The 2013 FOCA Year in Review has the overview you need to answer the question, "What does FOCA do?" Click below to access the digital version:
http://bit.ly/1rsQeqm FOCA
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Bugs at the Cottage
Everything you need to know about cottage bugs—and how to avoid them
Groceries stowed, kids in bed, you take a moment on the deck to enjoy a spectacular sunset. But…nearby, a female mosquito has detected your breath. And she’s not the only one. The bloodthirsty gang follows your carbon dioxide emissions to their source, forcing you to retreat inside with several itchy puncture wounds
Read the rest by clicking on the link
http://bit.ly/1lVq6Mt Cottage life
Some great information
Groceries stowed, kids in bed, you take a moment on the deck to enjoy a spectacular sunset. But…nearby, a female mosquito has detected your breath. And she’s not the only one. The bloodthirsty gang follows your carbon dioxide emissions to their source, forcing you to retreat inside with several itchy puncture wounds
Read the rest by clicking on the link
http://bit.ly/1lVq6Mt Cottage life
Some great information
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Special Updates for FOCA Members Elert
Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations
Special Updates for FOCA Members Elert
Hot Topics for 2014:
Looking for material for your local association meeting or upcoming newsletter?
Read the Event Summary and review the slide presentations from the 2014 FOCA Annual General Meeting and Spring Seminar, held March 1st in Toronto:
Looking for a speaker for your local association meeting?
Contact FOCA to be connected to the following partners who have offered some availability to attend local AGMs this summer:
Recent Survey Results: Cottage Country Waste Management
Thank you to all who participated in the January 2014 FOCA survey! Working with the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, we investigated challenges and barriers to waste management in rural municipalities across Ontario. Communication between residents and municipalities emerged as a key factor. Larger municipalities appear better-equipped to provide education or special disposal options for electronic waste, large furniture and more.
New FOCA Survey: Hot Topics for 2014 + Cottage Usage Trends
Please take a few minutes to participate in FOCA's latest survey by clicking this link:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/FOCAsurvey2014
The first half of the survey includes questions about the issues that may be facing your association this year. The second half has been generously sponsored by our corporate partners at Xplornet, to better understand how and when we use the cottage, and what role, if any, internet service plays in the mix.
Link to the Full Elert here
http://bit.ly/SeyLSz FOCA
Special Updates for FOCA Members Elert
Hot Topics for 2014:
Looking for material for your local association meeting or upcoming newsletter?
Read the Event Summary and review the slide presentations from the 2014 FOCA Annual General Meeting and Spring Seminar, held March 1st in Toronto:
Looking for a speaker for your local association meeting?
Contact FOCA to be connected to the following partners who have offered some availability to attend local AGMs this summer:
Recent Survey Results: Cottage Country Waste Management
Thank you to all who participated in the January 2014 FOCA survey! Working with the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, we investigated challenges and barriers to waste management in rural municipalities across Ontario. Communication between residents and municipalities emerged as a key factor. Larger municipalities appear better-equipped to provide education or special disposal options for electronic waste, large furniture and more.
New FOCA Survey: Hot Topics for 2014 + Cottage Usage Trends
Please take a few minutes to participate in FOCA's latest survey by clicking this link:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/FOCAsurvey2014
The first half of the survey includes questions about the issues that may be facing your association this year. The second half has been generously sponsored by our corporate partners at Xplornet, to better understand how and when we use the cottage, and what role, if any, internet service plays in the mix.
Link to the Full Elert here
http://bit.ly/SeyLSz FOCA
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Looking to spruce up your dock?
50 gorgeous products to help you deck out your dock
Looking to make your dock more that a place to tie your boat up? Take a look at products in the link below. I think there is something for everyone
http://bit.ly/1jfVy6j Cottage Life
Some great products/ideas for your Dock
Looking to make your dock more that a place to tie your boat up? Take a look at products in the link below. I think there is something for everyone
http://bit.ly/1jfVy6j Cottage Life
Some great products/ideas for your Dock
Monday, 26 May 2014
Looking to speed up your breakfast prep & cook time at the cottage?
20 breakfast hacks to make the most of your weekend
Fortunately, there are some genius breakfast hacks out there to make your mornings quick and tasty. To make long-weekend mornings at the cottage a cinch so you can find your beach, we’ve compiled 20 breakfast hacks that are easy to make and easier to enjoy
Click on the link below to go to the Cottage Life Blog
http://bit.ly/1orYClr Cottage Life
I love breakfast at the cottage
Fortunately, there are some genius breakfast hacks out there to make your mornings quick and tasty. To make long-weekend mornings at the cottage a cinch so you can find your beach, we’ve compiled 20 breakfast hacks that are easy to make and easier to enjoy
Click on the link below to go to the Cottage Life Blog
http://bit.ly/1orYClr Cottage Life
I love breakfast at the cottage
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Looking for a new Barbecue?
8 “if I won the lottery” barbecues
Everyone knows that you can have a perfectly fantastic cottage barbecue with your grampa’s rusty old charcoal kettle—you know, the grill that has long been equal parts metal and carbonized meat bits. But isn’t it nice to dream, just once in a while, about what you’d do with something that doesn’t have a badminton racquet for one of its legs.
http://bit.ly/1t5L13f Cottage Life
Some very nice units, I can dream.....
