News & Events
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SAVE THE DATE: for the FOCA Annual General Meeting - Saturday, March 3rd, 2012.
Location and details to be confirmed in the New Year. Association members: remember to designate someone from your group to attend and vote at the AGM on your behalf.
BIG NEWS:
January 2012: FOCA is very proud to announce that Terry Rees, FOCA's Executive Director, has been honoured by Water Canada in the 2012 "Water's Next," as a person representing Canadian water excellence! Read more...
Terry was featured in a CHEX TV news article about his Water's Next honour and FOCA's involvement with the Lake Partner Program. Watch the video here:
Want to host a free FOCA Cottage Succession Seminar in your region, and learn how to "Keep the 'Family' in the Family Cottage"? We're already looking for locations for 2012. If interested, please complete and return the Application Form to the FOCA office.
RECENT EVENTS:
Cotta
ge Life FALL Show - Toronto, Nov. 25 - 27, 2011
FOCA talked up a storm at this great show at the International Centre. Visitors picked up FOCA fact sheets, free materials from our partners and sponsors, and signed up for the FOCA Elert.
FOCA Fall Seminar 2011 - We hosted our annual Fall Seminar in Toronto on Saturday, November 5th, 2011.
Thank you to our fantastic speakers: Dr. Norman Yan, and Leora Berman. Click here for the Event Summary, including pictures & links to the presentation slides...
FOCA participated in the Lake Links Workshop in Perth on Saturday, October 29th, 2011.
FOCA's 2011 Cottage Succession Seminar Series 
Keeping the "Family" in the Family Cottage
The final session of 2011 was held on October 27th in Toronto.
Contact the office for more details about this series.
Lakeland Conference - September 10, 2011
FOCA participated in this year's Lakeland Conference which addressed the topic: "The 'At Capacity' Designation and
its Implications for Municipal Planning on Lake Trout Lakes."
Click here to see the presentations given.
FOCA is proud to be a founding partner of the Lakeland Alliance and annual conference.
Look for "upNorth TV"
FOCA was pleased to see the Spring 2011 launch of upNorth TV, with media partner Redstone Media Group. This digital network of screens across cottage country is delivering messages in a new and exciting manner for FOCA! Click here for the details about getting your images seen on the network.
FOCA attended the Green Expo at the Desbarats Arena (July 22-23, 2011)Click here for more information.
FOCA attended the first (sure-to-become-annual) Muskoka Stewardship Conference in Gravenhurst on April 30th, 2011. Click here for links to the great presentations.
Prior to the May 2011 Federal election, FOCA co-hosted an "all candidates meeting on the environment" in Peterborough.
FOCA had a booth at The Cottage Show (April 8-10th, 2011) in Ottawa. The show celebrated its 10th anniversary. Congratulations!
FOCA had a booth at the Spring 2011 Cottage Life Show, March 25-27, in Toronto.
Terry Rees spoke on the Main Stage on Friday and Saturday at the Cottage Life show, introducing Hot Topics affecting cottagers in this year's Provincial election.
Terry Rees, FOCA's Executive Director, was featured TWICE IN ONE WEEK on Penny Caldwell's popular blog for Cottage Life Magazine.
First, Penny posted about Terry's scheduled talks at the Spring 2011 Cottage Life show (March 25-27th). Terry will speak about hot-button topics affecting cottagers in the lead-up to the provincial election this year. Then, Terry was in the blogosphere again, this time for the family pics he submitted to Penny of ice curling on Lake Kasshabog.
FOCA 2011 AGM and Seminar: "Lightning and Taxes and Bears, Oh My!" March 5 2011, at the York Reception Centre, Toronto. Click here for the AGM Event Summary and photos!
Attendees got all the updates on election issues affecting cottagers, and how to minimize personal and financial risk at your waterfront property. Members can contact the FOCA office to access the online archive audio & slide recording of all the presentations!*UPDATE: due to low demand, we were unable to offer the live Webinar option at this year's AGM. If you are interested in this possibility for future meetings, please let us know.
