Association Annual General Meeting April 16, 2019 Presidents Report - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Whiteshell Cottagers Association Annual General Meeting

April 16, 2019 President’s Report

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What’s happened since the last AGM?

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The NWFD Survey

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The Debate:

From Probe Research Survey

The NWFD Survey

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The NWFD Survey

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The NWFD Survey

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Next steps

• Meeting on April 17th with North Whiteshell Business

Owners Assoc. to garner support

• Early May meeting with RM of Reynolds to explore any

partnership ideas/possibilities

• The committee is still very much in exploration stages.

There is much work to do and we are likely a few years away from reality if we forge ahead

• Challenges continue to be in recruitment of qualified

volunteers both for the Dept. itself, as well as Committee members

CN Rail derailment clean-up:

• A high risk learning experience - helped cement working

Relationship with PPSD

• Clean-up Efficacy / closure report of July, 2018

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Nora Lake: Jan 7th – 2018

Nora Lake Cottages Marsh drains into lake Nickel sulphide spill

Water Level Management

Dredging of the East boathouse access channel on Falcon Lake South Shore completed – West access channel scheduled for 2019. Both are Prerequisite to management

• f the Lake level within historic range

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Water Level Management

Caddy Lake discharge upgrade – awaiting technical review by MI (2 years overdue)

9 West weir 80 to 90 ft wide East weir 50 to 60 ft wide. CN tunnel CP tunnel

Water Level Management

• Betula Lake – Survey of cottagers May 2019;
• Upgrade Options: awaiting technical review by MI (1 year overdue)

10 “Dry” Weir 120 ft wide “Wet” Weir 100 ft wide

Black Algae

Water Level Management

Star Lake boat launch upgrade scheduled for 2019

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Nutimik Lake boat launch dredging – still pending

WCA Communications

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• Echo published 5 times per year
• Regular email blasts – make sure we

have your email address!

• The website has had 3,500 unique

visitors in the past 3 months.

• Follow us on Facebook for great

features including news, safety information, ideas, stories, events and posts every day!

• Our new Instagram feed is all about

the beauty of the Whiteshell and the people that love it #whiteshellcottagers

https://whiteshellcottagers.com/

New New

Launch of Marketing Initiative

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• Increased presence in the WPP Community
• Develop Signage – WCA specific or Joint

with PPSD

• Grow membership from 2018 level – 2019

is up 3.6% to date

Member Discounts

• ABC Fire & Safety
• Ace Boater Operator

Course

• Cabela’s
• CDC Computers
• Cottage Life Magazine
• Mark’s Work

Wearhouse

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WCA members are eligible for discounts at an increasing number of businesses

• Oak, Ash and Thorn

Climbing Arborists

• Plesia Insurance

Brokers

• Robinson Bath Centre
• Star Building Materials

Ltd.

• Total Lighting

New New

Planned and/or expected progress - 2019

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• 1. NWFD: Completion of Feasibility Study focusing
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• Adequacy of volunteers
• Distribution of Service Depots
• Business model & Viability Assessment
• 2. Caddy Lake water level management
• 3 or 4 way joint effort to resolve river flow

constraint(s)

Planned and/or expected progress - 2019

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• 3. Betula Lake: water level management
• Complete level survey and initiate

planning for weir upgrading;

• 4. Sustain efforts to launch an Invasive Species

Program

• a. Launch Purple Loosestrife eradication

program; and

• b. Foster development of a Caragana

Control program within PPSD.

Planned and/or expected progress - 2019

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• 5. Parks and Infrastructure Budgets
• Continue to press for increased

maintenance / reconstruction expenditures on local service (cottage access) roadways;

• Continue to advise PPSD and the Minister
• f our highest priority projects and the

urgency for their funding.

How did we do?

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