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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WATER - CAMPAIGN 2008
Letter Writing Campaign
Attached is a sample letter along with key individuals who should be sent letters in support of a letter writing campaign responding to the report “It’s all about the Water” published by the Panel for the Trent Severn earlier this spring. It is clear to the CEWF that unless we aggressively voice our opinions and needs, this report will join dozens of other commissioned reports and sit on the self gathering dust. CEWF is asking the government to follow up on one of the recommendation in the report to establish an Independent Water Management Agency (IWMA) as a critical next step in establishing water management policies with a view to consider all stakeholder needs. Please participate in this campaign and send your letters (both written and e-mail) and assist in us in getting an IWMA established.. For more information on the Campaign please view the following POSTER and SAMPLE LETTER.
Sunday October 12th, 2008
Fall Directors Meeting - Oakview Lodge
Sunday August 31th, 2008
Dark Skies Night
A perfect opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the lake in its nighttime environment. For more information on Dark Skies night please see the following article. VIEW ARTICLE
Sunday August 31th, 2008
Wine and Cheese Event - Oakview Lodge
This event was of great success last fall and the perfect opportunity to meet people from across the Halls-Hawk lakes area.
Sunday August 3th, 2008
Annual General Meeting – 9:30 am to Noon - Camp Kawabi
Please bring a lawn chair. We suggest you arrive early as a number of individuals will be on hand distributing pertinent information to property owners.
June 13 , 2008
Spring Newsletters with membership renewal forms have been e-mailed and/or mailed to all past members. If you didn't’t receive this package our email and or address for you is incorrect, please email carole (at) halls-hawk-lakes.com with your correct contact information.
May 18, 2008
Spring Directors Meeting – Oakview Lodge
April 2, 2007
The HHLPOA was one of three Cottage Associations singled out by Cottage Life magazine winning an Award of Merit in the Green Cottager – Group Category. Our winning entry details our past two years efforts in reducing light pollution on our lakes. Our submission, as well as the details from the other winning entries, are in PDF format on our Articles Page. Even more information is available in the Green Cottaging Guide which was an insert with the May 07 Cottage Life Magazine and at the Cottage Life web site www.cottagelife.com.
Summer Day Camp
We have been contacted by the director of a new summer day camp operating at the Kinark Outdoor Centre which is on the Queens Line near Carnarvon. The camp is jointly operated by two not for profit organizations, the Kinark Outdoor Centre and Out to Learn, a group of biologists formerly associated with the Frost Centre. For more details contact Jim Mc Hardy at 1-800-805-8252 or 1-705-286-3555.
Federation of Cottage Associations (FOCA)
We would like to reminder to all of our members that a portion of your annual membership fees are transferred to FOCA the Federation of Cottage Associations. As such you are all members of this organization. Aside from lobbying for cottagers, FOCA publishes informative, semi annual bulletins, the Spring 07 Bulletin is in PDF format on our Articles page. Your HHLOPA / FOCA membership also comes with offerings available from FOCA (a not for profit organization) on group property insurance, life insurance, and insurance for private road Associations. Check out the FOCA web site and their Winter 2006 Article.
