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Shoreline health survey being conducted at Francois Lake

Francois Lake’s shoreline is getting a checkup this summer by Living Lakes Canada and various community partners.

This is being funded by the Canada Water Agency, Drax Foundation, and Centerra Gold.

According to the organization, the 110-kilometre lake harbours several freshwater fish species, including the at-risk Nechako White Sturgeon.

“The implementation of Foreshore Integrated Management Planning, or FIMP, has many tangible benefits to the local communities that depend on healthy waters and shorelines,” said Georgia Peck, FIMP Program Manager.

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“This approach has been successfully applied to 10 lakes in the B.C. Columbia Basin, and has grown to Okanagan Lakes and now, Fraser and Francois Lakes.”

This is building off the 2023 Fraser Lake FIMP re-survey that found significant habitat loss and shoreline disruptions.

Drones will be used to capture images of the Francois Lake shoreline to assess land use, shoreline condition, vegetation, streams, and human-made structures, and help detect changes caused by development or natural disturbances.

Data from the report will be release in Spring 2026.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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