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Political Affairs
- NEW Great Lakes Protection Act
- 2014 Ministers report on Drinking Water
- New Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement!
- Quebec report: Fracking not worth risk
- Source Water Protection in 2014
- Environmental Reports Released (Oct. 2014)
- Ontario Ministries set priorities (Sept.2014)
- Permits for Shoreline Work / Crown Land – OVERVIEW
- Message from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
- Fisheries Act Revisions – OVERVIEW
- Have your say in the 2015 Ontario Budget
- Reforms to Provincial Land Tax underway
- New OPP Billing Model Announced
- MPAC presentation to FOCA (Members only)
- Unincorporated Areas – Provincial Land Tax
- Property Taxation – More info
- How to challenge your property assessment
- FOCA’s Property Tax Position – OVERVIEW
Lake Environments
- Removing underwater electrical cables? You asked – Hydro One answered
- Thriving and Sustainable Waterfronts – A Visual Essay
- The Role of Lake Associations – by FOCA, in the NALMS “LakeLine” (Summer 2014)
- 2014 FOCA Lake Stewards Newsletter
- Putting Lake Plans into Action
- FOCA and Lake Stewardship – OVERVIEW
- Province Discontinues Stewardship Council Model
- FOCA’s Lake Stewardship Program – a brief history
- Lake Planning Handbook – OVERVIEW
- Fact Sheets & Videos
Waterfront Living
- Removing underwater electrical cables? You asked – Hydro One answered
- Completed! Ontario’s largest rural broadband network
- Pole replacement at Hydro One
- Cottage Closing Tips from FOCA (guest blog, IBC, Sept. 2014)
- Cottage Closing Time – Checklist from FOCA
- Utilities & Rural Services – OVERVIEW
- Bridging the Divide: Internet in cottage country
- Sample: Visitor Information Sheet OVERVIEW
Safety & Risk Management
- A FOCA benefit: Cottage First!
- FOCA Risk Management Manual (MEMBERS ONLY)
- Personal Emergency Preparedness Tips – A Presentation to FOCA by Emergency Management Ontario PDF
- Shoal Marking – Risk Management Considerations
- FOCA Cottage Insurance Program
- FOCA Association Liability Program
- Why is Risk Management important?
- Insurance & Risk Management Overview
- Is your cottage covered against fires?
- Earth is warming – Canada investing in mitigation
- FOCA asks questions about community Emergency Preparedness (2013)
- High Water – Flood events in cottage country
- Personal Emergency Preparedness Tips – A Presentation to FOCA by Emergency Management Ontario PDF
- Weather Extremes / Emergency Preparedness OVERVIEW
Association Toolkit
- Superior Propane offer details (Members only)
- Special Updates for FOCA Members 2014
- Xplornet – Special Offer for FOCA members
- Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons (CPS) – Special Offer
- Canadian Canoe Museum – Special Offer
- Cottage Life Magazine – an offer for FOCA members
- Boats & Places Magazine – Special Offer
- Webinar: The Environmental Bill of Rights and You (January 2015)
- Governance Tune-Up Tips, including ONCA, for Associations (Members Only)
- Anti-Spam Law Report from FOCA (Members only)
- FOCA’s Toolkit for Associations – OVERVIEW
- Cottage Closing Time – Checklist from FOCA
- Roads – Case Law – Point Abino 1997 (members only)
- Case Study – Small Claims Court route for road fees (members only)
- Road Issues – Case Study of Success with fees (Members only)
- Road Issues – FOCA Survey results 2011 (Members Only)
- Sample: Visitor Information Sheet (Members Only)