llpoa spring 11 newsletter

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Winter / Spring 2011

Newsletter

Year 2011 Events at a Glance

Saturday, July 2 (rain date Sunday, July 3) Rock BassFishing Tournament in the morning followed by aWiener Roast at noon. Open to all ages. (See page 5 ofthis Newsletter.)

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Saturday, July 16Loon Lake Wine Tasting Event, 2-5pm at the Doans cottage (See page 5 for more details)

Saturday, July 30 (rain date Sunday, July 31) Regattaduring the day and Sunrise Estates Fireworks in theevening. (See pages 5-6 of this Newsletter.)

Saturday August 6 (rain date Sunday August 7) AnnualGeneral Meeting at the Government Dock at the end ofLoon Lake Road. (See page 6 for more details.)

Check the Bulletin Boards on Loon Lake Road, GregoryLane or Sunrise for more information prior to the events.

Presidents Message

Sometimes, it really is true that ignorance is bliss. Since Istarted serving as the LLPOA President, I have beeninvestigating environmental issues that may be affectingour lake. Unfortunately, the more that I learn about threatsto our water quality, the more concerned I get.

While there are major challenges to our environment,Loon Lake continues to test well. We have every reason tobe pleased, but cautious. I would ask that all memberscontinue to be good lake partners and keep abreast of theresearch. This Newsletter will continue to provideinformation and advice.

The Loon Lake Property Owners Associations runs

through the goodness of the volunteers. For example,each year the Rock Bass fishing derby is organizedentirely by Heather and Martinus Otten. The Ottens buythe supplies, including the prizes for the kids. They haul abarbeque to the Government dock, cook up the hot dogsand haul it back. They count a whole mess of fish anddispose of the dead bodies. What more could we ask?

We need advance help with the Regatta on Saturday,July 30. We need whistle blowers who will start theactivities. We need folks to help with the prizes and manthe registration tables. And, we need a couple of people to

help with the megaphone and race calling. I know thateveryone enjoys the Regatta and is happy that there issomeone else to help out. This year, please volunteer sothose who have been working the event can have sometime to relax and enjoy the Regatta as well.

Finally, thanks again to Mieke Foster who continues to bthe heart and soul of the LLPOA. This year is my last yeaas President and I want to thank Mieke for all the suppor

I hope that some of you will step up at the GeneralMeeting in August so that the organization can continue.

Play safe,

Joe Harwood, President/ChairLoon Lake Property Owners [email protected]

Presidents Message Take Two!

So what does a president of a lake association do? Thepresident makes sure that we have a Treasurer; signscheques to cover various costs such as insurance,memberships in FOCA, CHA, etc; attends lake-focusedworkshops and meetings in Haliburton, Peterborough anToronto; prepares for the Regatta by ordering food and a

Port-a-Potty; liaises with Sunrise to host the Regatta;approves content for newsletters and provides thePresidents message; but most of all, the president takesthe pulse of the lake by speaking with property ownersand listening to their concerns. It is not difficult. We willneed a new President this year. Are you up to thechallenge?

October Sunrise Chilling!


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LLPOA 2010 AGM Meeting Highlights

Twenty-seven members representing all of thedesignated shores attended the AGM held at theGovernment Dock on August 7. Joe Harwood chaired andMieke Foster took minutes. The following is a briefsummary of the meeting.

1. The 2009 AGM Minutes, as summarized in the 2010Winter Newsletter, were adopted.

2. Bonnie Hinschberger provided an interim 2010

Financial Report. See final 2010 Financial Report on thenext page.

3. Mieke reviewed past membership numbers. Two-thirdsof property owners are LLPOA members. Joe remarkedthat this is above other lake association memberships.Face-to-face meetings are best for engaging propertyowners. Joe reaffirmed that all property owners willcontinue to receive the Newsletters.

4. Bonnie reported on Regatta finances. Income fromRaffles and the Silent Auction help offset Regattaexpenses. Joe acknowledged the difficulty in gauging foodquantities. A member volunteered to help obtain/donate

food. Additional help during the Regatta is needed tosupport activities and events.

Ellen at last years Raffle Table. Donations always welcome!

