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Association Toolkit
- National Observer offer for FOCA Members
- Action First Aid – AED Offer for FOCA Members
- DockinaBox – Offer for FOCA Members
- CSBC Benefit: Coleman discount for FOCA members
- A FOCA benefit: Cottage First!
- Genesis Integration offer: Teleconference Rate for FOCA Members
- Canadian Canoe Museum – Special Offer
- Cottage Life Magazine – an offer for FOCA members
- Shoreline Owner’s Guide to Healthy Waterfronts
- 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!)
- Citizen Science – An Overview
- Invasive Species Guide
- Citizen Science Matters: A Video
- Lake Planning Handbook – OVERVIEW
- Fall Seminar 2017 – Event Summary (Members Only)
- Blog: Volunteers Needed!
- FOCA in the News: The importance of cottage associations in Muskoka (Aug. 2017)
- Blog: Finding & Engaging Younger Volunteers
- Articles, Tips, Fact Sheets, Videos and other Resources
- FOCA Fall Seminar 2016 – Event Summary (Members Only)
Lake Environments
- Climate Change Concerns
- FOCA at NALMS Symposium November 2016
- Eutrophication: an introduction
- 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
- 5 years on: Lake Simcoe Act a model to follow
- Fish Habitat/Guide to Eating Ontario Fish
- Declining calcium is harming native crayfish
- Invasive Species – OVERVIEW
- Invasive Species Guide
- FOCA Aquatic Invasive Species Program
- FOCA in the News: Ontario Partners Fight Against Invasive Species
- Ontario Parks & Invasive Species
- Hydro One Marine Activities & Invasive Species
- Bell Canada Marine Activities & Invasive Species
- Asian Carp – OVERVIEW
- OPP Marine Patrols & Invasive Species
- Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention & Monitoring Program – Volunteer Resources
- FOCA and Lake Stewardship – OVERVIEW
- 2018 FOCA Lake Stewards Newsletter
- Citizen Science – An Overview
- Shoreline Owner’s Guide to Healthy Waterfronts
- FOCA Aquatic Invasive Species Program
- Blue-green Algae – Know it and report it
- 2017 FOCA Lake Stewards Newsletter
- Climate Change Concerns
- About the Lakeland Alliance
- FOCA at NALMS Symposium November 2016
- High Water – Flood events in cottage country
- Climate Change Concerns
- Water Management Plans still in limbo
- 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
- Great Lakes Strategy and Action – OVERVIEW
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
- Environmental Bill of Rights
- Permits for Shoreline Work / Crown Land – OVERVIEW
- Nuclear storage at Chalk River
- Is Ontario prepared for a nuclear emergency?
- New Canadian ban on asbestos
- Water Management Plans still in limbo
- Review of OMB underway
- New Report – Water Quality in Ontario
- Recognizing the “value of water”
- Microplastics at ‘alarming levels’ in Canadian lakes and rivers
- Federal Election 2019
- Provincial Government
- Municipal Partners & FOCA
- Ontario Municipal Elections
- Ontario Provincial Election
- Land Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) replaces OMB
- Raise Your Political Voice – Tips from FOCA
- Municipal Government Partners
- Environmental priorities in your municipality
- Liberal letter to Canada’s public servants
- Nuclear storage at Chalk River
- 5 years on: Lake Simcoe 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!
- Health threat of plastic beads in soaps
- Approving Green Energy Projects – OVERVIEW
- Land Use Planning – OVERVIEW
- Nuclear storage at Chalk River
- Review of OMB underway
- Dock Permits issue & Municipal authority over boathouses
- New Streamlined Land Use Planning and Appeals
- 5 years on: Lake Simcoe 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!
- 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
- How to challenge your property assessment
- FOCA’s Property Tax Position – OVERVIEW
Safety & Risk Management
- High Water – Flood events in cottage country
- Weather Extremes / Emergency Preparedness OVERVIEW
- New Air Quality Notifications
- Cottage Safety Tips from FOCA and IBC, May 2015
- Emergency response in remote areas – be prepared
- 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
- Insurance & Risk Management Overview
- A FOCA benefit: Cottage First!
- 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
- Why is Risk Management important?
- Is your cottage covered against fires?
Waterfront Living
- Boating – OVERVIEW
- Bell Canada Marine Activities & Invasive Species
- Watch Your Wake
- OPP Marine Patrols & Invasive Species
- Boating Safety is everybody’s business
- Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species (article, Summer 2014)
- OPP: Operation “Dry Water”
- Boating 2014 – early season concerns
- Funding for Local Boating Safety
- 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
- Electricity Pricing
- Sample: Visitor Information Sheet OVERVIEW
- Approving Green Energy Projects – OVERVIEW
- Waterfront Property Owners and Rural Economic Development
- Responsible Cottage Rental
- Utilities & Rural Services – 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