Terry Rees was on the panel at the Trent University David Schindler Inaugural Lecture, "For the Sake of Our Lakes" on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011. Watch the video here.
February 25th, 2011: FOCA was pleased to have been involved with a round-table held by the regional watershed research consortium formed by the District Municipality of Muskoka, in partnership with the Dorset Environmental Science Centre.
The hope is that this 3-year collaborative and scientific approach which will help to solve the Muskoka Watershed’s critical lake-management issues, and leave a legacy of knowledge and cooperation that will benefit watershed management for decades. Funding through the Canadian Water Network (CWN) for the consortium’s proposed work will be determined by mid-year 2011.
Trent-Severn Waterway - LEADERS' ROUND TABLE. FOCA participated on January 31, 2011 with over 140 delegates from key groups. Click here to read a News Release about this significant gathering.
FOCA was part of the Lake Networking Group meeting in January 2011.
FOCA participated in the Lakeland Alliance planning meeting in December, 2010.
FOCA attended the inauguration of the new Peterborough County Council, November, 2010.
Fall Cottage Life Show, November 26 - 28, 2010 at the International Centre in Toronto. Pictured below are Penny Caldwell (Editor of Cottage Life Magazine), with Terry Rees and Michelle Lewin of FOCA.
FOCA Fall Seminar and WRAFT AGM, November 6, 2010 (A summary is available for viewing. Contact the FOCA office for access to the online archive - full audio recording and slides from the event!)
Lake Links, Perth, October 30, 2010.Click here to see those in attendance at the meeting.
10th Annual Lakeland Conference, Saturday, October 2nd, 2010.
FOCA's Cottage Succession Workshops, July / August 2010. Featured guest speaker Peter Lillico, Estate Planning Lawyer . Haliburton/Kawarthas.
FOCA Lakes & Forests Stewardship Workshop in Espanola, July 22.
The Muskoka In-Water Boat and Cottage Show, Gravenhurst, July 23 - 25. Thanks to everybody that stopped by the FOCA booth to say hello!
Freshwater Summit in Bracebridge, June 1 & 2 (click for CBC Radio Ideas podcast: Speaking Truth to Power)
Caneast Shows' The Cottage Show, Ottawa, April 9 - 11, 2010.
May 27, 2010: FOCA is proud to support environmental education and sustainability at Camp Kawartha's new Environment Centre
April 14 2010: FOCA, as a partner of the Ontario Water Conservation Alliance is pushing for water conservation. Click here to view the press release.
Spring Cottage Life Show, March 26 - 28 2010, Toronto International Centre
FOCA AGM and Seminar: March 6 2010, York Reception Centre, Toronto
Cottage Life Fall Show, November 6 - 8 2009, Toronto International Centre
FOCA's 2009 Fall Seminar, October 24 2009, York Reception Centre, Toronto
WRAFT Annual General Meeting, October 24, 2009.
Lake Links, Perth, Ontario October 24, 2009. FOCA is proud to sponsor this important annual event!
Lakeland Conference - September 19, 2009 at the Haliburton Campus of Fleming College.
MPAC Meeting January 28, 2009 - FOCA is pleased to have partnered with WRAFT and CAPTR to sponsor a meeting with representatives of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) in January 2009. This event was organized to provide an opportunity for our members to get answers to their questions about the 2008 assessment.
Join FOCA today and take advantage of the important information & connections you can make through our association!
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We're busy on your behalf.
FOCA participates in numerous events throughout the year, including meetings of members in the fall, and our spring Annual General Meeting.
FOCA’s special events are an important opportunity to meet with our members, and to share information on programs and important issues that affect our waterfronts.
BIODIVERSITY - What's it to you?!
FOCA is a member of the Ontario Biodiversity Council, which has released the 2011 Ontario Biodiversity Strategy. This is the guiding framework for conservation of Ontario's rich biodiversity over the next decade. Read about it here...
