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We are presently in the middle of another Ontario chinook with above average
temperatures and rain predicted for later today. Quite a winter thus far, with
extremes on both ends of the thermometer, a record snowfall at Christmas and then a
January thaw with copious amounts of rain that put unshovelled roofs to the test.
This past weekend was also one for the record books at Cecebe, with sunny skies
and + 7C both days Great weather for winter activities on the lake.
On the Environmental front, the twice a year dumping of the Sundridge
sewage lagoon into the Lake Bernard Creek which leads into the Magnetawan, has
been the focus of a four year study completed by Keith Hill, a student at the
Almaguin Highland Secondary School. Hill discovered significant e-coli
contamination and leaching from both the Sundridge and Burk’s Fall’s lagoons. For
more information see our website under “Hot off the Press”.
The Conservation Authority Chairman, Marc Charron, was reported by the
Almaguin News to have said, “that Hill’s findings shows the Magnetawan River
System could also have some problems in terms of contamination.” The Manager of
the Conservation Authority, Brian Taylor, in the same Almaguin News story was
reported to have said that, “it would probably be a collective effort including the
municipality and Ministry of Environment to try and find the cause and a solution.”
The CWA Executive would like your input to help us define our role on this
important matter. We need your input. Please read “What to do with our Waterways”
on Page 3 and give us your feedback. Thanks.
In this issue you will find the annual CWA membership renewal notice. Please
take a moment, fill out the form and return it to our membership Chair, Pat Laidlaw.
Also you will find a registration form for the annual Les Naftel Memorial golf
tournament/dinner. For this year only, the golf event will be held on Sunday July
17th, due to prior bookings at the Community Centre. Earlier tee off times and a 4:30
dinner will allow those who have to return to the city to do so in good time. We
appreciate your support. Please also note the dates of the annual Regatta, and Corn
Roast. We look forward to seeing you there.
We welcome John McDonald as the new Chair of CWA Advertising. You are
encouraged to support those businesses that advertise in our newsletters. Their
advertisements help fund the cost of our newsletters.
Work on the new bridge in Magnetawan will continue in March with a
projected completion date of June 30th. Stay up to date on these and other important
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issues with news coming
www.cecebewaterways.ca. See you on the lake.
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On February 16, 2005 Eric McIntyre, a Fish Biologist with the MNR, facilitated a meeting in Magnetawan to
discuss the rationale for the cessation of walleye stocking on Ahmic Lake, Cecebe Lake and Poverty Bay; future
walleye culture for the Almaguin Fish Improvement Association, and fisheries impacts related to bridge
construction in the Village of Magnetawan. There were approximately 15 interested citizens in attendance.
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The fish stocking between 1987 and 2003 was discussed and it seems the fish population is naturally
responding without extra fry being added to the system. Of the fish population, 40% are pickerel.
The AFIA is considered a model group of volunteers with proven expertise in the areas of education, public
awareness and conservation of fish habitat, as well as having a valuable database of fish stocking
information. There is no other data better than what our AFIA has achieved
Between 1999 and 2003 the AFIA introduced 1.5 million fry to Lake Cecebe, and another 1.5 million fry to
Ahmic Lake
There is no significant impact of the bridge construction on the spawning beds at the present time and the
construction site will be continued to be monitored by the MNR.
The objective of any lake is to have a healthy, sustainable fish population, which we have. The MNR suggests it is
not biologically beneficial to plant more fry in our two lakes - there are other areas that need a fish hatchery more
than we do. However, Eric relayed that it might be helpful for the AFIA to continue with their fish re-stocking
program, if only for educational purposes (even school children are brought down to the docks to learn about fish
habitat and re-stocking the lakes). The meeting ended with MNR saying they would get back to the AFIA re the
continuance of the program.
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Mark your calendars for this year’s Golf Tournament for Sunday, July 17th, 2005. That’s right!! It’s on a Sunday
this year, due to the Hall being booked for several Saturdays in July. Next year we will be back to a Saturday.
Tee off times will be at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM..............
Dinner will be at 4:30 PM, followed by the Annual General Meeting.
This will accommodate anyone wishing to head home from the cottage on Sunday night.
Cost this year will be $45.00 for dinner and golf and $25.00 for dinner only. Please indicate your preferences on
the questionnaire, and as well, please forward your cheque with names of all golfers and requested tee off times to:
Corey Petersen (Golf Chairman), 35 McCabe Crescent, Bolton, Ontario, L7E 5X1
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Like all of you, we are counting down the days until the weather warms up and the ice retreats, revealing
our most precious resource – the waterways. It probably would be cheaper and more convenient for all of us to
spend our weekends and holidays somewhere closer to our homes and without water frontage, but this would
mean no boating, no canoeing, no swimming, no fishing, no ducks waddling across your dock and no midnight
calls of the loon. When you really think about it, our lakes and rivers are the primary reason we choose to fight
increasingly hectic traffic and come up here year after year.