5. Joe spoke to his Spring Newsletter message onmiscommunications and urged members to speak openlywith their neighbours to keep lines of communicationopen. Joe would like to use emails to supplement mailedNewsletters. Quarterly emails would be acceptable.Options were given for those without personal emailaccounts. Mike Grinnell has offered to post full AGM

minutes and newsletters, with colour pictures, on his Blog:http://dudmanlake.blogspot.com/.

6. Joe reported that the LLPOA History Project is notgoing as well as hoped. He has seen the Sunrise historyand received other tidbits of Loon Lake history but wouldlike more anecdotal accounts before the stories are lost.Newsletters were deemed the best way to communicate

with all members. Advertising welcomed but preferencewill be for LLPOA member businesses or services.

7. Stephen showed members a draft of the Loon LakeCommunity map to be distributed to all property owners

later in the summer. A digital copy of the map is athttp://www.ourlakes.ca/ourlakes_037.htm. Except forMikes history, all map information came from public datasources.

8. Joe reported on water testing and lake stewardship.Water has been tested regularly and we are doing well.The Coalition of Haliburton Lake Associations (CHA) LakStewards meeting takes place in September.

9. Stephen reported on the work of the Coalition forEquitable Water Flow (CEWF) to make the Trent SevernWaterway (TSW) more accountable to the reservoir lakesincluding Loon Lake. All agreed to support the CEWF wita donation of $.50 per member.

10. Joe gave an update on the development of a LakePlan that could provide a 25 year vision for the lake baseon the shared values of property owners. It is a lot of worbut will help ensure the future health of our lake. Neededsomeone to champion the lake plan and guide it throughto completion.

11. John suggested that the LLPOA provide a donationannually to support a local organization or charity. It wasagreed to donate $300 to the Haliburton Highlands HealtAssociation. Donations to be reviewed annually at AGM.

12. Joe opened a discussion on the replacement of theGregory Road culvert that is in need of upgrading or

replacement. There are pros, cons, costs and differingopinions in support of either option but the status quo isnot an option. Various provincial and federal ministrieshave been contacted but it will be up to the Ministry ofNatural Resources in consultation with the Department oOceans and Fisheries to recommend a preferred option tresolve the culvert issue and ensure Loon Lake health.

13. Most members of the 2010-11 LLPOA executive weracclaimed. Joe will step down in 2011 and requires aVice-President. See full list below.

Complete Minutes will be posted on Mikes Blog andmade available at the 2011 Regatta and AGM.

LLPOA 2010-2011 Executive Positions &Volunteers

President - Joe HarwoodVice-President vacant and pendingTreasurer Bonnie HinschbergerCommunications - Mieke FosterNorth Shore Ian BurgessSouth Shore - Michael MillerEast Shore & Backlotters Joe HarwoodWest Shore Peter SibleySunrise Roxanne Blackburn
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Member at Large Sue Harper (to be confirmed)Water Committee Peter SibleyIce Watch Mike GrinnellLoon Survey Mike GrinnellLake Steward Joe Harwood

2010 Financial Report - Final

Submitted by Bonnie Hinschberger, LLPOA Treasurer.

Bank Balance Jan. 1, 2010 $6,130.47

IncomeBank Interest 0.82Donations 0.00Memberships 2,250.00Memberships, past yrs 250.00Memberships 2011 25.00Towel Sales 67.50T-shirt sales 300.00Regatta* 1,327.80Total Income 4,221.12

ExpensesCHA Dues 50.00

FOCA Dues 324.19Loon Watch Program 35.00Insurance 923.40Fishing Derby 56.04Mailing, Office Supplies 291.34Regatta 1,106.65T-shirts 505.11Water Testing/Mileage 287.75CEWF Donation 44.50HHHS Donation 300.00Total Expenses 3,923.98

Bank Balance Dec 31, 2010 $6,427.61

* Regatta income comes largely from the sale of Raffle tickets andthe Silent Auction. Your donations of items for the Raffle and Auctionare greatly appreciated and help support the LLPOA.

Loon Lake Community Maps

Finally! You saw a copy at the Regatta and the AGM andnow after many years of talk, a map of Loon Lake hasbeen developed through ProCarto Maps, financed throughAnthony vanLieshout of Royal Lepage Reality, anddelivered to each property owner by the Shore Rep lastAugust or September.

