Archive For The “Stewardship” Category

Dysart Landfill Hours and Sorting Guide

Dysart Landfill Hours and Sorting Guide

Refer to the 2 documents that should be on hand in your home on Kennisis Lake. One is the reference to the landfill hourshttps://www.dysartetal.ca/en/living-in-our-community/resources/public%20works/Landfill%20Hours%20starting%202021-05-01.pdf in the area and the other the waste sorting guide https://www.dysartetal.ca/en/living-in-our-community/resources/public%20works/Waste-Sorting%20Guide.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0iql7w6I-3rXlZY5co5Oq0OgwHfHwbmgQRMzBSPHdJBy2IC3YYFx_jqSE

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Short Term Rental – Haliburton County Initiative

Short Term Rental – Haliburton County Initiative

The County of Haliburton and the lower tier Municipalities (Algonquin Highlands, Dysart et.al., Minden Hills and Highlands East) are examining Short Term Rental Accommodations (STRA) in the County with the view towards implementing a STRA program that would be administered and enforced by Haliburton County.In 2021, the County of Haliburton developed a plan retained J.L. Richards…

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What are we Up To

What are we Up To

The KLCOA Board of Directors and volunteers are hard at workon a number of initiatives, reviews and refreshes.    Planning for summer events The calendar of events is updated to reflect 2022 events as they are confirmed.  After two years of cancelled events and programs  the hope is that 2022 will bring back all of the…

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Shoreline Preservation Update(s)

Shoreline Preservation Update(s)

Upcoming Special County Council Meeting re: Proposed Shoreline Preservation Bylaw – Wed, March 9, 2022 There will be a special council meeting on March 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm, to review the draft Shoreline Preservation Bylaw. The public will be able to watch via the County Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/YoutubeHaliburtonCounty  Previous Notices on same subject – f…

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FOCA and Watersheds Canada Webinar – Nov 17, 2021 Planning Tools for Shoreline Protection

FOCA and Watersheds Canada Webinar – Nov 17, 2021 Planning Tools for Shoreline Protection

We heard from you through your responses to the KennisIS ALL OF US Survey that we should continue to provide education to our membership on lake health and shoreline health.  Watersheds Canada and FOCA (along with others) are sponsoring an upcoming webinar on community best practices for shoreline protection.  The webinar “Planning Tools for Shoreline Protection” will feature Melissa…

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Kennisis Lake Benthic Monitoring

Kennisis Lake Benthic Monitoring

 Bugs in our Shoreline Muck Equals a Healthy Lake  Fall 2021The KLCOA continues to participate in a project that is part of a benthic macroinvertebrate biomonitoring program in Haliburton County.  Testing will be conducted the week of September 13-19, 2021 at various sites around our lakes. The program is being coordinated by Woodland and Waterways EcoWatch (https://wwew.ca/)…

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