Canada Day, AGM Guest, Mystery Snails & a Winner!

HAPPY CANADA DAY

WINNER of the 2026 Summer Fun Beverage Basket - Patricia Sidebottom, Boulter Lake delivered by LSPPOA Membership Lead, Ann Judson.

AGM GUEST SPEAKER

Gavin Vance, will provide an overview of the Lake Partner Program in relation to the data we've collected over the years for Lake St. Peter and Boulter Lakes. The Lake Partner Program (LPP) is a community-science water monitoring initiative throughout Ontario that collects essential data to monitor the health of inland lakes over time, focusing on Water Clarity (Transparency), Total Phosphorus, Calcium & Chloride, and Sulphate.

Invasive Banded Mystery Snails in Lake St Peter - Lead Dale McMurchy

As we start the 2026 season, this is a reminder that Lake St Peter has invasive Banded Mystery Snails, which you may see onshore or in the shallows as the season progresses. These snails grow to be 1.5 inches long and have reddish-brown bands along their spirals and a unique “trap door.” Here is a factsheet for more detail on identifying and dealing with these snails. These invasive snails can affect water quality, eat fish eggs, carry parasites like swimmer’s itch, cut swimmers’ feet, clog water pipes, and threaten native snails. A parasite is transmitted from ducks and geese to snails, which later release larvae back into the water to again seek these waterfowl. These can also burrow into swimmers’ skin, where they die and cause an incredibly itchy skin rash.

It is critically important that we wash every watercraft, as well as trailers, before launching if you’ve been in another lake, and to wash them after being in Lake St Peter so we do not transmit this invasive species to other lakes. Also, maintaining a natural shoreline helps to deter waterfowl, like geese, from coming to your property.

Working with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) Foundation’s Invading Species Awareness Program, the Lake Association is supporting a concerted effort to eradicate these snails.

Please let us know if you are available to help collect and dispose of these snails: email lsppoainfo@gmail.com.

Wear your PFD and have a safe and happy summer with family and friends.