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WINTER 2012 - BIRD FEEDER BULLIES
Question: Do birdfeeders encourage non-native bird species? During winter, pigeons, starlings and crows scare off the other species at the bird feed....
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WINTER 2012 - ATTENTION BOATERS: THERE ARE CHANGES IN APPLYING FOR A PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE
Did you know that any pleasure craft powered by one or more motors adding up to 10 hp (7.5 kW) or more must have a valid licence? A pleasure craft lic....
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WINTER 2012 - AN UPDATE FROM HYDRO ONE
In early 2011, FOCA wrote to the President/CEO of Hydro One Inc., outlining our concerns about the higher costs of the “seasonal” rate class which is....
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WINTER 2012 - HOW MAKE YOUR GARDEN A COLD-WEATHER REFUGE
Winter imposes demanding energy requirements on resident birds. When resources are limited, a little love from your backyard can go a long way to help....
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WINTER 2012 - FOCA INSURANCE PROGRAMS
All members of your lake or road association qualify for membership benefits. One of the most valuable is access to special insurance options. For ove....
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WINTER 2012 - CONTAINER BUILDING LOOKING MORE LIKE HOME
LOOKING FORWARD. This drawing represents what the Ontario Street site in Burk's Falls is planned to look like once all three phases are complete. BUR....
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WINTER 2012 - MARSH HALL TALES
Thanks go to Peter Marshall, Marshall Island, creator and donor of our “Marsh Hall Tales.” They are fabulous! We will all be watching to see this ka....
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FALL 2011 - STRENGTH OF ICE
In case you are venturing out on the ice this winter, here’s the info you need to know! This information is for clear, blue ice on lakes. Reduce stre....
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FALL 2011 - “THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ME!”
In the past year a couple of businesses and a fellow cottager in the area have lost their homes to devastating fires. Question: If you were on the lak....
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SPRING 2011 - OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST
There are several articles of interest that would not fit into the last two issues of our newsletter, so rather than just drop them unnoticed, you wil....
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SPRING 2011 - HANDING DOWN THE COTTAGE, Part 2 of 2
Taxation of a capital gain is part of any investment that increases in value when it is sold. And a cottage is no exception. When you decide to transf....
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SPRING 2011 - MARSH HALL TALES
Thanks go to Peter Marshall, Marshall Island, creator and donor of our “Marsh Hall Tales.” They are fabulous!....
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SPRING 2011 - THE HILLS ARE ALIVE - LIFE'S a SCREAM on MiDLOTHIAN ROAD!
It’s not every day you come across a field full of sculptures – especially giant, concrete screaming heads. Monstrous heads, hands, trees and horses....
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SPRING 2011 - GIANT HOGWEED
You may have noticed the influx of these flowers/weeds this summer along the sides of the highways and roadsides. Here’s the scoop – they are not as....
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SPRING 2011 - STOPPING THE ASIAN CARP INVASION
Hulking invasive fish with voracious appetites are striking at the threshold of the Great Lakes as U.S. and Canadian officials scramble to keep them o....
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SPRING 2011 - CANADA GEESE - HOW TO KEEP THEM OFF YOUR PROPERTY
Each year thousands of Canada Geese descent on us. How distressing to walk down to your dock and ...SLIP right through that sticky, slippery goose po....
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SPRING 2011 - CWA’s WEBSITE FIRE METRE
On the home page of Lake Cecebe’s website, you will notice the following under the fire metre: Current Forest Fire Hazard Rating for the municipalitie....
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WINTER 2011 - A JACK DANIELS FISHING STORY
I went fishing this morning, but after a short time I ran out of worms. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a cottonmouth with a frog in his mout....
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WINTER 2011 - HANDING DOWN THE COTTAGE, Part 1 of 2
Before the tax and legal issues of handing down the cottage, there are the family wishes. Family members have different wants and needs. There is a di....
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WINTER 2011 - CATHY HAS A FAN!
Letter to the Editor, Almaguin News, December 2, 2010 “This is the only way I can think of to thank “Cathy from Magnetawan” for all the photographs th....