Unfortunately, not everyonewas home, so some of the

maps did not get delivered inperson. If you did NOT receiveyour map, let us know bysending an email [email protected] orby contacting a member of theexecutive at one of the LLPOAevents.

Larry Hall receives his map fromStephen Foster.

Loon Lake T-shirts

Loon Lake T-shirts, in light grey or light blue, will beavailable at all LLPOA events.

Compared to other lakeassociation T-shirts, these are

bargain at $10 each or two for$15!

Loon Lake Water Testing

Our program to test the quality of the water in the lakecontinued in 2010. Samples were collected from 10 setlocations around the lake by Ellen Gorrie, Joe Harwood,and Pete Sibley. Thanks to Joe Harwood and ChuckPiercy for delivering the samples to SGS Lakefield

Research Ltd for analysis. Here are the results:Total Coliforms CFU/100 ml

Samples of July 11, 2010 10 18Samples of September 21, 2010 5 47

E. Coli CFU/100 mlProvincial Water Quality Limit 100Samples of July 11, 2010 2 10Samples of September 21, 2010 0 9

All of the test results were well below the ProvincialWater Quality Limit for E. Coli.

The Water Committee plans to continue the testingprogram in 2011. If you want to help with collecting the

water samples or could deliver them to Lakefield, pleasecontact Pete Sibley at [email protected].

Additional Loon Lake Water Testing

On Saturday, May 7, 2011 Mike wrote in his Blog:TodaI started my annual sampling and studying of our lakewater. I collected samples for phosphate and calciumanalysis by the MOE and started the ongoing testing forClarity, pH, Total Alkalinity, and Total Dissolved Solids.Mid-summer sampling for the presence of invasivespecies will also be done. I will also be doing some bottosubstance sampling and submitting it to Trent University

for analysis. I do not test for the presence of coliformssince this is done by the LLPOA.

Not long ago, I was asked by a cottager if I was the onethat does all the Science Stuff on the lake. After a simpand humble Yes, I was then asked, And Just How IsThe Lake? My answer to that question, while it couldcertainly have been quite lengthy, was a simple andstraightforward Its Good!

And that truly is how our lake is! It should continue to bethat way if people look after and respect it for years tocome!
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And, Lake Water Testing for Calcium!

On Saturday, October 9, 2010, Mike wrote in his Blog:While Loon Lake is constantly being tested for e-Colithroughout the summer months, there are many othertests that are being done on our water. Water clarity,phosphorus levels, invasive species tests as well as pHand alkalinity are monitored.Over the past few years, many lakes in Ontario have

been under study for calcium levels by different groups.One of those groups is the Ministry of the Environment

(MOE). Our lake was included in that testing. Here's a linkto an article in this week's (October 5, 2010) HaliburtonCounty Echo that will give you more information includingthe importance of calcium in our water:http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2785263&auth=Jenn%20Watt

For 2009 and 2010, the calcium levels in Loon Lake havebeen at 17.8 mg/L and 15.1 mg/L respectively. And it's myunderstanding that those levels should not be of anyimmediate concern. In talking with the MOE, they hope tohave an information paper or data sheet ready forpublication in the spring of 2011. If you search theInternet, there is a wealth of information available oncalcium depletion; one of them can be found at thefollowing Queens University link:http://post.queensu.ca/~pearl/Calcium/calcium.html

Canadian Lakes Loon Survey - 2010

On Tuesday, October 26, 2010, Mike wrote in his Blog:This year was quite a different year for observing loonactivity on our lake. It was different in that there weretimes when it appeared that there were no loons to befound! We believe that was because there was a total offive Double-crested Cormorants on the lake and that theirpresence somehow affected the lake's loon activities. The

Double-crested Cormorants are competition for the loonsin that they too eat a lot of fish. It is reported that a loonwill eat upwards of 750 pounds of fish a year, and aCormorant isn't too far behind! The Cormorants did notnest this year and we hope they don't return next year.We had a total of nine "official" days spent observing

loons but there were many other days of searching whileout on the lake while canoeing or fishing. There were noyoung loons born this year and we did not find an activenest. One nest that had been used for several years, andwhich had been repaired once, was actually founddamaged beyond repair. We believe the damage wasdone by the high water levels maintained during the

nesting season. If we have a couple more years of noyoung being born on the lake, we will seriously need toconsider building floating nest platforms.As of today, there are a couple of loons left on the lake

that are busy fishing and waiting to fly south for thewinter...

