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ADVOCACYFOCArepresentstheinterestsofwaterfrontpropertyowners.FOCAalsoactsasaconduitonmanyimportantpublicpolicyissuesbecauseourmembersareanintegralpartoftheruralcommunity.FOCAspeaksoutabouthottopicsandpromptsourmemberstodothesametomaketheirvoicesheardatalllevelsofgovernment.EachofourmembersconcernsisdiverseandspecificyetFOCAremainsnon-partisaninoureffortstoinformgoodpublicpolicy.FOCAworkscollaborativelywithgovernmentscientistsandotherstakeholdergroupsincludingtheStewardshipNetworkofOntarioandtheDorsetEnvironmentalScienceCentreoftheMinistryoftheEnvironmentamongcountlessothers.FOCAiscommittedtoavisionofthewaterfrontenvironmentthatisthrivingandsustainableforourfamiliesandourcommunitiesforallofKinmountParkEstatesAssoc.KiowanaBeachAssoc.KnowltonLakeCottagersAssoc.KoshlongLakeAssoc.KushogLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.KushogMountainRoadAssoc.LakeBernardPropertyOwnersAssoc.LakeClearPropertyOwnersAssoc.LakeEffinghamCottagersAssoc.LakeEugeniaPropertyOwnersAssoc.Inc.LakeJosephNorthAssoc.LakeKashagawigamogOrganizationLakeKasshabogResidentsAssoc.LakeLouisaPropertyOwnersAssoc.LakeManitouAreaAssoc.LakeofBaysAssoc.LakeoftheWoodsDistrictPropertyOwnersAssoc.LakeRosseauNorthAssoc.LakeTalonConservationAssoc.LakeWahnapitaeHomeandCampersAssoc.LakeWaseosaRatepayersAssoc.LakeWeslemkoonConservationAssoc.LakeWilbermereLandOwnersAssoc.LakeviewParkCottagersAssoc.LangLakeCottagersAssoc.Inc.LarrogerMuskokaRoadLtd.LauCampInc.LeaskBayShoresCottagersAssoc.LeechLakeCottagersAssoc.LeonardLakeStakeholdersAssoc.LimerickWaterwaysRatepayersAssoc.LipsyLakeCottageAssoc.LittleGlamorCottagersAssoc.LittlePikeBayResidentsAssoc.LittleSilverRainbowLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.LivingstoneLakeAssoc.LonaCottagersAssoc.LongLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.LongLakeLoucksLakeCottageOwnersAssoc.LongPointResidentsAssoc.Inc.LonghornConservationAssoc.LongsLakeRoadCottagersAssoc.LoonandGrassLakeCottageAssoc.LoonandTurtleLakesLoonBayRoadAssoc.LoonLakePropertyOwnersAssoc.LooncallLakeCottagersAssoc.LovesickLakeAssoc.MacGregorPointCottagersAssoc.MadawaskaClubatGoHomeBayMagnatawanPioneerAssoc.MalachiCampersAssoc.MalcolmArdochLandownersAssoc.ThebridgebetweenpOntario.Webelieveinlong-termsciencethatinformspolicyandthatcanhelpprotectwaterfromthecumulativeeffectsofmultiplestressors.WeareworkingtoachieveacommunitynetworkforinformedhealthyandsafelivingacrosstheOntariowaterfront.Forover50yearslocalgroupshavetakentheirfutureintotheirownhandswiththehelpofFOCA.Inanincreasinglycomplicatedworldtheneedtoworktogetherhasneverbeengreater.Formoreaboutourcurrentfilesvisitwww.foca.on.caHot_TopicsFOCAisaproudmemberofNorthAmericanLakeManagementSocietyOntarioOn-SiteWastewaterAssociationStewardshipNetworkofOntarioOntarioBiodiversityCouncilLivingLakesCanadaCanadianFreshwaterAllianceOntarioWaterConservationAlliancePhotostopEx-RIMCEOJimBalsilliefarleftjoinedTerryReesandahundredothercommunityleaderstostrategizeToronto2012.ImageCourtesySustainabilityNetworkmiddleBoardMemberKarlFiandercentreleftrepresentedFOCAattheParliamentHillrallyinsupportoftheSavetheExperimentalLakesAreapetitionOttawaSeptember2012bottomTerryReesofFOCAspokeattheMuskokaStewardshipConferenceLivewithNatureBracebridgeApril2012