Yet we sense that there is a growing perception that this resource is coming under attack. We have
recently read in the paper that Sundridge discharged untreated sewage into a tributary of the Magnetawan River.
We keep hearing about the backfilling of sensitive waterlands, and see evidence of people actually dredging out
the shore (!). We are also seeing more and more cottagers clear cutting their lots and removing shoreline
protection to do things like plant lawns and bring roads down to the lake. Fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides
are all entering our waterways through development and misuse of our cherished resource. Not surprisingly, we
are hearing anecdotal evidence that the level of weed growth is on the rise.
As fellow cottagers, I am sure that we share the same horror you do
when we hear these things. The horror stems not only from the fact that these
selfish actions jeopardize everyone’s enjoyment of a world-class waterway,
but also from the fact that we should all know better by now.
The CWA Executive is struggling to define its role in managing the
environment (in general) and the waterways (in particular). We want to be
proactive, yet the last thing we
want to do is turn the CWA into a “Big Brother”, pitting neighbour against
neighbour.
The Cecebe Waterways Association has been an active member since 1982 in the Ontario Ministry of
Environment (MOE) volunteer Lake Partner Program. Our CWA volunteer, John McDonald, sends early spring
water samples to the Ministry and records water clarity observations throughout the season. The CWA as a
member of the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Association (FOCA) receives regular communications on
environmental issues and concerns.
We have also made inquiries as to whether we should be regularly testing the water for bacteria, but have
received professional advice that there is nothing to gain from this activity. We have been advised that bacteria is
naturally occurring, and even if test results come back high, there is no effective way of determining the cause of
the bacteria – it could have been caused by a boom in the local mice population, a migrating flock of geese, a
recent rain storm flushing farm waste into the waterways, or some type of human problem. Based on this advice,
we have decided that there is nothing to be gained from spending your money on this type of testing. We all
know that we need to treat lake water before consumption, and testing won’t change this.
So we are turning to you – the members of the CWA - to see what your thoughts are. What should our
mandate be in protecting the quality of our waterways? We would love to hear from you. Please forward any
thoughts to Paul Beauregard, Chairman of the CWA Environmental Committee and/or Logan Naftel, President
c/o Cecebe Waterways Association, RR1, 39 Sandwood Dr., Burk’s Falls, P0A 1C0 or by email to
paul.beauregard@bell.ca and logannaftel@cogeco.ca. To speak with Paul, phone 416-466-8933. To speak with
Logan, phone 905-690-1668.
Also, we would like to remind everyone that each of us has a role to play in protecting our waterways. If
you notice something is seriously wrong – someone dredging the lake bottom, someone backfilling wetlands, etc.
– please let us know as soon as possible. We would much rather be in the position of being able to stop this from
happening, rather than trying to get the offender charged or fined. Your Association can be the contact
organization to bring these issues to the attention of the relevant authority, and in doing so we will do our best to
protect your anonymity.
We need your input.
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Hello from Ryerson! We are all waiting for the arrival of spring and welcome you back to
another season at the cottage.
To update you on outstanding issues from last year:
o The new two lane Midlothian Road Bridge opened late last Fall and we wish to thank all of you who
were inconvenienced for your patience in traveling the “long way around”.
o The Official Plan is still in the hands of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and we are
hoping for a response in the near future.
o The Wetlands Study is being reviewed by Ministry of Natural Resources and is scheduled to be
presented to Council in March.
Council is busy planning the budget for the coming year and will report further on financial matters in the Spring
newsletter.
Ryerson wishes to announce that this year is the 125th Anniversary since incorporation! We are working on
updating our history book – if you are from a family of early settlers in our area please contact us if you wish to be
included in the book.
Dates to remember:
o Our ever-growing Garage Sale will be Saturday June 25, 2005 from 8 am to noon. There is no charge
to bring a table and sell your treasures – just let us know that you would like a spot. So come out to
buy or sell or just to have a social time with your neighbours and Council.
o Please mark Saturday, August 13, 2005 on your calendar, as we will be celebrating the 125th
Anniversary at the Museum (112 Midlothian Rd.). It will be a day long community event. If you have
any information, interesting stories or family photos (especially from “long ago”) you wish to share for
the day please let us know.