Wolves?Yes, there is a pack ofhungry wolves livingnear the lake. Deerbeware!

Keep the Family in your Family Cottage aCottage Succession Workshop Series

FOCA is again presenting the above workshop withPeter Lillico, Estate Planning Lawyer. The workshop willprovide financial planning and guidance to waterfrontowners to ensure the cottage stays in the family for futuregenerations. Peter is accompanied by event sponsor

Cottage Succession. Pre-register with FOCA at 705-7493622 or online at http://www.cottagesuccession.ca/.

Cloyne, North Frontenac, June 25, 10am 12pm Stoney Lake, Kawarthas, July 9, 10am 12pm Dwight, Muskoka, August 27, 10am 12pm Perth, Eastern Ontario, August 28, 1:30-3:30 Ottawa, TBD Toronto, October 27, 6:30-8:30

An LLPOA member attended a workshop last year andfound it very informative and helpful.

Coalition of Haliburton Associations (CHA)CHA is a member-driven coalition made up of 40

property owners' associations and 53 lakes from acrossHaliburton County. It draws upon the collective knowledgand strength of its member associations to create synergthrough sharing best practices, effectively studyingcommon issues, developing common solutions,recommending county-wide policies, and influencingoutcomes.

Their most recent project was the development of Livinon the Edge: a Lake Stewards Handbookdistributed tmember associations. There are fifteen sections on topicpertinent to lake health. Over the years, this Newsletterand Mikes Blog have highlighted many of these topics.

A Road Story - Salem LaneEach spring, the LLPOA Newsletter features a road sto

written by a resident who knows why a particular road wagiven its current name. The collected road stories willbecome an integral part of the LLPOA History Project.Thanks to Pete and Gail Sibley for their submission.

Salem Lane is the new name for one of the oldest roadsat Loon Lake. It is the second road on the left as you driv

in Gregory Road (the first is Moccasin Trail). We have anundated survey which shows that Gregory Road originallfollowed the course of Salem Lane up to the edge of ourproperty, and then made a sharp right turn up the hill torejoin the current course of Gregory Road. At some pointthe road was changed to continue past Salem Lane andstraight up the hill, leaving Salem Lane for the use of itsthree cottages.

We did not choose the name Salem Lane. It wasarbitrarily assigned as part of the 9-1-1 project. We wouldhave preferred Glenney Lane in memory of Gails
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grandparents, Dr. Wilton Ross Glenney and Alda PiercyGlenney, who built one of the first cottages on Loon Lake.

We contacted staff at 9-1-1 to complain about the namethat they assigned us. We were told that with theagreement of 75% of the homeowners on the lane (wehave 100%) and a payment of $1200, they would considerchanging the name of the road. If you agree that thiswould be in keeping with the history of Loon Lake andtherefore worthy of the support of the LLPOA, please letus know!

The LLPOA Community

1. Membership Fees: Included with this mailing is amembership form that also includes a section to submit aname to be part of the Lake Plan Committee as well as asection for you to tell us how you can assist us or how wecan assist you. Membership remains at $25.00 perproperty. There is also a space to make a donation.

If you neglected to pay your membership fees last year,do include them with this years fees. Fees are indicatedas Y (Yes, paid), N (Not paid) or D (Duplicate owner, feespaid by other owner). See label on your membership form.Every effort is made to keep membership information up-to-date. Returning your form promptly really helps!

2. Membership Numbers: Through our database, weknow how many property owners have paid their yearlymembership fees. We also know that a few individualsmay be forgetful. For this reason, membership labelsshow your status for the previous few years.

2000 - 73 2004 - 83 2008 - 972001 - 69 2005 - 88 2009 - 932002 - 71 2006 - 98 2010 - 902003 - 78 2007 - 93 2011 - ???

3. Membership Information It is Important!Personalinformation compiled from the membership forms is not

shared, published or distributed. It stays with theExecutive. But, it is important to give us your contactinformation including home telephone and email address.

