If you rent your cottage on a weekly basis, you know the hassles of trying to manage your landfill cards. There is now a convenient, affordable, simple solution that your renters will appreciate as much as you will. The Cottage Kit contains everything a person or family renting a cottage needs in order to manage [...]

by Carole Russell. The MNR has proposed changes to the Clear Lake Conservation Reserve (CR) and has provided an opportunity for the public to comment on their proposal. The deadline for comment is April 25, 2012. Detailed information and input into the process can be accessed at the following website: http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTE1Njgy&statusId=MTczMTk1&language=en HHLPOA has met with [...]

The Muir Subdivision proposal for the Kennisis River was back before Township Council on February 2, 2012. Greg Corbett, the Township’s Planning Consultant, had been asked by Council in November 2011 to provide some additional information with respect to the ownership options of five blocks of environmentally sensitive wetlands within the subdivision area. Corbett provided [...]

Many of you may already know that I am an off-grid boat access cottager at Big Hawk, and this has certainly limited our ability to enjoy the winter months (call me chicken). However, I recently had a conversation with Doug Dodge from Big Hawk. He and his wife Mary-Anne spend a lot of time at [...]

Update on “Muir” Subdivision Development Proposal on Kennisis River.  This material is a summary of WHAT WE KNOW at this point. The Original Plan In 1992, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MMA) approved a plan of subdivision for a development on the Kennisis River involving the creation of some 21 lots of varying sizes with [...]

Dear Members   Attached below is the January copy of FOCA’s elert.  Note that Terry Rees, FOCA’s Executive Director has been honoured by Water Canada magazine – good news for us that FOCA is focused on water issues since water quality is top of mind for everyone on our lakes.  There is also a fun opportunity to send [...]

Looking Ahead to 2012 We have begun working on the 2012 program and are accessing what changes or enhancements we are able to make, however there are some of the things we already know. We will be publishing a 2012 calendar, similar to the 2011 calendar. It will be a 12 month calendar from April [...]

Following our learning of the interest by Technology in Action in possibly developing a hydroelectric generating facility at Buttermilk Falls, the Association contacted federal, provincial and Algonquin Highlands government representatives indicating our interest in being involved in any process launched to develop this site. In our various correspondence, we pointed out that at this time [...]