Seeking Volunteers for Lake Monitoring Program

In May of 2012, funded by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), we began a monitoring program of the big lake.  No data of significance had been collected from the lake since the 1970s so after meeting with Marg Sydney from the MOE eight nice old gentlemen volunteered to begin the data collection process. The monitoring involves three steps:

1. First, we lower a multi coloured disk into the lake until it begins to disappear. This provides a reading of water clarity. 
2. The second step involves lowering a sophisticated monitoring gauge into the lake at the deepest point and taking readings every meter until the bottom is reached. 
3. In the third stage, we lower a water capturing device and get water samples from usually six different depths of the lake. These samples are placed in small bottles which are labelled, frozen, and stored in a freezer until one of us takes them to the MOE. Some of the captured water is placed in a larger bottle which is later filtered, with the filter later being frozen and also taken to the MOE. 

 In May of this year, MOE provided funding for us to begin this more sophisticated monitoring of the little lake. (The funding is to pay for the laboratory analysis of the water samples and filters we provide.) The monitoring process is the same on both lakes. It takes from 1.5 hours to 2 hours to complete the task on the big lake and about a half hour less on the little lake. The difference in time is because the big lake is around 24 meters deep at its deepest point and the little lake is just over 7 meters deep so the big lake requires more readings in the second step.

We have made a commitment to the MOE to complete the monitoring cycle of three years on each lake. The monitoring season lasts from ice off (May) to ice on (November) and involves twelve different monitoring sessions...roughly every 16 days. So far this year we have completed four monitoring sessions and are scheduled to gather data on the following eight dates:

• Friday July 12
• Sunday July 28
• Tuesday August 13
• Thursday August 29
• Saturday September 14
• Monday September 30
• Wednesday October 16, and 
• Friday, November 1. 

We have found that the process works best when there are three people on each "monitoring team". One person to record data, one person to lower the gauge meter by meter while the third takes the readings from the gauge and provides the data to the recorder.

We are finding that with the addition of the little lake to monitor, it would be very helpful to have a bit more help. With some of the original eight unavailable to help for a variety of reasons from time to time it sometimes gets a bit hectic. If any of you are able or would be willing to assist in this project on one or more of the above dates, it would be greatly appreciated. You would get to learn a lot more about the ecology of the lakes and also get to hang out with eight nice old gentlemen.

If you are able to help on one or more of the dates above, please give David Wyse (250-374-8542) or Casey Sheridan (250-372-2628) a call and we'll add your name to the schedule.

Sporting Clay Shoot

CANCELLED! THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED.

What: Kamloops Sporting Clay Shoot
When: Sunday, August 11, 2013
Where: Kamloops Shotgun Sports range, 2100 Lac Le Jeune Rd. Kamloops

Details
Shotgun Sports may have the best sporting clay facility in BC. Our shoot is patterned after the "Camo Class" shoots. It consists of 50 birds over 10 stations, and is designed to be more of a fun shoot rather than a competition. All prizes will be by random draw.

For shooters who would like to shoot more than 50 birds in a day, the range, five stand and skeet will be open for shooting in the afternoon.

RV parking is available on site on Saturday and Sunday night.

Registration

• Registration time is 9:00 a.m. and shooting starts at 10:00 a.m.  
• Please register early as we are limited to 100 shooters. 
• Entry fee is $50 per person which includes birds, ammo, lunch and prizes. 

This fun event is a good opportunity to tune up for the coming season and at the same time you'll help DUC conserve Canada's wetlands. For more information contact Glenn Dreger, Kamloops Sporting Clay Chairman gdreger@telus.net or  250-372-3837.

Did you witness this accident?

From the Logan Lake RCMP website:

Logan Lake RCMP investigating single vehicle fatal collision

Logan Lake, Traffic Services

File # 2013-388
2013-06-26 23:10 PDT

The Kamloops and Logan Lake RCMP responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle incident, late Tuesday afternoon. The injured lone occupant driver of the vehicle succumbed to her injuries later after being transported to hospital.

On Tuesday June 25, 2013, at approximately 1700 hrs, upon arrival on Lac Le Jeune Road at Chuwels Mountain Road near Kamloops, RCMP officers located the collision scene with good Samaritans, ambulance and fire/rescue tending to the lone occupant of the vehicle. The injured 74 year old female from Logan Lake, BC. was transported to Royal Inland Hospital by helicopter where she later succumbed to her injuries.

A Central Interior Traffic Services Collision Reconstructionist and the BC Coroner attended and completed the scene examination. The scene examination concluded that the woman’s truck veered over the center line and went off the road, striking a tree. An initial determination has also been made that speed and alcohol are not believed to be contributing factors in this incident. The Logan Lake RCMP and BC Coroners Services are continuing their investigations in order to determine the causal factors of the collision.