If you have any concerns please contact the office at 705 382-3232 or email at ryersontownship@bellnet.ca
Have a safe, healthy and fun summer season!
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Congratulations to our 2004 Photo Contest winners:
1st Place Nature/Landscapes category – Alexandra Mihan (Goose Lake), "Sunset Catch"
1st Place Life at The Cottage category – Paul Arsenault (Rosskopf Rd), "Green Bay Sunrise"
2nd Place – John Gow (West Shore), "Ripple Effect"
3rd Place – Kelly Millar (Holden Rd), "Three Girls in a Boat"
Honourable Mention – Steve Courson (Cottage Guest) “Mooring Knot”
Honourable Mention – Denise Sankey (Watson Island) “Surfboard Fun”
Many thanks to our judges – Darin Hoar, Jack King, Barb Morrison (and myself).
Check out the Photo Contest link on our website www.cecebewaterways.ca to view each of the above winning
photos, and while you’re there you can check out our previous years winners. Also check out the Photo Gallery
link to view pictures that were submitted but we felt were so good we wanted to share them with all our fellow
cottagers.
Congratulations again to all the winners. They have each receive a cash prize and have had winning photo enlarged
and mounted on plaques. Once again this year a 5x7 of both first place photos will be placed at Port Carmen
Marina. Be sure to look for them this coming summer.
We hope to see your photos entered next year (digital or hard copy)!
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As cottagers we have a natural concern for the quality of the one piece of environment that distinguishes
our cottages from our other place: the lake. Reports of annual ‘accidents’ in sewage treatment lagoons upstream,
weed beds appearing where none have been seen before, Canada geese fouling docks as well as seagulls, fish
becoming harder to catch, these and other omens can lead us to push for SOMETHING TO BE DONE!
Something probably should be done, and the last CWA meeting took some actions to get local actions
under way. But some changes in the lake environment are happening because of environmental progress (no, that
is not an oxymoron!) in dealing with acid rain. In 1999, the most recent year for which data is available, sulphur
dioxide emissions in eastern Canada totaled just 1.61 million tones - a 58% reduction from 1980 levels
(www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/acidfact.html). As sulphur dioxide emissions (from Sudbury in particular, for our lake)
have fallen and the pH level of the lake’s water has moved back towards normal, all of the environmental
consequences of the acid rain problem have presumably been happening in reverse.
What does this mean? My strategy is to play the usual stories of acid rain damage in reverse (as in the joke
about playing the most common country and western song backwards – the singer’s girl says yes, his bank returns
the pickup truck, and his dog comes home).
The usual stories of acid rain damage run like this (courtesy of the SCAR website at the U of Toronto
(www.scar.utoronto.ca/~weather/maryp/Effects/): In water chemistry, phosphates get attached to mobilized
aluminum and reduce primary production of aquatic plants. This is bad for the rest of the food chain. The drop in
the number of bottom dwelling organisms leads to a drop in the number of species of flies, mosquitoes, craneflies,
midgets and mayflies, which puts a stress on insect-eating fish. Predatory birds like the flycatcher can eat the fish,
raise their levels of aluminum, and produce eggs with soft shells whose occupants do not survive. In the forests,
trees get lesions on the foliage, lose nutrients from the leaves, lower resistance to pathogens and insects, form fewer
terminal buds, and so on, leading to reduced tree growth and the death of useful microorganisms symbiotic with
tree roots. For those with a taste for gory details, www.ceinfo.org/Archives/AcidRain/21_Driscoll.pdf describes
how higher concentrations of aluminum in a fish lead to death by heart attacks caused by more viscous blood and
reduced oxygen absorption capacity.
Run in reverse, the story for our lake environment should be of faster growth of aquatic plants, more
production of flies of various sorts, better feeding for waterfowl and fish, higher survival rates for predatory birds,
faster growing and healthier trees. Or, for the pessimistic, the decline in acid rain may account for more
mosquitoes, more goose poop on the docks, larger and noisier flocks of seagulls, and larger and pickier fish. These
may seem like problems, but they are surely the problems of success that we should not be getting too agitated
about. Even when the mosquitoes hatch again in May!
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I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of the members of the Cecebe Waterways Association, a
happy, healthy and prosperous New Year, and I hope that everyone had a safe, joyous Christmas season. During
the month of January (the deepest part of winter) we had severe cold weather, along with warming bouts which
brought lots of snow mixed with intervals of rain. However, the weather has not damped the enthusiasm of those
that truly enjoy wintertime in our Municipality. It appears from the activity in Town, snowmobiling continues to
be a popular winter sport. Ice fishermen on Lakes Cecebe and Ahmic, have been somewhat successful, depending
of course, on which stories one believes. This brings up the subject of fish populations in these two lakes and the
meeting that is being arranged by the Ministry of Natural Resources on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, from 7 - 9
p.m. at the Magnetawan Friendship Club, to discuss:
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Future walleye culture for the Almaguin Fish Improvement Association.
