By Steve Hubrecht
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A pair of Windermere sisters wrote to Invermere council expressing their concern about shoreline pollution from polystyrene styrofoam docking systems used along the east side of Lake Windermere.
This kind of materials “when exposed to the natural elements, break down into tiny pieces that float in the lake and wash ashore, releasing chemicals such as styrene and benzene into the water in the process” wrote Isabella and Sophia Friesen, later adding that “with each year these polystyrene foam docks become older, degrading more with increased natural weathering, causing there to be a more substantial number of broken-down pieces of pollution in the water. Over time, if this problem continues and worsens, the aquatic life, human life and quality of our water will be in more trouble than if we deal with this issue now.”
Council members agreed the matter was an important one, and Invermere mayor Al Miller suggested it would be a good project for the Lake Windermere Ambassadors to look into the issue.