Why? This past spring, one of the permanent residentsnoticed that a tree had fallen on a seasonal cottage roofallowing rain to enter. The cottage owner was not anLLPOA member but thanks to information collected whenthe Loon Lake Community maps were hand delivered, wewere able to contact the property owner promptly andprevent any further damage to his property.

LLPOA Family Events and Activities!

1. Rock Bass Fishing Derby and Wiener Roast:Markyour calendar for Saturday morning, July 2, 2011 (raindate Sunday, July 3) Open to all ages. Prizes for largestand most fish caught. Everyone mom, dad, daughterssons, grandmas, grandpas, grandchildren, nieces andnephews, cousins, and friends - is invited to join in the fu

Registration takes place at the Government Dock at 9:3a.m.; fishing is from 10:00-12:00 noon. The Wiener Roas

at 12:00 noon is free and is followed by the awarding ofprizes at 12:30 p.m. Everyone - children and adults -welcome. Members of the LLPOA Executive will be thereto listen to your comments, suggestions and ideas.

Thanks again to Heather and Martinus Otten whoprovide the hot dogs, drinks and obtain all the terrificprizes for the winners.

2. Loon Lake Annual Wine Tasting Event

3. Annual Regatta:Reserve Saturday morning and earlyafternoon on July 30 (rain date is Sunday, July 31 for theannual LLPOA Regatta. Location: Sunrise (Drive to 1629

Highway 118 or go by boat to where the lake flows out toStump Lake) at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Dont be late! Detailswill be posted on the Bulletin Boards.

The Regatta is a family-focused fun event for allmembers of the LLPOA community. You can help,participate, renew friendships, discuss lake issues, or sitback and watch. Help us to make it the best yet.

This year we will again have a Volunteer Sign-up Sheetat the Registration Desk. There are lots of small ways thayou can help make the Regatta a success.


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You can contribute by selling raffle tickets, managing theraffle and Silent Auction tables, giving out winning ribbons,selling T-shirts, announcing events, etc.

Joe selling Raffle tickets in his very distinctive shirt!

Three happy Itty-Bitty Canoe Race winners

Thank you Sunrise!

We are especially grateful to Sunrise for letting the LLPOAuse their property and facilities. Sunrise members alsotake a major role in helping to set up, prepare the foodand tidy up afterwards. Thank you for your support!

Tidying up after the Regatta

4. LLPOA 2011 Annual General Meeting:The LLPOAAGM will take place on Saturday, August 6, 10:00 a.m.(rain date is Sunday, August 7) at the Government Dock.

Various Reports will be received and the 2011-2012Executive will be elected. Bring your lawn chairs and beprepared to discuss the business of the lake. Let us knowif you have an issue you would like to discuss.

Gone Home:Several members of the Loon Lake Community have

recently passed away. Our condolences go out to thefamilies of Donna Bunn, Vic Muncy III, Michael DeVriesand Dawn Wanless.Donations will be made in their memory by the LLPOA.

Caring for Loon Lake Our Shared Responsibilit

The following article came from Mikes Blog

You arrive up here on a Friday night after a long driveand settle in for the night. When you wake up in themorning, the lake is there, shimmering like it always doesand gives you a sense of relaxation, of escape from thecity world. You spend the day lounging around on thedock watching the water splashing against the shore andperhaps going out for a boat ride. If there are kids or grankids, perhaps you'll spend a few hours pulling themaround on tubes. You'll enjoy some diving off the dock anthen, after a long day, head up to the cottage for abarbeque. After dinner, you'll go out fishing for an hour oso. Then you'll come in and settle down for a movie orsome TV before going to bed. That seems like a fairlytypical busy day at the cottage - enjoying the lake.Something you repeat several times over the summerseason.

But what if that day wasn't as nice as it's always been?What if the lake didn't shimmer but instead had patches oalgae floating offshore and building up on your beach?And what if the algae had a distinct odour? What if the

shoreline was all eroded away with rocks and tree rootsshowing? What if there were weeds in front of the dockwhere you wanted to dive or float on a tube? What if youcut your feet on the zebra mussels on the lake bottom?What if your whole body itched after you went inswimming? And the ladder on the side of the dock hadlong green slimy, mossy fibres that got all over your legswhen you tried to get out of the water? What if goingfishing yielded no fish and you were constantly gettingsnagged on weeds?