Questions and Answers: Fisheries impacts related to bridge construction in the Village of Magnetawan
Unfortunately, this meeting will occur prior to the publication of your Newsletter, however those of you
who wish information from this meeting may contact the MNR, directly at their Parry Sound Office (705 746
4201). The Ministry of Natural Resources, new, two-lane Bridge project in the Village of Magnetawan, is
progressing well. Although there have been some delays in the day to day work being performed at the site, in a
most recent conversation with MNR, Engineer, Les Pataky, I have been assured that the official opening date for
the new Bridge, will be July 2nd, 2005. If there is any change to this opening date, I will ensure information is
forwarded to your Organization.
Your Council has appointed a Committee to review the Waste Management Process at our two land fill
sites. This Committee known as the Magnetawan Waste Management Committee (MWMC) is looking at finding
efficiencies that will be incorporated into the present waste management system. The MWMC has a tremendous
challenge ahead of them in finding ways of promoting recycling activities within our Municipality.
If you
have any ideas or suggestions, in this regard, please contact the Municipal Office at 705 387 3947 or by e-mail at
magclerk@bellnet.ca . Please watch for your new Land Fill Site Card, being mailed with your Interim Tax Levy.
We ask that all Ratepayers carry this card with them, when visiting the Land Fill Site(s) to alleviate abuse from
non ratepayers who use our Land Fill Sites.
Our Chief Building Official, Fred Johnson, has decided that this is the year that he will start enjoying
retired life, and has submitted his letter of resignation, effective July 1st, 2005. We, along with six other
Municipalities in the East Parry Sound District have shared the services of a CBO for many years and are
currently advertising for Fred’s replacement. We, in our Municipality, will miss Fred immensely. He has brought
a sense of fairness, hard work ethics and has always kept the interests of the Municipality and its ratepayers as a
top priority when working with the Provincial Building Code. Our building department has been extremely busy
in 2004, issuing 103 building permits, with a dollar value in excess of $6.2 million dollars. I believe that we will
continue to experience growth in our Municipality.
I would like to thank the Cecebe Waterways Association, for once again offering space for comments
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It is certain that there are two things guaranteed in life, they being death and taxes. As tax chair
while I can do nothing professionally about the former, on behalf of the Association, I am addressing the
latter issue.
Last year, your Association became a member of The Waterfront Ratepayers After Fair Taxation
(WRAFT). This Association was established in 2003 and currently has the strength of approximately 98
cottager associations across the province comprising 100,000 property tax payers.
The main thrust for establishing the Association was to address, and redress where possible, the
inequity created in Ontario in the property tax system of market value assessment that is prevalent
across North America. The inequity identified is that waterfront property both in Canada and the United
States has increased in market value at a rate significantly higher than inland property, to the point that
in many jurisdictions the property tax burden has shifted disproportionately over to the waterfront
property owner.
In Ontario this issue has become more aggravating due to the impact of “downloading “ by both
the federal and provincial governments unto the municipalities.
However, in addition to the ‘downloading’ issue, 2005 will be a significant year for waterfront
property owners. This is due to the fact that the province cancelled the 2004 assessment incorporating
changes in market values. The 2005 assessment, as a result of increased property values for waterfront
property, will then shift an even higher tax burden onto such property in the 2006 tax year. This is
reinforced when it is recognized that assessment on waterfront property continues to rise faster than
values off water property.
In response to this issue WRAFT has had some initial discussions with Finance and Municipal
Affairs Ministry staff, and placed with them some points for further discussion. It will be WRAFT’s
approach to formulating an equitable solution to this issue through its own research and lobbying efforts.
In the next newsletter I will be further outlining the points of these discussions, conclusions that
may have been reached, and the concept of Area Rating. This system is felt to be more equitable for
both the property owners overall, and will put less costs on the municipalities for their services.
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In January I took over the advertising responsibilities replacing Logan Naftel who is now the Association’s
President. Logan passed over excellent material and files and his many years of dedicated work have produced
solid advertising support for the Association. At this time we are pleased to have 47 ads appearing in the 3 editions
of the Newsletter. All advertisers are listed on the web site and appear in the electronic newsletters found at the site.
