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Kapikog Lake Newsletter Kapikog Lake Cottagers Association Box 167, MacTier, Ontario P0C 1H0

Executive Summary Spring 2017

Remember these dates!

Saturday August 19th 2017 AGM

Put it on your calendar!

GBBR Craft table during AGM hike to fol-

low !

July 1 1pm to 3 pm public dock

Canada Day fun day and celebration

Bring Lawn chairs friends and family

And a smile !

Rain Date July 2 1 pm to 3 pm

Kapikog promotional items for sale !

Thanks to our sponsor Foodland Mactier

Happenings Summer 2017

Canada Day fun day approaches !!

Please RSVP numbers and contest partici-

pants numbers by June 25

Laura@scentsalive.com

Additional cottage guests welcome .. Maxi-

mum 4 please ...

Kayak races age groups

9 and under

10 to 14

15 up

Bring kayaks—paddles and life jackets

Sunken canoe Races AGES 5 TO 12

TEAMS OF 3 per canoe...Canoes provided

Casting contest—land game—equipment

provided

The Sponge bucket team challenge 4 per

team ..equipment provided

Canada Day quiz !

Fire pump demonstration ..

Refreshments , music and prizes !

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EXPLORE OUR SHORES

Saturday August 19th Public Boat Launch, Little Ka-

pikog Lake Rd.

For more information or to volunteer contact: in-

fo@gbbr.ca 705-774-0978

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10:00am - 11:00am Kids activities during the AGM!

Have you registered for Kids in the Biosphere yet?

Email kids@gbbr.ca! 11:00am - 11:30am Biosphere

staff available for your questions on water quality and

stewardship. 11:30am - 12:30pm Led by Biosphere

staff and a guest presenter from Westwind Forest

Calling All Kids on Kapikog Lake!

Are you ready for fun and adventure this summer? Then you’re ready to join Kids in the Biosphere!

Simply register online at bit.ly/2oFUzKc to receive your family’s free activity kit full of outdoor games, crafts,

and experiments. You will earn points for completing these activities, and prizes await you at the end of the

program!

Don’t miss the Kid in the Biosphere’s blog, fascinating facts and answers your questions by our local nature

nuts. Plus, Biosphere staff will be on location at events throughout the Archipelago with crafts, games, and

even our species at risk friends! Don’t miss Kids in the Biosphere activities during the AGM, August 19th at

10:00am, then join us for a guided hike at 11:30pm on the nearby trails!

Discover the excitement: gbbr.ca/education/kids. For more info or to volunteer with the program contact Delaina and Tianna at kids@gbbr.ca, space is limited! This Georgian Bay Biosphere signature program will be available to Kapikog Lake families at no cost with thanks to support from the Township of The Archipelago. Visit www.gbbr.ca to find information about other programs, subscribe to Biosphere News, and become a Biosphere Member.

Georgian Bay Biosphere & the Township of the Archipelago present...

Join today, its easy! 1. To register, go online: bit.ly/2oFUzKc or contact kids@gbbr.ca 2.

Receive an activity kit, full of crafts, experiments, and more! 3. Complete fun outdoor activi-

ties to collect points. 4. Collect your prize!

KIDS in the BIOSPHERE

There’s more! Keep in touch this summer, send us your nature questions and discoveries!

Visit gbbr.ca to share your nature photos and find even more activities For more info,

email kids@gbbr.ca Don’t wait, space is limited

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News worthy !

Just a few other notes

Please see our web site for full copies of the GBBR announcements for this year

We have copied the text in to the newsletter but the original announcement are worth re-

viewing ..!

Do’s and Don’t’s

A recent event on the lake where a cottager was seen towing an old dock to the marsh rather

than properly disposing of it has generated some conversation with our counsellor Grant

Walker. The incident came to light in view of the fact that the cottager lost control of the dock

and left it stranded in front of another cottagers place . Needless to say ...dragging an old

dock to rot in our sensitive marshlands is not the environmentally correct action .It is also

problematic in a range of ways to leave refuse abandoned anywhere n the lake never mind in

front of a neighbors cottage .. Having said that ..we all know how hard it is to dispose of a

heavy water logged object … Grant is going to speak to the town to see if we can set up one

day a year for the town to come with the right equipment to allow cottagers to tow their old

docks to public dock at the marina to have them properly removed from the lake and dis-

posed of ….he will get back to us to report

Water pumps

We are almost there with a program to publish on water pumps for purchase. An earlier off

shore source that was economical proved unreliable so we are sourcing domestically.

It was not ready at the time of writing so we will publish separately please email Laura if you

are interested Laura@scentsalive.com

Bi laws

Please check our web site for copies of the new Bi-law enforcement strategy put out by the

town

Questions from Al Petrie’s 50th Celebration quiz answers p 6

What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada?

Name Ontario’s only lizard (and its found in our area!)

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Start to Finish

Carpentry & Maintenance

Nevin Fitchett 705-773-2884

start2finishcar-

pentry@hotmail.com

New Builds

Renos

Roofing

Landscaping

Cottage

Checks

Snow Removal

Property

Maintenance

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Wifi opportunity on Kapikog

Richard Martin has set up a network for Healey lake and is looking to do the same for us

affordably if there is enough interest….

Tired of buffering?! Want to work from the lake? Ready for a better internet connection?

Lakeside Wireless Solutions Inc. wants to provide you with exactly that. Better internet connection at your cottage or cottage residence.

A few minutes of your valuable time, answering 6 easy questions will help us understand your wireless needs so we can serve you better. Please click or type the URL below into your web browser:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Kapikog

Richard Martin richard@lakesidewireless.ca

Quiz answers

Mount Logan is the highest Mountain found in the Yukon

The five-lined skink is the lizard—