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Burnt-McGridge-McLeodCottageAssoc.CalabogieEstatesCameronLakeSouthShoreCottageAssoc.CanningLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.Inc.CasselsAdjoiningLakesAssoc.CataractRiverRoadAssoc.CatchacomaCottagersAssoc.CavendishCommunityRatepayersAssoc.CecebeWaterwaysAssoc.CedarLakeCottageAssoc.CedarShoreCottagersAssoc.CedarplankCottageAssoc.CedarwoodLaneCottageAssoc.CedarwoodsParkAssoc.CentreIpperwashCommunityAssoc.ChandosLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.ChimoParkCottagersCorp.ChristieBeachCottageOwnersAssoc.ChristieLakeAssoc.Inc.ChubLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.ClearLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.ClearLakeStewardshipAssoc.ClearwaterBeachRatepayersAssoc.ClearwaterLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.CoalitionforEquitableWaterFlowCoeIslandLakeRoadAssoc.ConstantLakeSouthShoreRoadAssoc.CooksRoadMaintenanceAssoc.CoonsPointCottagersAssoc.CordovaLakeCottageAssoc.CountryLaneCottagersCoutnacBeachPropertyOwnersAssoc.CraneLakeAssoc.CrawfordLakeRoadAssoc.CrescentDriveRoadAssoc.CrescentHarbourAssoc.CroweLakeWaterwayAssoc.Inc.CrozierLakeAssoc.CrystalLakeCottagersAssoc.DargavelRoadLand-OwnersAssoc.DeerBayReachPropertyOwnersAssoc.DeerBayReachWestCottagersAssoc.DeerLakeNarrowsRoadAssoc.DennaLakeCottagersAssoc.DenneLanePrivateRoadDesbaratsLakeAssoc.2DevilsLakeCottagerAssoc.DeweysIslandPropertyOwnersAssoc.DogtoothLakeCottagersAssoc.DragLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.DriftwoodCottageAssoc.Inc.DuckLakeCottagersAssoc.DunchurchEstatesCottagersAssoc.HereinourfirstYearinReviewpublicationitseemstimelytoreflectuponallthatFOCAhasaccomplishedonbehalfofwaterfrontpropertyownersduringthepastfivedecades.In1963asmallgroupofcottageownersunitedasaprovincialorganizationthathasgrownintoapowerhouserepresenting50000familiesacrossOntario.Theissueshaveevolvedovertimebutthemotivationremainsthesametoprotectourwaterfrontsandfreshwaterresourcesforourkidsandfortheirkids.Duringthe1980sFOCAfoughthardforgovernmentactionontheissueofacidrainandlobbiedtostoptheuseoftoxicDombindasaroad-dustsuppressant.SincethenFOCAhassecuredthevotingrightsofwaterfrontpropertyownersintheircottageridingsandbroughttheattentionoftheProvincialAuditorandtheProvincialOmbudsmantotheshortcomingsofOntariospropertytaxationsystem.ThefightforfairtaxationunderWRAFTnowcontinuesunderFOCA.FOCAdevelopedaboatinghazardmarkerprogramapprovedbyTransportCanadaandputtogetherthemostcomprehensiverisk-managementprogramforvolunteersinruralenvironmentalgroupsthroughtheFOCAInsuranceProgram.In2012FOCAspokeoutagainstthefederalandprovincialomnibusbillsthatguttedprotectionforourfisheriesandfishhabitat.Thisyearalsosawresolutioninfavouroflandownersrightsduringclaim-stakingafteradecadeofbehind-the-scenesworkontheMiningActbyFOCAandothers.OurimportanteffortscontinueontheAlgonquinLandClaimwhichaffectsmanyofourmembersineasternOntario.Inadditiontoadvocacyeffortseducationandcommunicationremaincentraltoourmandate.OverthepastdecadeFOCAcreatedtheaward-winningLakePlanningHandbookforcommunityplanninganddeliveredface-to-facestewardshipsupporttolandownersacrosswaterfrontOntariothroughtheDocktalkprogram.Forover30yearsFOCAsLakeStewardshavebeenatthecoreoftheLakePartnerProgramtheworldslargestfreshwatervolunteermonitoringprogram.TheworkcontinuesandwiththesupportofwaterfrontpropertyownersandothersFOCAwillcontinuetoleadtheefforttowardsasustainablefreshwaterfutureforOntario.TerryReesExecutiveDirectorAlegacyofleadership