Volume 11 No. 23 Good thing Bruce Tiffin has a thick meta-hulled boat! Hard water conditions as he finished his Fall patrol. Dear PaBIA, The snow has fallen and ole man winter has risen his head early this year, with PaB getting its first real snowfall of the...

   Volume 11 No. 22 Sunday Morning Sunrise, October 27th, from Echo Island - Thanks, Marc Krofchick! Dear PaBIA, While most folks have closed up their cottages for the winter, please know that your Off Season Patroller, Bruce Tiffin, is busy with his rounds. Should...

   Volume 11 No. 21` Dear PaBIA, Given the higher water levels and fewer folks around, please consider how you are storing your floating docks for the winter. In this eBlast: Area Concern - Floating Docks PaBIA's West Coast Pot Luck Dinner- October 26 PaB Spaghetti...

   Volume 11 No. 20 Dear PaBIA, We hope all Canadians enjoyed the Thanksgiving weekend, perhaps with family at home, at the cottage or wherever you were! There is a busy fall in Toronto, Parry Sound and Pointe au Baril over the next month...hopefully you can take...

   Volume 11 No.19a Dear PaBIA, This eBlast is being sent to you with the correct date and links FOR THE 'REGISTER HERE' BUTTON regarding H2O 2019! We hope many of you, lucky enough to be able to spend some time up on Bay since Labour Day, have enjoyed at least some...

   Volume 11 No.19 Dear PaBIA, We hope many of you, lucky enough to be able to spend some time up on Bay since Labour Day, have enjoyed at least some good weather! Please check out the latest information...with more to come in the next few weeks! To all Canadians,...

   Volume 11 No.18 Dear PaBIA, Wow - where has this summer gone, with so many beautiful days providing warm sun and steady breezes? We indeed welcomed yesterday's rain! As with each summer, it is hard to say goodbye, but may your summer have been filled with...

   Volume 11 No.17 Dear PaBIA, Wow - what fabulous weather we have been experiencing! We indeed have been very fortunate since the beginning of July...not too many hot days - but August isn't done with us quite yet, if Monday and Tuesday are any indications! But that...

   Volume 11 No.16 Dear PaBIA, This following quote came to me from a concerned cottager: "I am amazed to see PWCs (jet skis) whizzing by in the pitch dark along "Yonge Street" without navigation lighting - they are not equipped with nav lights because they are...

   Volume 11 No.15 Dear PaBIA, As we enjoy the height of the summer and all this beautiful sunny weather, please know that lights at night ON your boats is mandatory but your spot lights on your island, although great for seeing your way to the cottage, can be...

   Volume 11 No.14 Dear PaBIA, With almost 1.5 inches of rain measured at our island on Saturday and .5 inches on Monday evening, we are finally getting some much needed rain. However, it isn't enough to lower the fire rating just yet. So please remain vigilant and...

   Volume 11 No.13 Dear PaBIA, As things rev up for the peak of the summer season, please be mindful of others on the water, especially those with non-motor boats (kayaks, canoes, paddle boards) who are at the mercy of our bigger boats and the higher wakes that those...

   Volume 11 No.12 Dear PaBIA, These last two weeks have been gorgeous - so now a little rain will be a good thing for everyone and everything! The PaBIA Naturalist, talking about Wildfires and why some thick, boggy areas don't burn, even though there is wildfire all...

   Volume 11 No.11 Dear PaBIA, No question that summer is upon us...highs in the 20s and 30s with warming water temperatures! But with that comes drier conditions - so please take notice that the Township's Fire Rating has been changed to HIGH, and we've been put on...

   Volume 11 No.10 Dear PaBIA, We hope YOUR Canada Day was a good one, wherever you are! But if in Pointe au Baril, you know the weather held for the weekend with warmer temperatures, blue skies and warming water. Summer has finally arrived! In this eBlast:...