Our advertising revenue amounts to about $2200 annually.
With the Winter 2005 newsletter we are pleased to welcome a new advertiser Gypsy Whole Foods
Warehouse, a great source of organically grown food. Welcome!
Please support our local advertisers and let them know you’re a member of the CWA—Don’t be Shy - say
Hi!!! We appreciate their support.
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As we endure this long, cold winter I do hope your Cecebe fleece jackets and cozy fleece
blankets are adding to your warmth!
I am pleased to report the overwhelming success of our three new merchandise items introduced at last
summer’s Regatta! The “Cecebe Athletics” T-shirts for both the adult and youth market were a huge hit, as were
the CWA stitched logo tee’s. We kept the price low on these t-shirts (at $15 and under) and were
able to provide the best quality 100% preshrunk heavy cotton which both washes and wears
extremely well. I love wearing mine!
We also added heavy-cotton “hoodies” with a cool new stitched Cecebe Athletics logo,
which proved very popular with the youth/teen crowd.
Don’t forget to check out the CWA Store link on our website www.cecebewaterways.ca to
view pictures of our merchandise items or to place an order. Many thanks to our webmaster,
Kathy Baker, who has worked hard to add this link.
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"""""""""""With the recent run-up in cottage prices, owners may want to have a few tricks up their sleeves to deal
with the inevitable tax situation, writes Jennifer Campbell, of the Ottawa Citizen. Cottage owners who have seen
the value of their summer retreat appreciate dramatically in value may want to consult with their financial adviser
about designating it their primary residence.
These are the lazy days of summer. Time to dream away the afternoons, reading a book while sitting on
the dock, dipping your feet in the water. No time, really, to be thinking about the value of the property you're
sitting on. But you can't ignore that issue forever. If you are a proud owner of cottage country turf in Ontario or
Quebec, you can count on it having increased in value exponentially in recent years.
A survey conducted by Re/Max shows that starting prices for recreational properties increased in 74 per
cent of all markets in 2003, with baby boomers leading the charge to acquire homes away from home. This could
be considered welcome news by those who like to know their investments are growing in value. But, there's often
a downside to good-news investment stories. This case isn't an exception. With the good news about an increase
in value comes the bad: The cash-cow cottage will cost you in capital gains, should you decide to sell one day. It
will also cost if you decide to gift it to your children.
"Cottage prices in Ontario have gone bananas in recent years,'' said Jack Courtney, director of tax and
estate planning at Investors Group in Winnipeg. So what to do? Mr. Courtney had a few tricks up his sleeve for
sellers who want to shelter themselves from profit-squelching capital gains taxes. The first line of attack is to
figure out which of your residences has appreciated more. "(Cottage prices) have appreciated significantly more
than home values,'' Mr. Courtney pointed out. "With those values on the increase, it pays to figure out whether
you should designate your home or your cottage as your primary residence. The question is, which property have
you had the greater appreciation in value on? Which one do you have the largest capital gain on? You don't
necessarily have to use the one in the city.” That's because the rules governing the "primary residence'' (that's the
one you don't have to pay capital gains on) are reasonably flexible. If you use your cottage regularly, Mr.
Courtney says Canada Customs and Revenue Agency will accept that that's your primary residence, thereby
granting you the "primary residence exemption'' for capital gains.
There are a few stipulations. If, say, you owned a home in the city from 1983 to 1990 and then sold the
home in 1990, you couldn't claim that the cottage was your primary residence for those years, assuming you
applied the primary residence exemption to the proceeds from the home sale. However, using the same example,
you could claim the cottage was your primary residence from 1990 onward. "So if you had more appreciation on
the cottage than the second home you bought in the city, you might at that point choose to use the years after 1990
in calculating your exemption,'' Mr. Courtney said. The point is that you can take the gain and then, using the
primary residence exemption, figure out what portion of that gain could become tax-free. Even if it's not 100 per
cent, the numbers still may work out in favour of
calling the cottage your main pad, for at least part of
the period of ownership.
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calculations, the key is for people to realize they have
that option,'' said Mr. Courtney, who is somewhat of
an evangelist on the topic. Of course, his message
includes the suggestion that one sit down with an
adviser -- a person such as himself -- and figure out
which option will give them the best bang for their
newly acquired buck. If there are two spouses, there
is also an option of deeming the cottage the primary
residence of one and the home the primary residence
of the other but this, Mr. Courtney cautions, requires
careful legal documentation and should involve a
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When figuring out the bang-for-buck quotient, one must also consider any capital investments in the
property. Most cottages, if they're in the family for a number of years, become more lavish through constant
upgrades and expansions. New decks, additional bedrooms, and capital improvements will usually add to your
costs, thereby lowering your gain.
