THE BRANDON SUN • Lake Life • SPRING 2026
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He said the advocacy group spent roughly two-thirds of the $115,000 that it fundraised to challenge Parks Canada’s boat ban in 2025. April’s bulletin also said Parks Canada will “accelerate the advancement of a joint stewardship or management agreement for Clear Lake with Chief (Dwayne Sonny) Blackbird and Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation (KOFN), a commitment that further formalizes and deep- ens this shared stewardship.” It said the federal agency will also support KOFN’s con- tinued participation in “a robust monitoring program for Clear Lake to support ecological integrity.” Clear Lake has been grappling with the presence of zebra mussels since their first confirmed detection in November 2023, when a cluster of 48 live mussels was discovered. In October 2024, eight juvenile zebra mussels were found. That same month, zebra mussels were also discovered attached to dock infrastructure along the lake’s north shore. During 2025 monitoring, one zebra mussel veliger — microscopic larvae— was detected for the first time. Parks Canada also found two adult zebra mussels and roughly 15 juveniles. “Zebra mussels are now reproducing in Clear Lake, which means future tests will always detect their eDNA,” Parks Canada said last year. ✹
A Parks Canada employee conducts visual inspections for signs of zebra mussels near the Clear Lake boat cove in Riding Mountain National Park. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
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