Lac Bowker

Environmental spill

Environmental emergency - Major spill

An environmental emergency is a sudden situation that requires immediate intervention because it threatens, affects or is about to deteriorate the quality of water, air, soil, wildlife, wildlife habitats or the environment in which humans live.
The Emergency-Environment team of the Ministry of the Environment intervenes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in Quebec, so that everything is done to minimize the consequences of a disaster on the environment. 

Call 1 866 694-5454
 
In the event of a minor spill:
In order to limit any possible spills on our lake, the Bowker Lake Boating, Fishing and Protection Association (ANPPLB) provides you with two sets of products necessary to absorb and neutralize contaminants.

These emergency spill kits have minimal absorbent-neutralizing capacity. In the event of a minor spill:

Contact Mr. Richard Jutras (819) 823-4742 or Mr. Claude Richer (819) 570-3336

Join over 200 members, a first in 30 years

Renewal/Membership 2025

Dear members, 
 
The time has come to renew your membership in the Association. Please note that your dynamic association now has nearly 200 members – unheard of! Moreover, we thank you for your trust. Your board of directors, made up of volunteers, remains just as motivated to protect access to our lake for the benefit of all residents, but, to do this effectively, we need your participation. 
 
Like last year, 1 membership = 2 members. All members registered in 2024 automatically receive an email. Please note that only one of the two members must carry out the renewal. 

 
How to renew 
 
To renew your membership, there's nothing simpler: go to WWW.LACBOWKER.COM to access the page, then click on the red rectangular “Become a member” button that you will find in the upper right corner of this page. 
The basic membership fee ($25) entitles you to register a total of two (2) members. 
You can become an ambassador member in exchange for a special membership fee of $250. This membership fee, which includes the $25 membership fee (for 2 members), is used to finance the stocking of Bowker Lake each year. 
You also have the possibility to make an additional voluntary donation of the amount of your choice if you wish to contribute to financing the seeding.

Reminder: 1 membership at $25 = 2 members 
 
This year again, to encourage local residents to join our association, payment of the basic membership fee ($25) gives the right to the registration of a second person (residing at the same address) who also obtains full member status. 
 
Your association is in continuous communication with the administration of the Municipality of Orford as well as that of the MRC du Memphrémagog regarding possible regulatory changes affecting navigation on our Lake. We must remain vigilant, this is a major issue. We will keep you informed.
 
“A strong association is an association with committed members…” 
In the spring, our great volunteers will install the summer buoys. We remind you that these buoys demarcate and protect the banks of the lake, both to prevent erosion of the banks by waves and to respect the tranquility of the residents of our precious lake. For this reason, traffic in this area is limited (depending on your type of boat) and must not make waves. Outside of this area, the speed of boats on the lake is limited to 50 km/h.

LAKE SEEDING 

Last year, we were not able to take advantage of the Quebec government subsidy for seeding the lake. It is therefore your association, which carried out the sowing using its reserve funds. We therefore invite those who fish on the lake and who can to help us financially by making an additional contribution for the 2025 stocking. You can do this online by making an additional donation when renewing your membership (2 operations).

HISTORY YOUR ASSOCIATION WAS 30 YEARS OLD IN 2021 (1991-2021) 

2021 marked the 30th anniversary of your association. To mark this anniversary, the members of your Board of Directors produced a magnificent map of Bowker Lake to keep. The back of it contains a wealth of information relevant to all local residents. Fish, lake depths, protection measures, good navigation practices, etc. You can still obtain it if you still have not received it by contacting the Council at anpplb@hotmail.com

MECHOUI 

THIS HIGHLIGHT EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2025. We will inform you of the details later in the season. The last edition was a great success.


THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING  

This year, the AGM will take place on August 10, 2025 from 10 a.m. to noon. We will inform you by email of the details for holding our General Meeting.

THE ANPPLB FACEBOOK PAGE will keep you informed of changes or details concerning the holding of events, we invite you to subscribe if you have not already done so! 

We need your involvement, in particular by renewing your subscription to continue to defend the interests of members regarding the use of the lake for recreational purposes and to ensure its protection. Payments are made through the Site or by check only. Cash being more complicated to manage, is no longer accepted.

Rest assured of the full involvement of the members of the board of directors of your association to preserve this jewel, Lake BOWKER. 

We thank you for your support and trust in choosing to renew your ANPPLB membership year after year. 
 
The members of your board of directors, 
 
 
Sylvain Laporte, president 
Frédéric Laguë, secretary 
Claudine Binette, treasurer 
Gilles Blais, Alain Gagnon, Richard Jutras, Claude Richer, Sébastien St-François and Daniel Vandenberg, directors 
Gérald Pepin, honorary member of the board of directors

You like fishing - become an ambassador

NEARLY $60,000 WORTH OF FISH IN 9 YEARS!

For the past 9 years, your ANPPLB association has been responsible for annual fish stocking to benefit anglers and maintain the Bowker Lake ecosystem.

• 2024 : 8 250 $
• 2023 : 7 500 $
• 2022 : 7 500 $
• 2021 : 5 000 $
• 2020 : 5 000 $
• 2019 : 9 300 $
• 2018 : 8 250 $
• 2017 : 1 000 $
• 2016 : 6 000 $

YOU'RE A FISHERMAN, WE NEED YOU!

Your contribution as an ambassador ($250) for the association is important. Your contribution will enable us, as it does every year, to seed our lake.

To support seeding, become an ambassador member:

https://www.lacbowker.com/

2023 SEEDING INFO

For example, in 2023, the $7500 invested enabled us to add to the lake :

• 356 rainbow trout 11 to 13 inches
• 251 rainbow trout 14 inches and over
• 354 brown trout 13 inches and over

GOAL 2024

Thanks to your ambassador contributions, your association will invest a minimum of $8,250 in fish stocking. This amount includes a $1,000 grant requested and obtained in the fall of 2023 by your association from the Quebec government's Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la faune et des parcs.

Happy fishing!