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We are big supporters of the North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery (who stock Paudash Lake with lake trout every year!) so we want to share this invitation to their upcoming Valentine’s Fundraiser. We hope you can support them so they can continue to do this important work for our community!
If you’re trying to determine ice safety, you may think that the first thing you need to do is measure the thickness of the ice. But actually, there are two steps before that.
The Canadian Lakes Loon Survey of Birds Canada tracks the pulse of Loon and lake health across the country. Families, lake property owners, and those who enjoy fishing or boating can all help monitor and steward the health of their favourite lake. By participating in the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey they will take their recreational activities to another level – active participation in science towards conservation.
Are you looking for ways to discover our beautiful Paudash Lake area this summer?
Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing) is a family friendly outdoor game. It is often referred to as “treasure hunting with a high tech twist” because you use the Geocaching app on your smartphone. There is no charge to play.
This year our Annual General Meeting will again be a video/audio conferencing meeting run on the ‘Zoom’ platform. All members will receive an email leading up to the meeting with the log-in details and meeting agenda.
Due to the COVID 19 restrictions, the NHCFH has cancelled its annual summer dinner auction fundraiser. In lieu of this event we are hosting an online auction which is being sponsored through Switzers Auction House this coming July from the 10th to the 24th .
Hurry up and register, the derby is coming up fast! This year, unfortunately, there will be no gathering at the Paudash Lake Marina. Nonetheless, we will still have a great fishing derby, using a similar format to last summer. On July 10th, catch and keep as many rock bass as you can, from sun-up to sun-down and post a photo of all your fish to our Facebook page. Prize: gift certificates to the Paudash Lake Marina!
Join us as we move from paper-based communication to a more environmentally friendly digital communication. Over the coming weeks, Paudash Lake Conservation Association (PLCA) will begin phasing out paper in our membership communication.
Click here to Go Green With Us and sign up to stay connected to your lake association.
The Wilberforce Fair has a colouring contest on until August 1st, 2021. Kids colour in the “before and after” picture of a shoreline and earn a chance to win one of four $25 cash prizes.
We are pleased to release the PLCA President’s Report for Winter 2021. Click on this blog post to read about upcoming events, changes to annual events, updates on community happenings, and more.
This year our Annual General Meeting will be a video/audio conferencing meeting run on the ‘Zoom’ platform. All members will receive an email in the next few days with the log-in details and meeting agenda.
In the last PLCA membership survey we had 54 responses from our membership of roughly 275 at that time, which equates to about a 20% response rate. In the survey world that is pretty good! The commentary is based on the results from those respondents. Here is a summary of the key findings.
Hurry up and register, the derby is coming up fast! This year, unfortunately, there will be no gathering at the Paudash Lake Marina. Nonetheless, we will still have a great fishing derby, using a new format. On July 11th, catch and keep as many rock bass as you can, from sun-up to sun-down and post a photo of all your fish to our Facebook page. Prize: gift certificates to the Paudash Lake Marina!
As COVID-19 protocols continue, your Board has decided to not publish a Newsletter this season, thus our first “Summer” President’s Message. Click on this blog post to read about upcoming events, changes to annual events, updates on community happenings, and more.
The North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery would normally be holding a fundraiser around this time of year but due to the COVID-19 they can’t, so they’re reaching out to the community for support.
PLCA and Bancroft Area Stewardship Council would like to congratulate Sarah Coupland, the winner of the Shoreline Rehabilitation Contest! Sarah, who has a property on Lower Paudash, wins an assessment from a professional forester, and planting of up to 100 trees and/or shrubs. The planting will take place in May 2020.
Is your property contributing to the health of our lake? Win a chance to rehabilitate your lakefront! Deadline for entry April 15, 2020
Greetings PLCA members! This is the 3rd winter doing my “President’s Message”. It is the first time I have had to do so without the guidance of Jim Sangster. As you may already know, Jim passed away suddenly during the Christmas Holidays at his and his wife Molly’s home on the lake.
Saturday, August 3rd Noon – 4pm at North Bay Beach (No Rain Date). Bring the whole family for a day of fun and competition! Pre-registration is easier than ever, just complete the online form; it only takes 2 minutes!
With the increased focus on green energy and the desire to keep our planet clean, electric vehicles (EVs) certainly have their appeal. However, as cottage owners, many people are concerned about whether or not they will be able to make the distance in an EV. And then there’s the concern about how and where to charge.
Lake trout are often compared to the “canary in the coal mine”; our early warning of oxygen starved, polluted water. I took these concerns to David Flowers, the area Fish Biologist in Minden; Bob Bergman, the head Fish Biologist at the provincial office in Peterborough, and Peter Schleifenbaum at Haliburton Forest where the issue had already been addressed.
February 26-March 1 is Invasive Species Awareness Week.