Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association

The City of Kenora is working on a re-branding effort and is looking for input from our membership. Please take a few moments and take the short survey below. Share your opinions and concerns to help Kenora move into the future. Roger Brooks was back in Kenora last week and Kenora Tourism is launching a re-branding (Destination Development) initiative. The outcome of this process will…

LOWDPOA Needs Your Help Over the course of the past year, the International Joint Commission Taskforce spoke to more than 200 stakeholders throughout the Lake of the  Woods watershed and tabled their final report to the Canadian and US Commissioners July 2011. Their recommendations include the creation of a bi-national and interprovincial management model to sustain the health of the lakes and rivers in the…

The first year of LOWDPOA’s new LakeSmart environmental outreach program was a huge success! Our team of Sam Warden and Laura Shore visited almost 400 waterfront properties over July and August, leaving information kits and helping cottagers better understand the importance of healthy shorelines to overall water quality. Many thanks to the volunteers and sponsors who made the project possible! Download a LakeSmart 2011 Success…

The staff and board of Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association are busy planning for the launch of a brand new initiative in the summer of 2011. This environmental outreach project, initiated by our Environment Committee and supported by the Membership Committee, will involve two university students acting as our ambassadors while travelling the waters of Lake of the Woods visiting lakefront property…

A BIT ABOUT LAKE WATER TRANSPARENCY By Anna Desellas – Scientist, Inland Lakes Monitoring Ontario Ministry of the Environment In addition to nutrient (total phosphorus) concentrations, the Lake Partner Program provides water transparency information for over 500 lakes across Ontario with the help of volunteers. Water transparency is measured with a Secchi disc, which is a black and white disc that is inexpensive and simple…

In the event that there is a disruption in Canada Post service and you are unable to mail your Lake Partner lake water samples to us, please remember: – total phosphorus water samples have a long shelf life if they are… 1. FILLED PROPERLY. The glass sample tubes should be filled with lake water to 0.5 cm above the etched line on the tube. 2….

Did you know that any pleasure craft powered by a motor over 10hp must have a valid license? A pleasure craft license allows search and rescue personnel and other agencies to quickly identify you in the event of an emergency. New requirements for boating safety and Pleasure Craft Licensing came out on May 12, 2010. As of November 1, 2010, to get your pleasure craft…