Front Row from L to R: Rita Dadzis, Grace Mals, Carole Russell, Diane Rock, Ross RawlingsBack Row from L to R: George Legate, Rob Hartry, John MacGregor, John Perkins (Retired).New Directors: Rick Ronchka, Terry Moore and Charlotte Bouckley
Our Board consists of a group of people who care deeply about our lakes. They include:
Carole Russell, President
My husbandb Bruce, our dogs and I have loved and shared our cottage with family and friends on Big Hawk since 1987. Our cottage is boat access and off-grid, and we love the peace and quiet we find there. I joined the Association in 2003, when I became involved in developing a Lake Plan. I represent our Association with the Coalition of Haliburton Associations, I sit on the Board of the Coalition of Equitable Waterflow and am a Vice President Elect with FOCA (Federation of Ontario Cottage Associations). Prior to my retirement in June 2011, I was an executive with the Toronto Dominion Bank.
Grace Mals, Treasurer
I live in Whitby ON, and married with two adult children. I took an early retirement from my company last year and have been enjoying my time with my husband who has been retired for two years. My husband and I were attracted to Halls Lake because we have friends in the area, and we have been here for 11 years. We love to tour around and take pictures of the wildlife that we encounter. The Haliburton landscape is some of the most beautiful that we have ever seen.
Diane Dennis Rock, Secretary
I have a cottage on Big Hawk Lake. My mother and father, Lillian and George Dennis, bought the land in the mid 40′s, and we, including my brother Richard, camped and then built a couple of cottages there in 1950-52. My husband, Jeff, and my daughter, Mindy, son-in-law, John, and three grandchildren all enjoy the fruits of my parents‟ labor of love. I live in Rochester NY enjoying my retirement.
Charlotte Bouckley, Director
Charlotte Bouckley and her husband, Brian Bouckley are part-owners of a cottage on Halls Lake, just off Highway 35, at 1036 Mary’s Lane. This property has been in the family for approximately 75 years and is one of the oldest cottages on the lake. Charlotte was born in Toronto in 1946 and she has been visiting Halls Lake since she was a small child. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, but much of her life has been spent in the City of London, Ontario, where she has worked as a mortgage specialist and property appraiser in the Life Insurance industry and as a commercial real estate appraiser in Fee Practice. Her other interests include London Condominium Corporation #12, where she is a member of the Board of Directors, and Friends of Stoney Creek, an environmental group which focuses on sub-watershed protection under the auspices of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. Charlotte is now semi-retired, and hopes to enhance the environment at her cottage through her participation as a Director of the HHLPOA.
Rita Dadzis, Director
My husband Peter and I bought our cottage on Big Hawk Lake from my stepfather, Mervyn Holt in 1988. Mervyn had bought the land from the Crown in the late 1940′s and built a solid cottage that forms the core of the cottage today, even after renovations. While I came up to the cottage intermittently as a teenager, I didn’t really appreciate it until after our sons, Eddy and Alex, were born and then it became an important home base. After having lived around the world in many countries, Big Hawk Lake remains the best place on earth!
Robert Hartry, Director
I have a cottage on Big Hawk Lake that was originally built by my parents in 1952. Carroll, my wife, and I spend the majority of the summer months at the lake, much of the time with our son, Bob. My father was instrumental in founding the original lake association, and I have been a director for over twenty years. I am a retired teacher, now living in Kingston.
George Legate, Director
I was drawn to the area by my wife, Ruth, who summered on Kabawka (Peach) Lake and has strong roots in Haliburton. Mable Sawyer (Oakview Lodge) was her great Aunt, and most of her ancestors are pushing up daisies in Ingoldsby and Haliburton. I realized in early 2000 that my life would continue to be miserable until I agreed to find Ruth her place in the Highlands. We couldn‟t find anywhere more beautiful than Little Hawk where we bought the “Barefoot place” in 2000. The cottage was renovated in 2008 when we decided to name it Ishkwe Moq Miigun Lodge which (according to an elder) is Algonquin for “end of the path” referring to its location on Pinch Lane. In hindsight buying the cottage was the best move I ever made, and Ruth was right all along. I am President of Nu-Tech Precision Metals a specialty metal manufacturer located near Ottawa, Ontario.
John MacGregor, Director
My grandfather bought land on Hall‟s Lake and built his first cottage there in 1927. He gave land out to many of his family and relatives, and there are now a large number of us on the lake. I started coming with my family as a child in the 1950‟s. My wife and I bought land on Hall‟s lake Island in 1999 and built a new cottage there overlooking our relatives across the bay. I am a retired Professor of Chemical Engineering from McMaster University and now run a high tech company in Hamilton.
Terry Moore, Director
Terry and wife Shirley and son Kyle have a cottage on Halls Lake (1193 Braeloch Rd), which the Henderson family has owned since 1951. The cottage has been so important to the family that when the County blew a rock face down on it in 1971 and fire leveled it in 1982, rebuilding began before the dust and the smoke had settled. Before retiring in March 2010, Terry worked as a union negotiator, servicing representative and head office supervisor with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). Before joining OPSEU staff, Terry worked for the New Democratic Party Caucus at Queens Park in Toronto, where he provided Natural Resource policy advice to the Leader’s Office. His academic training is in applied social science with a BA from the University of Waterloo. Terry was active in the campaign to block a trailer park development on Halls a number of years ago. Now that he’s retired he has more time to commit to assisting with the work of the Association. He’s particularly interested in the ongoing implementation of our Lake Management Plan and is currently chairing the sub-committee drafting our position on the County’s proposed Shoreline Tree Preservation Bylaw. Terry, Shirley and son Kyle plan to live full-time at Halls Lake beginning sometime in 2012.
Ross Rawlings, Director & Lake Steward
I have spent many childhood years on Big Hawk at my grandfather’s cottage. Sadly the cottage was sold (later burned down) and with University keeping me busy I didn’t think much about that fantastic place until 15 years later and the luck of acquiring a cottage close to my old stomping grounds 3 years ago. My wife Shelley Fellows and our two children spend as much time as possible enjoying the beauty, solitude and friends we have created. I am a biologist at heart and education but currently own an engineering consulting company in Windsor specializing in plant floor software and systems. I have taken on the role of Lake Steward and encourage feedback and ideas regarding monitoring and reporting.
Rick Ronchka, Director
Richard Ronchka has had over two decades of experience in the energy sector, having begun his career in oil refining, then migrating to the electricity business early on in his career. He has managed all aspects of the Energy Services value chain including DSM Planning, Load Research and Forecasting, Product Development, Price Setting and Program Delivery and Evaluation. Richard is the founding Chair and CEO of the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance, a former Chair of the EnerQuality (R2000 Program) Board, and a founding member of the E7 Network of Expertise for the Global Environment, an international multi-utility group promoting energy efficiency in lesser developed countries. Rick holds Bachelors degrees in Engineering and Education and a Masters degree in Business.
