pleased to endorse the “Lead Tackle  Buy Back Program” that is being implemented by the Wolfe Lake Association this year.  The "Lead Fishing Tackle Buy Back Program," is a voluntary initiative that aims to reduce the  accumulation and effects of toxic lead fishing tackle in the environment, as it is responsible for the  deaths of millions of birds and other wildlife annually. While loons, eagles, swans and waterfowl are  especially vulnerable, lead can be harmful to all living things and threatens the quality of our  waterbodies. This program looks to reduce the amount of lead tackle that is being deposited into  local lakes and waterbodies. 


      Initiatives such as this are exactly what Council was hoping for when they decided to establish the  Lake Ecosystem Grant Program in 2021. Intended to support and encourage the preservation,  restoration, monitoring and analysis of lake ecosystems within South Frontenac, the Wolfe Lake  Association’s lead buy back program embodies these goals by taking action to protect our wildlife  and water bodies, while also providing a program that has the potential to positively impact a large  portion of the community. As one of the first ever recipients of the Lake Ecosystem Grant Program,  Council felt this project would be a great way to invest in our lakes, wildlife, and community. 


      I encourage residents to visit http://www.fishleadfree.ca/ to learn more about the program and find  participating retailers where existing toxic lead fishing tackle can be exchanged for a $10 voucher to  be used on the purchase of non-toxic lead tackle products. 


      Thank you to the members of the Wolfe Lake Association and their partner supporting this initiative,  your help is protecting and pressing the Township’s beautiful water bodies for years to come is  greatly appreciated.  


      Yours truly, 


      Mayor Ron Vandewal 

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