Everyone knows that you can have a perfectly fantastic cottage barbecue with your grampa’s rusty old charcoal kettle—you know, the grill that has long been equal parts metal and carbonized meat bits. But isn’t it nice to dream, just once in a while, about what you’d do with something that doesn’t have a badminton racquet for one of its legs.
http://bit.ly/1t5L13f Cottage Life
Some very nice units, I can dream.....
Critters cute, but conniving
Critters cute, but conniving
The trouble with chipmunks is they are unbelievably cute. It’s hard to paint them as villains when all you want to do is give them your peanuts. “Aw, look at that. It has three whole peanuts in its mouth. Let’s give it another one.” And off it scampers, leaving the peanut-less people folk with a sense of connecting to nature.
Read the rest at the link below
http://bit.ly/1plTYoT Orillia Packet and Times
The trouble with chipmunks is they are unbelievably cute. It’s hard to paint them as villains when all you want to do is give them your peanuts. “Aw, look at that. It has three whole peanuts in its mouth. Let’s give it another one.” And off it scampers, leaving the peanut-less people folk with a sense of connecting to nature.
Read the rest at the link below
http://bit.ly/1plTYoT Orillia Packet and Times
Saturday, 24 May 2014
Going to be at the cottage on Father's Day weekend, you might want to run over to Midland
Cottagers and chefs will face off at Midland’s Annual Butter Tart Festival and Contest
The Simcoe County town will host the second annual Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival and Contest along King Street on Saturday June 14, 2014 (which also happens to be Father’s Day weekend). More than 50,000 tarts will be on hand, baked by a mix of amateur and pro pastry chefs from across the province.
For more information click on the link below
http://bit.ly/1orWnyp Cottage Life
Sorry that I will not be at the cottage for that weekend
The Simcoe County town will host the second annual Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival and Contest along King Street on Saturday June 14, 2014 (which also happens to be Father’s Day weekend). More than 50,000 tarts will be on hand, baked by a mix of amateur and pro pastry chefs from across the province.
For more information click on the link below
http://bit.ly/1orWnyp Cottage Life
Sorry that I will not be at the cottage for that weekend
May FOCA Elert
Some of the highlights
Ontario Election 2014
FOCA wants you to VOTE on June 12th
The issues facing Ontario are significant and far-reaching, and it is incumbent upon all eligible voters to make an informed decision - and VOTE - in the June 12th Provincial election.
You only get one vote in the election, even if you have residences in more than one electoral district.
NOTE: FOCA requested clarification from Elections Ontario about whether you can choose to vote in your cottage district in the upcoming election.
Ontario Election 2014
FOCA wants you to VOTE on June 12th
The issues facing Ontario are significant and far-reaching, and it is incumbent upon all eligible voters to make an informed decision - and VOTE - in the June 12th Provincial election.
You only get one vote in the election, even if you have residences in more than one electoral district.
NOTE: FOCA requested clarification from Elections Ontario about whether you can choose to vote in your cottage district in the upcoming election.
The answer is, "yes," for some people, under certain conditions and with proper identification.
See the official response from the Chief Electoral Officer, and get more details about the vote here:
FOCA 2014 Elections webpage
FOCA Year in Review
Read the FOCA 2013 Year in Review publication for an overview of all the work FOCA does, and all the benefits of supporting FOCA.
Associations: please circulate this link to all your members, and remind them that they are FOCA members, too!
ONCA on hold
See the official response from the Chief Electoral Officer, and get more details about the vote here:
FOCA 2014 Elections webpage
FOCA Year in Review
Read the FOCA 2013 Year in Review publication for an overview of all the work FOCA does, and all the benefits of supporting FOCA.
Associations: please circulate this link to all your members, and remind them that they are FOCA members, too!
ONCA on hold
Since the call of the June 12 Provincial Election, Bill 85 and the technical amendments required to bring ONCA (the Ontario Non-Profit Corporations Act) into force is now dead in the water.
This means ONCA will not likely be proclaimed until after 2015, so FOCA associations will have plenty of time to get aligned with the new law.
FOCA and our partners at Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) will remain focused on the progress of this change in the law, which will affect all Ontario non-profit organizations. BLG and FOCA will be releasing further information about how to be prepared in the weeks and months to come.
And much much more read the full Elert at the link below
http://bit.ly/1t5H8va FOCA May 2014 Elert
This means ONCA will not likely be proclaimed until after 2015, so FOCA associations will have plenty of time to get aligned with the new law.
FOCA and our partners at Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) will remain focused on the progress of this change in the law, which will affect all Ontario non-profit organizations. BLG and FOCA will be releasing further information about how to be prepared in the weeks and months to come.
And much much more read the full Elert at the link below
http://bit.ly/1t5H8va FOCA May 2014 Elert
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Yard Waste Collection
Next Week W/O May 25 2014 is the last Yard Waste Pick-up of the spring for the beach. Make sure your yard waste is out by the curb by 7AM Monday May 26...
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