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KLRA 100^th Anniversary

To commemorate this milestone, Clare with the help of several other writers has created a Volume 3 of The Healing Waters of Kahshe Lake. It is available from Leslie at the Boutique, and you can call her at 905-724-2022 to arrange to obtain your copy now.  The cost is $25.

The 2022-23 Photo Contest is over and the winners have been notified.

Most of the winners received their voucher/prizes at the Regatta.

Clare has the remaining ones and will hold them until next year when the Boutique is open.

FOCA was in attendance at the KLRA's 2023 Annual General Meeting on Saturday.  The KLRA was presented with FOCA's "A Century of Service" certificate of recognition.  The first AGM of the KLRA was held in 1923.

FOCA itself is celebrating 60 years of service to cottagers' associations throughout Ontario.

Thanks, FOCA!

This is to bring to your attention this change in regulation related to floating accommodation.  Click the text below to access the Environmental Registry of Ontario.

Proposal to amend Ontario Regulation 161/17 to the Public Lands Act to change the requirements related to floating accommodations

Current Fire Danger Rating – EXTREME

A complete FIRE BAN is in effect. 

We want to celebrate the many people who have volunteered for the KLRA over its first 100 years.  We are compiling our first-ever volunteer list.  We need the entire Kahshe community to contribute to developing the volunteer list. 

Follow this link for more information: https://kahshelake.ca/volunteers

Let's see how far back our memories go.

The KLRA is currently seeking 5 new Directors to join our Board at the AGM June 24th at the Opera House.

Ideally, we are seeking individuals who have had experience serving on other Boards (not a requirement) and who can offer knowledge & skills in technology, membership growth & retention, environmental conservation among others.

Please consider joining our Board.  To nominate yourself or another member, please send an email to nomination@kahshelake.ca.  If nominating another member, please ask that they agree to be nominated.

All nominations will be considered at our AGM. If we receive more than 5 nominations, an election will be held at the AGM. Please contact myself or any of our Board members for more information. 

April Drane, President

The third volume of Healing Waters of Kahshe Lake is under development by editor Clare Henderson.  It will contain a history of the KLRA and stories from cottagers.

If you have a story, e-mail it to me at info@kahshelake.ca by the end of May.

NO DAYTIME BURNING 8 am – 6 pm FROM APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 31

Here's a link to the rules for fires in Gravenhurst: Burn-bylaw-postcard-2023.pdf (gravenhurst.ca)

As was reported on the KLRA ‘News’ portal about this time in 2021, there have been recent reports this year noting the presence of pea-sized, jelly-like globs in the waters of Kahshe Lake. These are native zooplankton known as water fleas (Holopedium glacialis), and they are now crowding out the previously abundant Daphnia species of water fleas in a process referred to as jellification. The link below will take you to a short fact sheet that provides additional information on why this is happening.

You can read more here.