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WINTER 2011 - 10-DIGIT DIALING HAS COME TO THE ALMAGUIN AREA
As of January 15, 2011 ten (10) digit dialing has come to Almaguin, and along with it is the new area code 249. This new 10 digit dialing is because....
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WINTER 2011 - MEMORIES OF OUR LAKE CECEBE ASSOCIATION
Willa and I had volunteered to help at the Magnetawan Agricultural Society Fair Day for five or six years with my brother, Ray, and his wife, Ellen.....
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SUMMER 2010 - SET YOUR COTTAGE UP FOR A SAFE OFF-SEASON
Swimming in the lake and playing cards with the family on a rainy day. Cottage memories are fresh in our minds, but with the kids back at school and t....
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SUMMER 2010 - AT LEAST YOUR HAMMOCK IS SAFE
With Kindles getting cheaper, e-books outselling paper ones, and provincial parks going Wi-Fi, it's been a brutal summer for the dog-eared beach read.....
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SUMMER 2010 - NEW CPR EASIER TO LEARN, REMEMBER AND PERFORM
When an adult has a sudden cardiac arrest, his or her survival depends greatly on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Unfortunately, less th....
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SUMMER 2010 - GRADY’S PADDLE FOR SICK KIDS
Many thanks to the volunteers who assisted at the fund raising project for Sick Children’s Hospital Foundation. Kudos especially for the Weavers, the....
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SUMMER 2010 - COTTAGE LIFE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT OF $5K for CWA in 2011?
The Lake Cecebe and Waterways Board of Directors is looking for your ideas!!!! We would like to submit a proposal next spring to obtain a “Cottage Lif....
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SPRING 2010 - GET YOUR PLEASURE CRAFT CARD HERE
April 29, 2010 PARRY SOUND - This summer, in order to take a boat on any Canadian lakes, operators are required to hold a Pleasure Craft Operator Car....
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WINTER 2010 - THE SURPRISING HEALTH BENEFITS OF FAMILY DINNERS
(NC)—Parents are bombarded with information about how to raise healthy kids, but the simple answer might be lying on their kitchen table. The benefit....
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WINTER 2010 - SLOW DANCE
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight Or gazed at....
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WINTER 2010 - ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE?
(NC)—Are you up for a challenge? How about sparing a dollar? Karl Enns wants to know. At a first glance, he may look like just another ordinary guy;....
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WINTER 2010 - CGA ONTARIO HOSTS A ONE-HOUR ACCOUNTING CONTEST
(NC)—This skill testing online accounting contest is comprised of 100 multiple choice financial accounting questions, offering $50,000 in cash prizes,....
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WINTER 2010 - HANDING DOWN THE FAMILY COTTAGE
The lake, the loons, the lazy hazy days. Nothing conjures up memories of summer bliss like the cottage. So it's not hard to see how trying to find a f....
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WINTER 2010 - DEATH ON A PAINTED LAKE: THE TOM THOMSON TRAGEDY
Tom Thomson, one of Canada’s most influential painters of the 20th-century, was last seen alive around mid-day, July 8, 1917, when setting out alone a....
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WINTER 2010 - IS YOUR TEEN LOSING INTEREST IN THE COTTAGE?
“I’m bored”…. “There’s nothing to do” ….. “I want to stay in the city” Has your teen started this yet? What do you do when your teen starts lo....
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SUMMER 2009 - COMMON CAMP CRITTERS
"Hunters will tell you that a moose is a wily and ferocious forest creature. Nonsense. A moose is a cow drawn by a three-year old." Bill Bryson, A Wa....
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SUMMER 2009 - RULES FOR FLYING THE CANADIAN FLAG
Many cottages proudly fly the Canadian flag – some leave it up all year round, while others hoist it to signify that they are in residence. The protoc....
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SUMMER 2009 - SWIMMER’S ITCH (www.swimmersitch.org)
Swimmer's itch is a dermatitis that develops on parts of the body that have been exposed to lake water containing certain larval forms of flatworms. R....
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SUMMER 2009 - BOATING REGULATIONS
Recreational boating is a favourite pastime in Canada with between seven and nine million people enjoying Canadian waterways each year. Sadly, not eve....
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