Follow these links to access the documents indicated:

• 2011... supplemental tribute to Shirley Roberts
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014... supplemental financial statement, membership flyer and Lights Out poster
• 2015... supplemental summary of Kelly Shires donations
• 2016
• 2017
• 2019
• 2020... includes merged supplemental files
• 2021...  Link here to meeting slide deck... and please also link here to the official Meeting Minutes
• 2022
• 2023 ... Draft Minutes, to be approved at the AGM 2024

Follow these links to access the documents indicated:

• June 2008
• June 2009
• June 2010
• June 2011
• August 2012
• August 2013
• August 2014
• August 2015
• August 2016

Click on the image to the right to access and/or download the full PDF file.

Township of Muskoka Lakes: Code of Conduct

• Township of Muskoka Lakes Bylaw Enforcement

2022 is a municipal election year... make these next two an election issue!!  Muskoka Lakes does not have anything similar... 

• Township Lake of Bays: Noise Bylaw (2021)
• Township Lake of Bays: Short Term Rental Bylaw (2021)

For many cottagers a Muskoka summer is a short, action packed six or eight weeks of waterfront bliss. It is a time to be active, spend time with family and above all, have a good time. In our desire to have the best summer ever, our judgement of appropriate and considerate behaviour can sometimes get a little off track. For that reason, the MLA has developed a Good Neighbour Code.

We know full well that most of us already subscribe to these common-sense behaviours but often guests or renters may not be aware of some of our historical Muskoka etiquette.

Click on the image or link here to open the document.

As Bass Lake gets busier, and with more and more rentals bringing boaters who are unfamiliar with the lake, it is imperative that everyone out on the water minds the customary 'traffic patterns' and pays close attention to the boating activity around them at all times.

• Wakeboats, when in wake mode, are please asked to boat only out in the middle of the large bay in order to minimise the impact of their wake.
• Reminder to all to pay special attention to non-motorised vessels - i.e. canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and boats - and to avoid swamping them.
• Jet skis are reminded to please stay away from boats pulling skiers and/or tubers... and to  not jump the wake behind boats that are towing such.
• Reminder that no one under the age of 16 is legally allowed to operate a personal watercraft - i.e. jet ski - under any circumstances.

If you need a refresher on safe boating practices and expectations, you can use this link to access the Transport Canada Safe Boating Guide online.

• You can also download a PDF copy of it here.

Click on the image to the right to access and/or download the full PDF file.

Click on the image to the right to access and/or download the full PDF file.

June 9 2021 – Update on proposed changes which would no longer recognize the “Rental Boat Safety Checklist” (RBSC) as a form of proof of operator competency:

• In late 2020 FOCA and others commented to Transport Canada (TC) (the regulatory body, who has their rules enforced in Ontario by OPP Marine unit) that a simple checklist did not suffice to ensure a renter was adequately prepared to safely operate a rental boat.
• Recognizing the ongoing concern about rental boat safety and renter competency, TC consultations were held via Let’s Talk Transportation, between November 12, 2020 and January 15, 2021. As a result of comments received, TC will NOT be rescinding the RBSC. A revised proposal is that anyone renting a PWC under the age of 25 must have a PCOC and cannot use the RBSC, but if supervised by someone 25 or older they can use the RBSC.
• There is currently no word of further details, or when these amendments would be officially posted. Stay tuned.

Complaints or concerns about safety should continue to be directed to your local OPP detachment.

FOCA and our members are saddened by recent tragic boating accidents on Ontario's waterways.

In the words of Provincial Marine Coordinator Sgt. Dave Moffatt, the 2021 season has been "terrible".

Please see an important video message from Sgt. Moffatt, posted to our webpage: https://foca.on.ca/safe-boating/

• This webpage contains a wealth of additional resources about everything there is to know about boating safety.
• Read, and share widely.

Following a sharp increase in areas affected by Gypsy moth in Ontario during 2020, there have been many questions about Gypsy moth, its impacts in our area, and what can be done to control it.

The Georgian Bay Biosphere has created an information package that aims to provide answers to some of these questions.

• LINK HERE to access a Gypsy Moth information package
• The document includes timelines for strategies we can take as individual property owners to minimise the populations of our own properties.