"You need to sit down and figure those things out,'' Mr. Courtney said. "The general theme is that
property's going up in value and people shouldn't automatically assume that they can't take advantage of some of
the options surrounding principle-residence exemptions. You need to be aware that there's a tax consequence to
property that increases in value.''
Families who hope to keep the cottage for generations to come should also be thinking about ownership
succession. A gift is treated like an arms-length sale for fair market value. So, unless it's being transferred to a
spouse, it will generate a capital gain. But, if a property is sitting in an area where development has suddenly
started all around it, it's likely the value will only continue to climb. If that's the case, it might be worth taking the
capital gains hit now, while the value is lower, and then worry about the next ownership transfer many years
down the line.
One thing families will want to avoid is dealing with a valuable cottage where ownership is changing due
to death. Often the taxes on death can significantly erode the value of an estate and the money may not be there to
cover the cost of the capital gains. There's also the issue of different children wanting different things. Some may
want to keep the cottage at any cost while others may want to sell. Prior to death, cottage owners who want the
cottage to stay in the family can consider life insurance. If the owners of the cottage -- say the family matriarch
and patriarch -- buy insurance on a "joint last-to-die basis'' they can get decent rates because they're combining
their life expectancies on a policy that only pays on the death of the last surviving spouse. When that spouse dies,
there's money there to cover the costs of keeping the cottage in the family.
Mr. Courtney suggested that really astute parents, with working children who have a keen interest in
keeping the cottage for generations to come, might even suggest the children pay the premiums. Now that's a way
to deal with these problems. After all, it's summer and let's face it: You really want to be sitting on the dock,
soaking up the sun, sipping a cool drink and getting lost in a good book.
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Many shorelines have been hardened with concrete, steel, gabions or armour stone to prevent erosion. This usually
results in the elimination of most of the shoreline vegetation and cover that is most important to fish and other wildlife.
While the hardening of one property may not seriously affect the health of the lake, the cumulative effect of many hardened
properties can seriously impair the lake’s ecological functions. When spawning beds, feeding areas and nesting sites are
reduced, the populations of wildlife that the lake can sustain are also reduced.
There are several simple techniques that can be used to restore some vegetation to severely hardened shorelines. If
the shoreline has been rip rapped or armour stoned, plants and shrubs can be planted between the stones. Willow or red
osier dogwood whips will often root if they are simply inserted through the stones and into the wet soil.
If it is impossible to get to the soil between the stones or if there is solid concrete, vines such as wild grape or
Virginia creeper can be planted where there is soil and encouraged to grow over the concrete. If the water is not too deep at
the foot of the concrete emergent aquatic plants such as cattails, rushes and pickerelweed can be planted.
Many of the hardened structures fail over time. When they do and repair is required it is an opportunity to also
repair some of the ecological damage. Techniques such as bioengineering work with the forces of nature to stabilize the
shoreline and prevent erosion. Once established, tree and shrub roots help hold the banks in place while providing shade
and cover for wildlife. Plants also reduce the austere, sterile look of concrete and stone.
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Leslie Harvey of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada recommends
these websites for those interested in the issue of night lighting at the cottage:
Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Wildlife:
www.darksky.org/infoshts/pds/is187.pdf
Too Much Outdoor Lighting Pollutes the Sky, Wastes Energy, and Creates
Safety Hazards: www.darksky.org/infoshts/pdf/is179.pdf
Efficient Outdoor Lighting: www.darksky.org/infoshts/pdf/is052.pdf
How to Talk to Your Neighbour Who Has a Bad Light: www.darksky.org/infoshts/pdf/is025.pdf
Exterior Lighting: Glare and Light Trespass: www.darksky.org/infoshts/pdf/is076.pdf
What is a True “Full Cutoff” Outdoor Lighting Fixture?: www.darksky.org/infoshts/is143.html
Some Lighting Myths: www.darksky.org/infoshts/pdf/is042.pdf
Examples of Good and Bad Lighting Fixtures: www.darksky.org/infoshts/is122.html
Another excellent source of the newest information is found at
www.ecologyofthenight.org - a web site created by the Muskoka Heritage
Foundation. This contains a summary of a 3-day dark sky symposium that occurred
in September of 2003 at the Leslie M. Frost Research Centre. Top international
scientists discussed a range of subjects dealing with this important issue.