Sounds pretty bad, doesn't it? Think it can't happen inLoon Lake it just might! It's happened just south of herein the Kawarthas and it only took a few decades for the

change to occur. And that's what this article is all about -preventing a similar situation happening on Loon Lake.

It doesn't take much to start it all going. Shore landsbeing over cleared when preparing a lot for building;dumping extraneous fill into the lake; removing shorelinestumps; taking out rocks to make a swimming area;destroying fish habitat with the wrong type of docks;extending lawns to the water and spreading fertilizer onthem to improve their appearance; not pumping out septtanks regularly; using unfriendly cleaning chemicals;taking boats into other lakes to fish and putting them bacinto Loon Lake without properly washing them off first;making changes around the lake that can affect water

levels; and perhaps bringing up those different lookingminnows that you bought at a bait shop down south. Thelist goes on.

These things can all happen, quite innocuously, andusually through a lack of knowledge about what can causproblems. Many years ago, a change took place on thenorth-west side of the lake that affected nor only the BurnRiver, but the entire lake. Following that change, our yeaend water levels are higher than they once were. Andsince that time, there has been noticeable shorelineerosion and a significant build up of sediments on the lak


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bottom. Currently, another change is being planned on theBurnt River and I hope that it will be well engineeredwithout adverse effects. Caring for Loon Lake is not reallydifficult. All you really have to do is stop and take the timeto do some research about the problems that can occurand what you have to do to prevent them from happeninghere. And then you have to ask yourself a question eachtime you are about to do something. "Will what I'm aboutto do affect Loon Lake?"

The scope of this web site is to encourage and enablelocal lake stewards to participate in strategic planning anthe implementation of sustainable living practices at thelake level (sub-watershed) and, eventually, at thewatershed level. It is an educational tool to assist localgroups with understanding the lake planning process andprovides many resources such as a lake plan handbook,contacts, success stories, examples of approved lakeplans, and identifies other products and services that willassist you with writing, implementing and monitoring you

lake plan to success.

Your sources of learning are many and one of the best

places to start is at the web site of the Federation ofOntario Cottager's Associations [FOCA], at theirEnvironment Program: There is also the Ministry of theEnvironment:http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/local/lake_partner_program/index.htm. And then there's PeterboroughGreen Up: http://www.greenup.on.ca/index.php. These arebut a few of the places you can go to learn how you canprotect Loon Lake. You can attend conferences during thesummer months. An excellent one is put on each year bythe Lakeland Alliance; here's the link:http://www.lakeland.greenup.on.ca/.

Ontario is known as the land of lakes, and, over time,these lakes have become important water resources forecological, public and economic health. Unfortunately,increasing changes to so many of Ontarios lakes byvarious natural occurrences and human activities is

jeopardizing the ecological integrity of these ecosystemsIn many areas of the province, the changes are significanwhereas in others, it has only just begun to be noticed.

People are attracted to lakes because of theirrecreational opportunities, natural settings and socialvalues. Once a pristine environment, untouched by humaintervention, our lakes are now ringed with residential an

commercial development, and the very reason why peopwant to be on the lake may be in jeopardy. Many changethreaten the quality of our lake experience: developmentpollution, boat traffic, construction, noise and the loss ofspecial places of natural, social or historical significance.The biggest single source of change to a lake is propertydevelopment and the actions of property owners within thwatershed or along the shoreline.

Once you know what can happen and how to avoid

problems, you will be better prepared to do your part inprotecting Loon Lake's biodiversity for future generations.Talk it up with your friends and neighbours and get theminterested in how they too can help care for Loon Lake.We're not talking about complicated rocket science. Butwe are talking about work that does take some time; someconviction, some stamina, and some people skills to workon projects that, at times, can be challenging. Loon Lakeis precious and it still is in pristine condition. Don't let itchange! Why Lake Planning?

There is a growing belief among many lake communitiethat the health of their lake is vested in those who use anhave an interest in its future. With this in mind,

communities and government agencies are buying-intothe concept of a community-based approach that relies olocal people to identify and confirm ecosystem healthgoals and to take action to protect these values. Lakeplanning enables lake residents and stakeholders tocontribute a positive influence on the health of their lakeby participating in the identification and protection ofimportant values and features of their lake and itswatershed, as well as those of the local community.

