Chandos Lake Fire Preparedness Plan Update

Dear Subscribers, As most of you know, since last fall we have been working on a plan to organize a cottagers’ wildfire response through the lake association. The plan was fairly ambitious, and was modeled on what other lake associations have done. We did do a limited survey of followers of this blog and theContinue reading “Chandos Lake Fire Preparedness Plan Update”

Muskoka Report Card 2023

Hi all Chandos Folk, The Muskoka Watershed Report Card, produced every five years by the Muskoka Watershed Council, scientifically assesses Muskoka’s watershed health. It educates residents and decision-makers about water and land conditions, enabling sustainable practices to bolster the strength of our remarkable natural environment. This is essential for our way of life and economy.Continue reading “Muskoka Report Card 2023”

Fire Preparedness Results

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this informal survey. We have received 21 responses to our Fire Preparedness Survey….. Here are the more significant results: This is a very small survey, and maybe, as has been suggested, we should put it to the membership as a whole?  But certainly there is an overwhelmingContinue reading “Fire Preparedness Results”

An Invite to CLPOA Environment Planning Meeting – Wally’s Pub

Dear Subscribers, I wish to advise you of an upcoming planning meeting of the CLPOA Environment Committee to be held at Wally’s Pub at 9:30 in the morning, Friday, May 31, 2024. If you have an interest in the environment and “love your lake”, perhaps you might attend and see what it is all about.Continue reading “An Invite to CLPOA Environment Planning Meeting – Wally’s Pub”

New Report from Trent University (TARP) on Water Quality in the Kawartha Lakes

The Trent Kawartha Highlands Water Quality Report 2024 is now available on the Chandossier Site. It is an exceptionally good report, very readable, and gives comparative data on the following lakes: The full report can be found here. There is a short primer to help interpret the data in the report. This is an extremelyContinue reading “New Report from Trent University (TARP) on Water Quality in the Kawartha Lakes”