newsflash April 29, 2022

Mark the Date The Annual General Meeting of the Lake of Bays Association will be held on Saturday July 9, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dwight Community Centre. You will receive formal notice of the meeting and the audited financial statements in your 2022 Yearbook arriving in early June. We are delighted to annouce that award-winning, internationally published photographer Rob Stimpson will present at the meeting. Plan to attend! 

 Caroline Konarzewski, Chair of LOBA's Environment Team created this great resource for Earth Day. Thanks Caroline! DOWNLOAD A COPY: Click here or on the image >

HELP WANTED! Port Cunnington Lodge, Lumina Lodge and Bigwin Island Golf Course are looking for summer help. It's a great way to spend the summer at Lake of Bays. Please contact: Port Cunnington Lodge Christine Kropp ckropp@portcunningtonlodge.com 705-635-2505 x101 Lumina Resort Victoria Hall info@luminaresort.com 800-461-4371 Bigwin Island Golf Club Barbara McCarthy bmccarthy@bigwinislandgc.com 705-635-2582 x119

Regulating excessively loud boats LOBA is a member of the Decibel Coalition. Since 2019 this group has been working to address the growing number of concerns we hear about excessively loud boats. The Coalition would like Transport Canada (TC) to enhance their regulations to include decibel limits on boat motor noise, as many other jurisdictions around the world have done. What can you do? TC has launched their “Let’s Talk” web portal on boat motor mufflers and excessive noise. Review a cover letter with positioning information and your call-to-action from the Coalition; then visit the Let’s Talk web portal, review other comments, and add your comments by May 13, 2022. The Coalition is recommending “Option 5: introduce performance standards, i.e. decibel limits, for manufacturers, importers and vessel operators to follow. Write your federal MPs (waterfront & urban residences) asking them to support these regulatory changes. Use a tool on the Safe Quiet Lakes’ webpage to generate a letter to the appropriate MPs (by entering your address/postal code) that you can personalize before sending. Share this information with others. Learn more about the Decibel Coalition online, with resources such as “How do I know if my boat is too noisy?”

Reading, Interesting Links and Events Township of Lake of Bays READ: April 28 Public Notice Board> More than a billion dollars earmarked for Hunstsville and Bracebridge hospital sites READ MORE: On MuskokaRegion.com > READ MORE: On DopplerOnline.ca > Single-stream recycling to begin June 6 in Muskoka READ MORE: On DopplerOnline.ca > Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations READ: April 2022 Elert > Innova Wealth Partners offering Cottage Succession Online Seminar LEARN MORE : Including how to Register

Thinking about Summer photo by Sue Parr

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