The deceased name is not being released at this time by the RCMP.

The Logan Lake RCMP is requesting the assistance of the public and wish to speak to any witnesses to the collision or from anyone that rendered assistance to the driver. Investigators are aslo trying to locate a male witness who called for assistance and was driving a newer white Kenworth gravel truck towing a 26-30 foot long flat deck trailer. Please contact the Logan Lake RCMP at 250-523-6222

D.T.S. (Dan) SCHENKEVELD, Cst.
R.C.M.P. Logan Lake Detachment
250-523-6222

Gordon Honey

Notice: The Celebration of Life for Gordon will be held on Saturday August 31, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the Colombo Hall in Kamloops.

Gordon Honey was a good friend to so many of us at Lac Le Jeune.  He was the ultimate community member and neighbour -- friendly, generous, and always willing to share his time and expertise, from grooming miles and miles of ski trails and inviting skaters to enjoy a perfect ice rink, to passing a successful fly on to a novice fisher.

The obituary copied below appears on the In Memoriam Website where you may leave your condolences.

GORDON KEEFER HONEY

Born In: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
Born: September 27th, 1943

Passed in: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Passed on: June 19th, 2013

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gordon Keefer Honey on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the age of 69, with loved ones at his side in Kamloops after a battle with cancer.

Gordon is survived by his loving wife Debbie, sons Rod and Tyler (Amanda), grandchildren Jack, Henry and Abbey, his two sisters Karen (Clayton) and Gail and many extended family members and friends.

Born in Salmon Arm on September 27, 1943 to Jack and Marjory Honey, Gordon had a wonderful childhood on the family apple farm, where at an early age he discovered his passion for fishing in the creek near the farm. His sisters remember him coming home from fishing all day with hooks and little minnows in his pocket.

The family moved to Kamloops in 1954 where he lived until his passing.

Shortly after high school Gordon joined The Western Canada Youth Theatre under the tutelage of Tom Kerr and travelled with the cast to many locations, including England.

He was with CFJC television for 27 years, going from Switcher to Operations Manager. After leaving the station, he returned to his first love, fishing. Gord became a professional fly fishing guide in 1993 with his wife Debbie as a partner. He became a well known, respected guide with clients from all over Canada and the US as well as appearing on numerous flyfishing shows. He hosted his fly fishing segment which appeared on CFJC.

Gordon also published a book on fly fishing with Lac Le Jeune neighbour and fishing enthusiast Kenneth Strand.

He and Debbie enjoyed traveling to exotic fishing destinations such as Cuba, Mexico and the Bahamas, never a vacation without a fly rod.

After moving from Lac Le Jeune to town 8 years ago, he and Debbie also took up tennis at the Kamloops Tennis Association, where he also volunteered to clean courts and even play as a sub for the morning ladies when they were short a player.

He had a wonderful life doing what he loved to do. His greatest passions were his family, and fishing!

Debbie and the family would like to thank the nurses on 5 South (Pediatrics) who took such wonderful care of both Debbie and Gordon during his time in hospital. It seemed so appropriate for him being in pediatrics since he was just a big kid at heart. Thank you also to Doctors Ottem, H. Ritenburg, Avanessian, Gabriel, Montgomery and Rollheiser, the Emergency Room Staff, the staff at the Hospice and the staff at Pratt's Pharmacy. Extra special thanks to our friends and his clients who came to visit, in particular his long time friend Doug Smith.

At his request, there will not be a funeral, but a Celebration of Life "cocktail party" in September.

In lieu of flowers, we would ask that donations be made to the Kamloops Hospice, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, B.C. V2E 2S9 in his name.

Wilderness Resort Restaurant and Open House

The Lac Le Jeune Wilderness Resort now has a restaurant! To start out the menu will be small, and the doors will be open only on weekends. There will be a sign out on the road so you'll know when the restaurant is open.

Here are the hours for this weekend. The closing time will depend on how busy it is.

• Friday night appies and drinks 6pm - 9pm
• Saturday 9am - 7pm 
• Sunday 9am - 4pm 

Also, on Saturday from 10am - 3pm there will be an open house for the cabins.

Thanks to Charlene for the update.

Time Lapse

Thanks to Steve Roy for passing along this information for our blog...

Watch Lac Le Jeune change over the course of nearly three decades of satellite photography. Here's how:

1. Go to http://world.time.com/timelapse/  
2. Click on "Explore The World" 
3. Put in: Lac Le Jeune, BC 
4. Use the slider to zoom in a little

You will see a satellite time lapse of the area showing the pine beetle kill & associated logging. If you click on the pause button (bottom left) it is possible to drag the pointer frame by frame.

1984

2012

Information needed to identify person(s) involved in Logan Lake incident

This media release is from Cpl. Kathleen (Kat) THAIN NCO i/c Logan Lake RCMP.

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