Caring for Loon Lake The Next Step

The following article, an obvious segway from the abovearticle, was downloaded from http://www.lakeplan.com/and has information pertinent to the future of our lake.

Lake Planning: A Journey into the Future -Defining the Neighbourhoods

French Planning Services Inc. is a consulting firm thatspecializes in facilitation and resource managementplanning. We created this web site to assist lakeassociations, residents, business operators, and otherstakeholders in protecting and conserving the quality oflife in their lake or river community through the preparationof a personalized action plan.

The lake planning process identifies the social, naturaland physical features that enhance your lake, and itssurrounding area, and make it a desirable place for peopleto live, visit and earn a sustainable livelihood. Theobjective of the lake planning process is to develop aseries of actions that protect, restore and enhance thesefeatures through a combination of land use planning policyand stewardship approaches. It is the combination ofthese approaches that ensures the protection of valuesand features that are important to sustaining the highquality of life in the lakes community.

Do you know what this is?

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LOON LAKE REGATTA SATURDAY, JULY 30th, 2011(RAIN DATE - SUNDAY, July 31st )

10:00 A.M. REGISTRATION Drop off raffle and silent auction items, pay membership fees,volunteer to help with events, say Hello! A Volunteer Chart will be at the Registration Table.

10:15 A.M. FOOT RACES1. Three-Legged Race - 6 and under; 7-9 yrs; 10-12 yrs; 13-15 yrs; 16+2. Sack Race - 6 and under; 7-9 yrs; 10-12 yrs; 13-15 yrs; 16+

3. Wheelbarrow Race - 6 and under; 7-9 yrs; 10-12 yrs; 13-15 yrs; 16+4. Egg on Spoon Race - 6 and under; 7-9 yrs; 10-12 yrs; 13-15 yrs; 16+5. Egg Toss - 6 and under; 7-9 yrs; 10-12 yrs; 13-15 yrs; 16+6. Water Balloon Toss - 6 and under; 7-9 yrs; 10-12 yrs; 13-15 yrs; 16+

(Please note for #4 and #5, bring own raw egg and spoon)

11:30 A.M. LONG DISTANCE SWIM Open to Men and WomenGull Island to Sunrise Cottages. Each participant in the long distance swim will have to provide their ownSAFETY Boat and arrange for this themselves. Please register at the Registration Desk early in the day.

Noon LUNCH hamburgers, hot dogs, pop and water nominal fee

12:30 P.M. ITTY-BITTY CANOE RACE canoe numbers purchased in advance

12:30 P.M. LONG DISTANCE CANOE DOUBLES from Sunrise around Gull Island and backTwo categories - over and under 40 years. Please register at the Registration Desk early in the day.

12:40 P.M. SWIMMING EVENTS1. 6 and under float race 25 m or greatest distance in 1 minute2. a) Boys 9 and under - 25 m

b) Girls 9 and under - 25 m3. a) Boys 12 and under - 25 m

b) Girls 12 and under - 25 m4. a) Boys 15 and under - 75 m

b) Girls 15 and under - 75 m5. a) Mens Open any age - 50 m

b) Womens Open any age - 50 m

2:00 P.M. CANOE EVENTS1. a) Boys 12 and under - 150 m Doubles

b) Girls 12 and under - 150 m Doubles2. a) Boys 15 and under - 150 m Doubles

b) Girls 15 and under - 150 m Doubles3. a) Mens Open any age - 150 m Doubles

b) Womens Open any age - 150 m Doubles4. Mixed Doubles - 150 m5. Four-In-A-Canoe Any Age - 150 m6. Canoe Bobbing - 1 minute or 150 m7. Five-Or-More-In-Any-Kind-Of-Boat - 150 m NO PADDLES OR OARS

8. In-And-Out-Race - 150 m Doubles9. a) Mens Singles - 300 m

b) Womens Singles - 300 m10. Paddleboat Race - 100 m11. Kayak Singles - 150 m

3:15 P.M. TUG-O-WAR Kids 12 and underEAST VS WEST NORTH VS SOUTHRegional winners square off for Lake Supremacy

3:30 P.M. RAFFLE DRAWS, SILENT AUCTION RESULTS and 50/50 WINNERS

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