Each year the Lake Association publishes a newsletter in May/early June providing comprehensive information on the Association, events and activities in the coming year, highlights from the previous year and information on joining the Lake Association, information sessions and activities to celebrate our lake.

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Dalhousie Lake Association – 2025 Newsletter
 

Hi Everyone: Welcome to our beautiful Dalhousie Lake for the 2025 summer season. We hope that you, your loved ones, friends and neighbors will have a safe, wonderful time enjoying the lake in the months ahead.  
1)    Your Dalhousie Lake Association
The Dalhousie Lake Association is led by a volunteer group of residents that act as Directors on behalf of Association members.  We encourage all property owners on the lake to join the Association and help us sustain our lake and environs. The Association is committed to supporting our members, users, local communities and agencies related to Dalhousie Lake to:
•    Contribute to lake safety through the promotion of safe practices on the lake.
•    In collaboration with the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority, as stewards of the lake, test, monitor and report on water quality, water levels, environmental conditions and related matters of concern.
•    Support the community of Dalhousie Lake owners through information sessions, social activities, liaison with other lake associations and agencies to share best practices and emerging issues.  As well, the Association supports owners through the timely sharing of updates on lake affairs and other urgent matters of common interest.
•    Represent Dalhousie Lake owners to take forward collective issues and coordinate interactions with responsible agencies and peer groups such as the Lake Networking Group of other lake associations in the region, Watersheds Canada, etc.

2)    Dalhousie Lake Association Activities and Priorities
 

The Dalhousie Lake Association remains committed to operating in an accountable, open, inclusive and transparent manner with an Annual General Meeting and continues to welcome feedback on key issues, priorities and value-added activities from all members that would better sustain our lake and benefit owners.  
This year the Association is sponsoring the following information and social activities. All owners, whether current members or people considering joining the Lake Association are welcome and encouraged to attend.  
a)    In May, a tour of the dams in the Mississippi Valley watershed with Jennifer North of the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority to understand the diversity and complexity of issues related to the management of water levels in Dalhousie Lake and other waterways in the system. 
b)    A “pre” Canada Day celebration with a concert by “Fiddlers and Friends” and a lake flotilla on Saturday June 28, 2024 @ 2:00 PM. Please join us by boat on the water or in-person at the Dalhousie Lake beach (Lavant Mill Side Road, near Centennial Park/boat launch).
c)    A meet and greet at the Sylvania Lodge on Saturday, August 2, 2025 (6:00 PM) with a buffet dinner for members, families and friend. Come and meet your neighbors and Directors of the Association for a great night out.  Details to follow.  
d)    An Annual General Meeting on Saturday, August 23, 2025 @ 10:00 at MERA with Kelly Stiles of the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) to speak on the MVCA monitoring and sustainability study of Dalhousie Lake.  The Lake Association will also provide a report on its activities, achievements financial statement and priorities going forward.  We would love to hear from you as we present and discuss these important issues.  Please note that while all owners may attend the information portion of the AGM, only persons that are members of the Association are eligible to vote and help to shape the future of the Association.
In addition to these activities, one of the key activities of the Association is the Dalhousie Lake water testing program in July and September at four locations on the lake which will continue to provide key information on the current health of our lake as well as historical trends and comparative data. 
As part of our objective to improve outreach and sharing information, the Association is launching a re-vitalized website at DalhousieLakeAssoc.Org with a broad array of information on Dalhousie Lake including conditions, advisories, community bulletin board, resource material and contact information.  We are making a concerted effort to stay in close contact with the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority and pass the best information available on water levels in the lake and overall water conditions.  The website is a great platform for timely and important information on all matters affecting our lake and the Lake Association and we expect to publish our website by June 15, 2025 – so please check it out.     
The Lake Association has also undertaken a comprehensive review and updating of its by-laws consistent with the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act and best organizational practices.  The updated by-laws will be tabled at the forthcoming Association Annual General meeting. 

3)    Membership
The Dalhousie Lake Association exists to serve the interests of owners on the lake.  We depend on your active support both through your engagement and feedback but also your financial contribution of our nominal fee of $25 for an annual membership in the Association.  Our sincere thanks to all our current members, your support has been invaluable as it has enabled the Association to continue you to serve our members with a variety of activities, our water testing program, information sharing, advocacy and updated services.  We hope to connect with all owners through the distribution of this letter and as needed, other background information on the Association is available through our website or brochure.  Our volunteer directors will also attempt to personally reach out to all property owners to review the activities of the Association, gather feedback and set priorities aligned with your interests and concerns.  
The membership drive is taking place through June to August. Our preferred method of payment for your membership fee of $25 is via etransfer to dallakeassoctreasurer@gmail.com.  If you wish to pay by cheque or cash, please contact us at the general email for the Association below and we will facilitate your membership.

 

It is particularly important that we maintain the best email contact information for our members.  

 

We strive to keep our members informed on all matters of interest affecting the lake, therefore we ask that if there is any changes to your current contact information, particularly your email address or you wish information about the Association or joining us, we would love to hear from you.  You may click here to send us a note and we will reply within 2-3 days. 

 

 

 
If you have any comments or concerns, please feel free to contact us via the Dalhousie Lake Association general email or directly at bennettian1952@gmail.com

Have a safe and fun filled summer and we look forward to seeing you at our events!

Ian Bennett, President, Dalhousie Lake Association Inc. 

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