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Volume 14 No. 21
With Ontario getting snow in Barrie and Pointe au Baril scheduled to get some by today…it tells us winter is coming!
PaBIA is excited to share decisions about our permanent markers, welcome Lloyd Posno to our Board, and congratulate our PFD contest winners!
For Americans, their Thanksgiving is next week, and we hope that you are able to come together to celebrate family and friends. The holidays are fast approaching! Be well!
In this eBlast:
PaBIA
- PaBIA Permanent Navigation Markers
- Welcome to Lloyd Posno!
- Congratulations to our PFD Winners!
- Check out the new Indigenous Tab on PaBIA’s Website
OF INTEREST
- GBA Update!
- GBF Newsletter and Request to Write your MPP – by tomorrow!
- Lake Michigan-Huron Water Levels – November 2022
- Yearbook Update 2022 as of August 23
PaBIA
PaBIA Permanent Navigation Markers – Clearly Seen…a Proven Benefit
Testing of the new, permanent “Coast Guard Approved” larger markers over the past two years has proven to not just significantly improve marker visibility day and night on the water; but when properly installed, they’ve proven to be durable and stable in their year-round locations.
Your PaBIA Board of Directors has just approved the roll-out of the new permanent markers across Pointe au Baril waters, replacing all but a few of the traditional wooden smaller markers. A few seasonal markers will need to be kept due to the larger markers’ unsuitability in shallow water.
The new markers will be installed 10 per year for the next 10 years. This pacing is needed to manage capital costs as well as both annual materials and installation capacity in Pointe au Baril. Pacing the installation over 10 years will also allow us to spread out anticipated upkeep and eventual replacement costs as older markers require attention and maintenance. The placement of new markers will be prioritized based on safety factors with high traffic and poor visibility locations installed first.
PaBIA Members have been unanimous and glowing in their praise for the new markers during the testing. Everyone speaks of the markedly improved visibility and boating safety, especially at night and in bad weather. In addition, early and late season cottagers and contractors see a huge benefit given the permanent placement.
For all of us, having the PaBIA name and burgee logo appear prominently on all our markers will be a reminder of the important service your Cottagers’ Association is making to all who safely travel our waters.
With the improved navigation markers comes an increased cost to the Association. While we will all pay a little more over time for the new markers, the safety benefit and compliance with Transport Canada regulations is judged to be worth much more. With ballooning labour and material costs required for seasonal removal and maintenance of the traditional wooden markers, a permanent solution will become comparatively more efficient over time.
To minimize the initial capital and expected ongoing higher costs, your Board is looking at several ways to offset some of these expenses. Watch for details as these ideas take shape in the coming months.
A special and hearty thanks goes to our PaBIA Member Safety Director, Cath Fairlie, the skilled and dedicated volunteers on the PaBIA Maps and Markers Committee (Jim Rogers, Tom Cavers, Tom Lundy, and Andy Blenkarn), and, of course, Desmasdon’s Boat Works who have deftly shouldered the building, installing and maintenance of the PaBIA navigation wooden markers every year for decades.
Dave Sharpe, PaBIA Board President
PaBIA Welcomes Lloyd Posno to Its Board!
The Posno family arrived in PaB in 1992 when they purchased Schoolhouse Island.
Having spent 42 years with Ernst & Young, Lloyd retired as a partner working there in many different roles including his last nine years in the worldwide practice.
Soon after arriving in PaB, he became treasurer of both the Ojibway Club and Historical Society and played a crucial role in the Ojibway renovation program in the early 2000s. After fulfilling his role locally, he joined the board of Georgian Bay Forever during a critical stage in its development.
“Throughout my career, I held board positions with a large number of charitable organizations including the National Board of the Canadian Red Cross, and leading the National Mentoring Program for Aboriginal Youth on behalf of CPA Canada and the Martin Family Initiative.”
‘Lloyd’s enduring commitment to notable non-profit organizations’ was recognized by his appointment to the Order of Canada in December 2020.
PaBIA welcomes Lloyd as PaBIA’s Director of Indigenous Affairs, to carry on the work that Mark Gwosdecky has ably been doing (Mark is transferring his efforts to the VP position). Lloyd brings with him great knowledge and understanding of the issues at hand. We are very grateful to have his expertise going forward and appreciative of his willing to give his time to PaBIA!
Winner – Winner
Congratulations
to our two big winners in the
PaBIA-sponsored
Get Caught in your PFD summer contest!
Cynthia Solecki has won a Broil King gas BBQ kindly provided by Desmasdons Boat Works.
And Alex Wiseman will be paddling away in his new Swift Kayak next season!
We all won last summer by remembering to stay safe wearing our life jackets when out on the water.
Indigenous Affairs
Be sure to check out the new tab here on PaBIA’s website where many of the Indigenous Affair articles have been collected in one place – so that you can access the information at your leisure to further educate and familiarize yourself on the various aspects of the Indigenous culture
Also be sure to check out GBB’s website on Cultural Resources…
Stay Informed with the GBA
Please click here to read about current issues and get the latest news about what is happening on the Bay!!
Georgian Bay Forever – Stay Connected &
Write Your MPP before tomorrow
One way to stay connected year-round with the Bay is to stay up to date with what GBF is doing through its newsletter.
They are also encouraging folks to write to your MPP before November 17th and help stop Bill 23
“Georgian Bay Forever has been working for decades to protect the water quality of Georgian Bay. There is no better way to positively impact water quality than to ensure that our coastal wetlands and all upstream wetlands in the watershed are healthy and thriving, but right now they are being threatened by the proposition of Bill 23.
“Bill 23, or the More Homes Built Faster Act, will be devastating and irreversible to wetlands and other essential wildlife habitat, while exacerbating the housing crisis in Ontario by advancing urban sprawl and over-development. The proposed bill seeks to rush housing development by removing wetland protection and input by conservation authorities, while building costly and hazard-prone houses, and according to estimates from the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre, we will lose 80% of the areas wetlands to development should this bill pass.”
Write to your MPP here!
Yearbook Updates
With each eBlast, we will provide you a list of names of those members who have provided updated contact information. The details of all the changes since the 2022 yearbook came out in late April are provided in THIS printable format for you to print out and insert into your own Yearbook! As of August 24th, here are the changes.
Water Levels
Lakes Michigan/Huron Water Levels October 10th, 2022
To better read the charts, please click on the chart for the Daily or Six Month Forecast Water level chart and the corresponding websites
Please support PaBIA’s Yearbook Advertisers 2022
This site’s advertising feature was created to provide assistance for special local information &
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Emergency
• PaB Nursing Station
• Canadian Coast Guard
Search and Rescue
800-267-7270
• PaBIA Emergency info
PaBIA
- PaBIA Map 2019 correction
- Environment and Nature
- Education
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