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Volume 18 No. 3
Winter and cold have found many of us…so hope all is warm and cozy wherever you are. Thanks to Jamieson Irvine who enjoyed PaB last weekend and shared this beautiful photo! There is no place like PaB – at any time of year!
A million thank yous to so many of you who have already re-upped for the 2026 season! Your early membership helps PaBIA in a myriad of ways!
Please note the upcoming ToA CZBL Public Meeting….
Table of Contents In this eBlast:
PaBIA
- PaBIA Membership Renewal Reminder
- In Memoriam – Penny Anne Davidson; John Morden
OF INTEREST
- Statutory Public ToA Meeting Comprehensive Zoning By-law – February 18
- Pointe au Baril Community Centre Library
- Lake Michigan-Huron Water Levels – January 27, 2026
PaBIA
PaBIA Membership Renewal Reminder– Please Join the Early Renewal by Jan 31
A friendly reminder to renew your 2026 PaBIA membership — and a special thank you to everyone who has already renewed early! It’s been wonderful to see such strong early support.
Renewing by January 31 helps PaBIA reduce mailing costs by minimizing the stuffing and postage costs of the snail-mail reminder notices sent. Early renewals also help us plan and budget for the year ahead.
Please note: the deadline for membership listing inclusion in the 2026 PaBIA Yearbook remains March 15, but renewing early makes a real difference.
If you haven’t had a chance yet, renewal details and the online payment portal are linked below. If you need assistance or are unable to renew online, please don’t hesitate to reach out — accommodations can be made.
Renew or Join PaBIA Online:
Please refer to the January 14th eBlast, to find full renewal details, deadlines, and payment options that are available.
Thank you for supporting PaBIA and the work we do for the Pointe au Baril community.
Elise Findlay, PaBIA Secretary-Treasurer
Of Interest
Statutory Public ToA Meeting Comprehensive Zoning By-law
A Special Meeting of Council will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. During this meeting, Council will hold a Statutory Public Meeting to present the final draft of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments on the draft by-law. Advance registration is required for virtual attendance. For more information and to register, please visit: https://thearchipelago.ca/p/comprehensive-zoning-by-law-review
Pointe au Baril Community Centre Library
A warm winter welcome from the Pointe au Baril Library, open every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 am. From May 24th to September 30th the Library is open on Monday and Wednesday. Everyone in the Township of The Archipelago is welcome to borrow books and puzzles, including the latest best sellers. Many of our Patrons are absent during the winter months; nonetheless, there are two Canadian authors I recommend for your reading pleasure.
The first, a non-fiction, is written by Adam Shoalts whom we have featured in earlier Pointe au Baril Islanders’ eBlasts. His most recent publication, Vanished Beyond the Map: The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell, retraces the route of this legendary explorer across thousands of kilometres of wild tundra from Alaska to Hudson Bay, alone and on foot.
The second author, Steve Burrows, has written a series of ten birder mystery murders featuring Canadian DCI Domenic Jejeune as chief investigator. Bitterns, Doves, Falcons, Hummingbirds, Magpies, Cranes, Petrels, Pheasants, Lapwings, and Starlings are prominent as main characters in each crime. These books are a must read for those of you who are infatuated with bird behaviours.
In Memoriam
Penelope (Penny) Anne Davidson, A30-60 ‘Nin-Winaki, Pine Point’ on Tonches Is., wife of late David Davidson, father of the late Tim (Sheila), Rob (Ximena), Lucy (Karl) Wunderlich, Jamie (Sarah), Amy (the late Matthew) McGurk, December 21, 2025.
John Morden, past PaBIA member, A168 ‘Wahsiswin Is.’, husband of the late Joyce (née Campbell), father of Mary and Martha, brother-in-law of Peter (Cathy) Campbell and the late Mary Richardson, uncle of Cam, Jason, Louise, Stephen and Elinor Richardson, January 21, 2026.
Yearbook Update
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 2023 yearbook came out in early May are provided in THIS printable format for you to print out and insert into your own Yearbook! Changes as of June 23 are below.
For reporting Markers’ problems
contact Tom Cavers by cell (pg. 267 in yearbook) or email
For contacting Secretary-Treasurer and Asst. Sec. Treas.
Nancy Rogers and Elise Findlay: contact.pabia@gmail-com)
Water Levels
Lakes Michigan/Huron Water Levels January 27, 2026.
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 2025
This site’s advertising feature was created to provide assistance for special local information & events for existing Yearbook advertisers only.
Emergency
• PaB Nursing Station
• Canadian Coast Guard
Search and Rescue
800-267-7270
• PaBIA Emergency info
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