Clear Lake

• Parks Canada to study Clear Lake after boat ban shocks users

  Some, speaking anecdotally, said it is a contentious issue, with community members divided on the proper course of action and how the decision will impact the area.

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  May 23, 2025
  
• Use of motorboats nixed on Manitoba’s Clear Lake in zebra mussel battle

  Parks Canada said Friday that, as part of its ongoing effort to thwart the spread of zebra mussels, motorized watercraft are banned from the lake for the season.

  Environment

  May 16, 2025
  
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• Clear Lake cottagers happy for clarity on zebra mussel battle

  Park officials announced Tuesday that it's no longer feasible to eradicate the invasive species, which have now been found beyond the area that was originally contained. 

  Environment

  Jan 29, 2025
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• Parks Canada says eradicating zebra mussels in Manitoba park is ‘not feasible’

  Zebra mussels appear to be here to stay in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, a popular boating destination for summer tourists.

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  Jan 28, 2025
• Living juvenile zebra mussels discovered in Manitoba’s Clear Lake

  The invasive creatures were found on Friday and Saturday, and the discovery means parks staff will work with third-party experts in determine the best way to eradicate them.

  Environment

  Sep 24, 2024
• Cabin owners concerned about Clear Lake after mussel containment curtain fails

  The removal of a containment curtain — installed in Clear Lake in the fight against zebra mussels — has cottagers at the popular Manitoba destination concerned for the future.

  Environment

  Sep 13, 2024
• Officials work to contain ‘limited infestation’ of zebra mussels at Manitoba’s Clear Lake

  According to Parks Canada, an adult zebra mussel was found Wednesday near Boat Cove, in Manitoba's Riding Mountain National Park, during a visual survey of the area.

  Environment

  Jul 19, 2024
• Businesses, lake users fear ‘knee-jerk’ action by Parks Canada to combat zebra mussels

  As ice continues its spring thaw in many parts of the country and boaters and paddlers gear up to hit the water, an invasive species that’s been slowly making its way westward across Canada for nearly four decades threatens to end the boating season before it even begins in Riding Mountain National Park. Parks Canada...

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2024
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• Zebra mussels may prompt closure of national park lake, Manitoba government says

  The Manitoba government says Parks Canada is considering closing a popular lake to boating this year because of zebra mussels.

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  Apr 9, 2024
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• Zebra mussels found in Clear Lake, Man., raising concerns about spread of invasive species

  "I think this is a wake-up call," experimental lakes researcher Scott Higgins said. "Clear Lake is now the most western lake in Canada to be invaded with zebra mussel."

  Environment

  Nov 24, 2023