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Association Toolkit
- Shoreline Owner’s Guide
- Lake Associations: a video
- FOCA in the News: The importance of cottage associations in Muskoka (Aug. 2017)
- FOCA Fall Seminar 2015 – post-event Summary & Slides (Members only)
- Sustainability goals for the world – and for our lakes
- Lake Plan Survey 2014 Results (Members only)
- Incorporated Association Filing Requirements (Members only)
- The Role of Lake Associations – by FOCA, in the NALMS “LakeLine” (Summer 2014)
- Starting and Building an Effective Lake/Road Association (not yet a member? contact us!)
- Emergency response in remote areas – be prepared
- Articles, Tips, Fact Sheets, Videos and other Resources
- Invasive Species Guide
- Citizen Science – An Overview
- Citizen Science Matters: A Video
- Lake Planning Handbook – OVERVIEW
- Fall Seminar 2017 – Event Summary (Members Only)
- Volunteers Needed!
- FOCA in the News: The importance of cottage associations in Muskoka (Aug. 2017)
- Finding & Engaging Younger Volunteers
Lake Environments
- Salt in our freshwater systems
- Eutrophication: an introduction
- Climate Change Concerns
- FOCA at NALMS Symposium November 2016
- FOCA in the News: Voices for Canadian Science Communication (Oct.2016)
- Program: Mapping Multiple Stressors on Inland Lakes
- Cumulative impacts on water
- New Report – Water Quality in Ontario
- 10 years on: Lake Simcoe Protection Act a model to follow
- Fishing Guides and Regulations
- Spongy (LDD) Moth
- IsampleON
- Invasive Species – OVERVIEW
- Asian Carps – OVERVIEW
- Invasive Species Guide
- OPP Marine Patrols & Invasive Species
- Hydro One Activities & Invasive Species
- Ontario Parks & Invasive Species
- Bell Canada Marine Activities & Invasive Species
- FOCA in the News: Ontario Partners Fight Against Invasive Species
- High Water – Flood events in cottage country
- Great Lakes Strategy and Action – OVERVIEW
- Water Management Plans
- Climate Change Concerns
- Spring Water flows update – from Parks Canada Ontario Waterways Unit
- 2015 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes
- TSW and Rideau Canal – Water Management Updates
- Low Water – OVERVIEW
- 2014 Annual RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Report
Political Affairs
- Electricity Pricing
- FOCA in the News: Electricity Costs (Mar.2017)
- FOCA in the News: Rising Electricity Costs (Feb.2017)
- Challenges for Ontario’s electrical utilities
- Hydro One – Investigation by Ontario’s Ombudsman
- Electricity pricing: Tips and Tools
- Hydro One Privatization and more
- Ongoing Hydro One Billing Problems: Ombudsman
- Electricity Rate Decisions Imminent
- Decision on Hydro One’s 2015-2019 Distribution Rates Application
- Navigable Waters Protection Act – OVERVIEW
- Environmental Bill of Rights
- Water Management Plans
- Permits for Shoreline Work / Crown Land – OVERVIEW
- Nuclear Waste Management
- Is Ontario prepared for a nuclear emergency?
- New Canadian ban on asbestos
- Review of OMB underway
- New Report – Water Quality in Ontario
- Recognizing the “value of water”
- Raise Your Political Voice – Tips from FOCA
- Bill 132 Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019
- Provincial Government
- Municipal Partners & FOCA
- Municipal Government Partners
- Ontario Provincial Election
- Land Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) replaces OMB
- Federal Election 2019
- Environmental priorities in your municipality
- Liberal letter to Canada’s public servants
- Great Lakes Strategy and Action – OVERVIEW
- Nuclear Waste Management
- 10 years on: Lake Simcoe Protection Act a model to follow
- Microplastics at ‘alarming levels’ in Canadian lakes and rivers
- Slow progress on Great Lakes Toxins
- Great Lakes Environmental Research
- Radioactive Waste storage in the Great Lakes basin
- New Great Lakes Protection Act, 2015 APPROVED
- New call for action: Lake of the Woods
- New Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement!
- Land Use Planning – Overview
- Approving Green Energy Projects – OVERVIEW
- Nuclear Waste Management
- Review of OMB underway
- Dock Permits issue & Municipal authority over boathouses
- New Streamlined Land Use Planning and Appeals
- 10 years on: Lake Simcoe Protection Act a model to follow
- Sustainability goals for the world – and for our lakes
- SLAPP – Protecting Public Participation
- Using our forest resources sustainably – get involved!
- How to challenge your property assessment
- FOCA in the News: Real Estate fixes could hurt cottagers (April 2017)
- FOCA in the News: Property Assessments released (April 2016)
- 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
- FOCA and Property Tax – OVERVIEW
Safety & Risk Management
- Emergency response in remote areas – be prepared
- Weather Extremes / Emergency Preparedness OVERVIEW
- High Water – Flood events in cottage country
- New Air Quality Notifications
- Cottage Safety Tips from FOCA and IBC, May 2015
- Spring Water flows update – from Parks Canada Ontario Waterways Unit
- 2015 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes
- Earth is warming – Canada investing in mitigation
- FOCA asks questions about community Emergency Preparedness
- Personal Emergency Preparedness Tips – A Presentation to FOCA by Emergency Management Ontario PDF
- A FOCA benefit: Cottage First!
- Why is Risk Management important?
- Insurance & Risk Management Overview
- FOCA Risk Management Manual (MEMBERS ONLY)
- Personal Emergency Preparedness Tips – A Presentation to FOCA by Emergency Management Ontario PDF
- FOCA Cottage Insurance Program
- FOCA Association Liability Program
- Shoal Marking – Risk Management Considerations
- Is your cottage covered against fires?
Waterfront Living
- Managing Your Waterfront Property in a Changing Climate
- Climate Change Concerns
- Spring Water flows update – from Parks Canada Ontario Waterways Unit
- Climate Change Consultations for Ontario
- Earth is warming – Canada investing in mitigation
- Climate Change News – cottage country & the loon
- Climate Change – News and Resources, Media
- New Climate Change / Trout Research
- Short-Term Rental
- Utilities & Rural Services – OVERVIEW
- Electricity Pricing
- Waterfront Property Owners and Rural Economic Development
- Sample: Visitor Information Sheet OVERVIEW
- Approving Green Energy Projects – OVERVIEW
- Radon in your Home – Be aware
- Electricity pricing: Tips and Tools
- Removing underwater electrical cables? You asked – Hydro One answered
- Ontario’s largest rural broadband network
- Septic Systems – OVERVIEW
- Cottage Country Septic Systems: A Video
- FOCA in the News: Appeal to Environment Commissioner for Building Code Review
- Septage Management Plans
- FOCA in the News: Septic systems and septage
- FOCA in the News: Septic Discharge Letter to MOECC
- Sustainability goals for the world – and for our lakes
- Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report
- Are you septic system savvy? (Media Release, Sept. 2014)
- Water Wells – OVERVIEW