As milfoil grows its reach, another invasive species is also making a move on Pontiac waterways
July 3, 2026
The spiny water flea competes for food with other zooplankton, affecting fish populations up the food chain.
The spiny water flea competes for food with other zooplankton, affecting fish populations up the food chain.
The Farm Lake boat launch will be closed again this summer due to Eurasian milfoil growth, the Municipality of Otter Lake announced on June 17.
Otter Lake has received provincial approval to lay canvas tarps at the Farm Lake boat launch in hopes of choking out the invasive Eurasian milfoil
Jennifer Quaile grew up in Otter Lake and moved to Ottawa after high school to pursue further education and a career with the federal government.
A survey conducted in July on three Thorne lakes has found them to be clear of the invasive Eurasian milfoil plant that has been found
An Otter Lake committee has chosen two projects to receive money as part of the municipality’s participatory budget program launched this spring. The Otter Lake
In the meantime, boat washing is still mandatory and the Farm Lake boat launch will be restricted.
A biologist brought in by the Municipality of Otter Lake to assess the presence of Eurasian watermilfoil found the invasive aquatic plant in three of
The spiny water flea competes for food with other zooplankton, affecting fish populations up the food chain.
The Farm Lake boat launch will be closed again this summer due to Eurasian milfoil growth, the Municipality of Otter Lake announced on June 17. The invasive species, which can reach full bloom during mid-June to mid-July, spreads in part
Otter Lake has received provincial approval to lay canvas tarps at the Farm Lake boat launch in hopes of choking out the invasive Eurasian milfoil plant growing there. A few weeks ago, the province’s Ministry of Environment approved the municipality’s
Jennifer Quaile grew up in Otter Lake and moved to Ottawa after high school to pursue further education and a career with the federal government. In 2019, she retired from her job with Employment and Social Development Canada and moved
A survey conducted in July on three Thorne lakes has found them to be clear of the invasive Eurasian milfoil plant that has been found in some waterways of neighbouring Otter Lake. The Thorne Lake Home Owners’ Association (TLHOA) hosted
An Otter Lake committee has chosen two projects to receive money as part of the municipality’s participatory budget program launched this spring. The Otter Lake 150 committee will receive $12,950 toward celebrations for the municipality’s 150th anniversary next year, and
In the meantime, boat washing is still mandatory and the Farm Lake boat launch will be restricted.
A biologist brought in by the Municipality of Otter Lake to assess the presence of Eurasian watermilfoil found the invasive aquatic plant in three of the six lakes surveyed this August. The report produced by biologist Annie Parent, received by
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