(Reprinted from the “Keeping your Lake Great”, FOCA’s Lake Stewardship Newsletter, June, 2004)
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Wildflower gardens are becoming increasingly popular. There can be a strong temptation to simply transplant
wildflowers from naturally occurring sites to our garden. This can have a disastrous effect on the wild population,
especially if the species is rare. The Canadian Wildlife Service and Wildflower Magazine publish a list of guidelines that
gardeners should observe when beginning the rewarding experience of working with native plants.
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Use plants and seeds that have originated in your immediate bioregion. Such plants are best
adapted to the local climate, soil, predators, pollinators and disease.
5. Give preference to bioregionally native plants in your garden, rather than naturalized or exotic
species. The latter may escape to wild habitats and interfere with native flora and fauna.
Transplant wild native flora only when the plants of a given area are officially slated for destruction. Obtain permission
before transplanting.
Collect no more than 10% of a seed crop from the wild. Leave the rest for natural dispersion and as
food for dependent organisms.
Use natural means of fertilizing, weed and predator control rather than synthetic chemical means.
Promote the cultivation and propagation of bioregionally native plants as an educational and
conservation measure to supplement the preservation of natural habitat.
Consider using native species attractive to native fauna, especially birds, butterflies and moths
uncommon to your bioregion.
Keep accurate records of any bioregionally rare flora, which you are growing to increase our
understanding of the biology of the species.
Exercise extreme caution when studying and photographing wildflowers in order not to damage the surrounding flora
and fauna.
Co-operate with institutions like: botanical gardens, museums and universities in the propagation and study of rare
species.
Openly share your botanical knowledge with the public but ensure that native plant species or communities will not be
damaged in the process.
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So, You Want To Have A Good Day! If you’re having a bad day, week, month, year or life, it’s probably got a lot to do
with you. Yes you! It’s all in how you present yourself. If your attitude is negative, if you are sharp with others, if you
present an unhappy picture, that’s what you will get. If you think it’s going to be tough, it will be. Changing your
approach to the challenges you face and taking a positive view will help you achieve better results. Here is a checklist of
things that can help to make life better:
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Take responsibility for everything that happens, both in your business or work and in your life
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Treat people the way that you want to be treated; Always save something for a rainy day
If you use this checklist every day, you will feel energized, positive and in control. Have A Good Life!
(Taken from the Perkolator, North Muskoka, Volume 10, No. 15)
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Demonstrator Awnings
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1 – 6 ft. x 4 ft. Projection Retractable Patio Awning
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1 – 18 ft. x 10 ft. wide Boat Awning
Contact Gary or Marg at 387-0202
Broilmaster Gas Grill.
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Date: Saturday August 13, 2005
7pm – 8pm - Organized activities for adults and children 15 and under
8pm – Adults and children over 15 years of age
368A Chapman Drive, north side,
Please mark the date on your calendar. Come and meet your neighbours and have a fun
filled evening.
More details will follow in the next issue.
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For those of you who have not heard, the Boy Scout Camp has been saved, and has now been opened up to other
youth groups. A committee has been struck to oversee the use of the camp, and to help keep it in great shape.
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celebration of Groundhog Day:
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speed does not exceed 15 km per hour. Since they can't outrun their predators, they escape by diving into burrows.
o They use bathrooms! Burrows usually have separate toilet and nesting chambers, as well as a
main entrance and one or more "spyholes" for added safety from enemies.
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their time eating and sunning. They love to stretch out on warm ground, a smooth rock, or
along the low branch of a convenient tree.
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skunks, raccoons, foxes, rabbits, and snakes thrive because of the shelters supplied by
woodchuck holes.
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shadow, so there’s six more weeks of winter. However, our own Wiarton Willie as well as Balzac Billy of
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The name “Royal Distributing” is familiar to most snowmobilers across Canada. Need apparel, parts or
accessories for snowmobiles, ATV or watercraft? Royal is just an easy phone call, fax or email away and your order
seems to arrive at your door almost instantly. And anyone who attends the annual Toronto International Snowmobile
Show knows that the Royal Distributing Super Store is a must-visit stop for early buying and great deals.
It’s their reputation for service, value pricing and having it in stock that has grown Royal Distributing from a
two-person hobby business in 1990 to a true Canadian success story in 2005. John and Marion Mochrie founded their
mail order business from their family farm near Guelph, Ontario. Since that town is known as “The Royal City”,
naming their new venture was a no-brainer. As avid riders themselves, the Mochries focused on snowmobiling
products.
By 1993, their business had grown to a point where retail was strong consideration, so they opened their first
location in Barrie, right next door to the former OFSC office. Soon after, Royal moved into a 25,000 square foot
facility in Guelph. We bet the Mochries’ thought at the time was that it would be large enough to last forever!
