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NEWSLETTERS |
Christmas 2007 UpdateBy Dave Lemkay, President Hello GLPOA
Members: This year at
Golden Lake it's a "white Christmas" - there is a considerable
amount of snow on the roofs, and with temperatures warming, roof loads
might be significant. On a good news
front, we have been busy with cell phone tower activity. Building
permits have been let for three towers - one in Douglas, one near Rankin
and one near Wilber Lake. In
addition to local township council approval, Transport Canada has
approved these towers and we are optimistic that Bell Mobility will give
serious consideration to construction in 2008. Funding is the most
important element as we head into 2008.
We will be presenting another business case based upon the robust
response we got from about 2000 respondents to our Cell Phone Survey
during 2007. We thank you all for your participation. We have
completed our first full year of the waterway hazard marking with the
large orange buoys in the lake and orange and green channel markers in
the river. We have been on
a learning curve with this project and plan to contract out the
placement and maintenance of these markers in 2008.
Each site will be GPS identified and each buoy numbered to better
manage the system. The GPS
data will allow us to plot shoals on a virtual map on our website. Our Water
Quality Committee is working to establish benchmark values for
phosphorus and E.coli and invasive species.
We are presently working with our neighbours at Round Lake to
participate in a Renfrew Power Generation ice bonding study.
We are also supporting Lake Trout spawning research in Round Lake
to help us all understand optimal water levels.
We are applying with North Algona - Wilberforce Township for a
grant to install eco-friendly garbage receptacles at boat launch sites
this spring. We are committed
to another Pleasure Craft Operator's Course in July 2008. We
successfully "graduated" 80 students in the July 2007 course
in Killaloe and will offer it again. The 2009 deadline is looming so if
you haven't yet gotten your one-time card, keep this in mind. But enough of
the news - all of this information is on our web site at
www.goldenlake.info If you have any
questions, do not hesitate to send us an email now or any time in future
to info@goldenlake.info The three main
tenets of our association are: membership (to be able to have a strong
voice); water quality and safety; and communication.
Your executive is committed to working on your behalf on all
these fronts and in our three years, we have been able to accomplish
much. Your continued
support is important. We wish our
friends on Golden Lake and the Bonnechere River a very Happy Christmas
and good health in the New Year! Sincerely, Posted December 28, 2007 |
