Nearly 90 per cent of North America’s lakes are located in Canada. That’s why they make up such an enormous part of our landscape. Among their many vital functions, lakes are essential to the biodiversity of our territory and constitute indispensable oases for rest and relaxation.
In the current context, where the climate is changing and humans are putting pressures on the environment in various ways, lakes play an essential role as “sentinels of change.” Since they react more quickly to environmental changes than the environments that surround them, lakes can serve as indicators, or even early warning systems.