With this expansion, their focus widened to service the ATV market with the same great service the
snowmobile market had come to know. At about the same time, the Mochrie “family” operation expanded to include
long time employees Mark Fries, Paul Messier and Scott Spark as valuable partners.
Royal Distributing’s retail presence extended to Northern Ontario with the opening of their Sudbury store, and
in July 2004, Royal moved into their new, 58,000 square foot ultra-modern retail/warehouse/shipping facility.
As a leading snowmobile industry retailer, Royal Distributing also recognizes the incredible importance of
volunteers, clubs and trails to their business. That’s why Royal Distributing has stepped up to the highest partnership
level as Title OFSC sponsor for 2004/05. To demonstrate their appreciation of club volunteers, Royal is also Number
One supporter of the Volunteers in Action (VIA) Program. For a small, independent company, this remarkable level of
partnership is their way of giving back to organized snowmobiling and of encouraging other small businesses to do the
same.
Royal Distributing is an Ontario company that has become a national success. Who knows, maybe one day,
when they make their next move into an even larger building, folks will think that Royal Distributing gave Guelph its
nickname!
(taken from the OFSC Main Trail, February, 2005)
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FOCA announces a new program for individuals who are members of a FOCA Member
Association.
o Cottage Choice is a member-benefit program designed to deliver unique product and
service offerings to cottagers who are members of the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’
Association
o Once registered as a Cottage Choice member, you will have access to products and
services that most cottagers use, not only at the cottage, but almost every day. Most
products and services will give you a blend of real savings and/or added value without hidden costs. Joining
is only $7.50
o In return for your support, when you make certain purchases, our partners have agreed to make a contribution
to your Cottage Association and FOCA
o For more information, check out this program at www.cottagechoice.ca
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POLICE - Mag & Burk’s Falls ................................................1-888-310-1122 .................... 911
AMBULANCE - Magnetawan & Burk’s Falls .................................382-3400 ..................... 911
FIRE DEPARTMENT - Burk’s Falls ..............................................382-2611 ..................... 911
FIRE DEPARTMENT - Magnetawan ...............................................387-3947 ..................... 911
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Burk’s Falls & District Health Centre (1 800-661-2900 after hours) .............................. 382-2900/2905
The Health Centre is now open 24 hours per day. While there may not be a physician in
attendance 24 hours, there will be advanced nursing care available, and doctors close by.
Whitestone & Area Nursing Station, Dunchurch ......................................................................... 389-1951
HUNTSVILLE District Memorial Hospital..................................................................................... 789-2311
NORTH BAY GENERAL HOSPITAL – Scollard Site................................................................... 474-8600
NORTH BAY GENERAL HOSPITAL – McLaren Site ................................................................. 472-6100
WEST PARRY SOUND Health Centre .......................................................................................... 746-9321
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TRI R (Armour/Ryerson/Burk’s Falls) - The landfill site phone number is ................................. 382-2682
Summer Hours: Effective Victoria Day weekend:
Sunday 12:00-5:00; Monday 8:00-6:00; Tuesday 12:00-6:00; Wednesday CLOSED;
Thursday 12:00-6:00; Friday and Saturday 10:00-6:00
Winter Hours: Effective Labour Day:
Sunday 12:00-5:00; Monday CLOSED; Tuesday 12:00-5:00; Wednesday CLOSED;
Thursday 12:00-5:00; Friday and Saturday 10:00-5:00
Ryerson Township office (Fax 382-3286)...................................................................................... 382-3232
MUNICIPALITY OF MAGNETAWAN LANDFILL SITE: The Township office is ............ 387-3947
Summer Hours - April 15th—August 31st Inclusive:
Saturday & Sunday 10-5pm; Monday & Tuesday 12-5pm; Wednesday 12-7pm; Thursday & Friday - Closed
Winter Hours - September 1st - April 14th Inclusive:
Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday 11-5pm; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday - CLOSED;
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NO BURNING IS ALLOWED BETWEEN 10am and 6pm. Small fires are allowed after 6pm
if conditions are safe and precautions are followed, per By-law 11-98. Copies are available at
the Ryerson Twp office. NO OPEN AIR BURNING IS ALLOWED WHEN A FIRE BAN IS IN EFFECT.
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BURK’S FALLS, ARMOUR, RYERSON UNION PUBLIC LIBRARY……........................... 382-3327
MAGNETAWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY…… ................................................................................. 387-4411
TOURIST WELCOME CENTRE, Highway #520, Burk’s Falls
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