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jgunby@gbtownship.ca to subscribe to receive • Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 | p. 2
e-communications from the Township.
• 2018 Municipal Election: Running for Council,
District Chair or School Board Trustee | p. 3
Rehabilitation of Port Severn
area dams and bridges to • Help make Muskoka’s roads safer | p. 4
begin in summer 2018 • Remember to get your Port Severn Park
In summer 2018, Parks Canada will begin parking pass | p. 4
bridge and dam repair work adjacent to Lock
• Help preserve our night sky | p. 6
45 located on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Work is scheduled to be completed in phases, • Mayor’s Golf for Health | p. 7
with project completion expected in 2021.
• Summer Camp | p. 8
Parks Canada shifted the initial start date for
this project to avoid in-water work during the
fish spawning window in protection of
important fish species and to avoid disrupting
Calendar
tourism activity in the region. The four-month Office Closed for Easter Monday | April 2
bridge closure associated with these essential Council | April 9 at 9 a.m.
repairs is scheduled to begin after Labour Day
Committee of the Whole | No Committee of the Whole
weekend in September.
this month.
Visit pc.gc.ca/tswInfrastructure to keep Committee of Adjustment | April 13 at 9 a.m.
updated on infrastructure work along the
Meetings are held in the municipality’s Council Chamber
Trent-Severn Waterway.
(99 Lone Pine Road, Port Severn). Tune in live to Council
and Committee of the Whole meetings or watch previously
recorded meetings on the Township’s YouTube channel.
Township of Georgian Bay
99 Lone Pine Road, Port Severn ON L0K 1S0
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Pitch-in at a clean up
District’s leaf and yard waste and
Celebrate Earth Day Green Bin collection programs.
Residents of Georgian Bay can
on April 22 pick up compost on Friday April
Earth Day is a global event that 20, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
enhances awareness for at the Port Severn (14 Bressette
environmental conservation and Road) and MacTier (630 High
encourages people to take Street) Public Works Yards.
personal actions to make the
planet a healthier place. Residents attending the special
Worldwide and across Georgian one-day events are reminded that Pitch-in events help clean up the
Bay, various events are held to they are responsible for shoveling community, while raising
demonstrate support for their own compost and bringing environmental awareness and
environmental protection and their own shovels, bags or social responsibility. Township
preservation. This Earth Day, find reusable containers (e.g. blue staff will be participating in a
time to connect with nature and boxes or kraft paper yard waste pitch-in event to clean up Port
help build a resilient community. bags). Severn Park and the surrounding
area on Monday April 23, 2018.
Pick up free compost Access the Seed Library Community members are invited
to pitch-in with staff or take the
clean up to other public areas in
Georgian Bay. Gloves and waste
collection bags will be provided at
the Township office.
Find other local pitch-in events, or
register your own, at pitch-in.ca.
Extend the celebration and
The District of Muskoka is once Visit Georgian Bay Public Library make Earth Day every day.
again offering compost to (all branches) and browse their It’s easy – choose native
residents at no charge. The selection of vegetable, herb and plants and trees for your
giveaway events are co-hosted flower seeds. At the end of the property, keep volunteering,
with each area municipality, and growing season, return some of start composting at home,
provide residents with an your harvested seeds to help or use a rainbarrel to
opportunity to pick up free replenish the stock. The Seed capture rainwater.
compost created from the Library is free and open to
everyone. Learn more about this
project at your local branch.
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Make your voice count:
2018 Municipal Election Street, Bracebridge).
The next municipal election will take place on
Monday October 22, 2018. The Township of Other sessions will be offered throughout
Georgian Bay will be conducting internet and Simcoe County in April if you can’t attend the
telephone voting so voters can cast their vote from session in Bracebridge. These alternative sessions
home or away! No mail-in ballots will occur. are posted on our municipal website.
Make sure you’re in our Voter Database Venture Muskoka Spotlight:
If you’ve purchased property in the Township since
BigRedWorks
the last election (October 2014), contact Jessica Scott Metherell has always loved Georgian Bay.
Gunby, Clerk, at 1-800-567-0187 x242 or Originally from Burlington, Scott eagerly spent every
jgunby@gbtownship.ca to confirm that you’re in our summer in Honey Harbour at his family’s cottage. As
Voter Database. You can request to be added to the years passed, Scott started working summer jobs
Voter Database in person at the Township office or with his brother, Todd, at various marinas learning
by emailing a colour copy of your photo identification the waterways and how to service customers
to jgunby@gbtownship.ca. Include your mailing throughout Georgian Bay. It was during this time
address if it’s different from your property address in that he realized a need in the community. “Seasonal
the Township. residents often wanted help with smaller
maintenance jobs that other businesses in the area
For more information on voter eligibility, visit “2018 were too busy to handle,” said Scott. “We recognized
Election” on our municipal website. the opportunity to cater to this niche market and
knew we could fulfil the demand.”
Are you interested in running for Council,
District Chair or School Board Trustee? Continue reading about how the young
entrepreneurs started BigRedWorks at
Get more information on running for Council or venturemuskoka.ca/2018/03/19/bigredworks.
School Board Trustee at a free Candidate Information
Session hosted in partnership with the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs. The session includes details on:
• Roles and responsibilities of candidates and
third-party advertisers
• Eligibility rules and the nomination process
• Campaign finances and resources
The information session will be held on Thursday
April 5, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m in the
District of Muskoka’s Council Chamber (70 Pine
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Remember to get your Port
Help make Muskoka’s roads safer Severn Park parking pass
The District of Muskoka and local Ontario Provincial Township property owners and tenants can pick
Police (OPP) detachments are working together to up their free parking permit at the Township
plan a public education campaign to help make municipal office and library (all branches). Each
Muskoka’s roads safer. Campaign goals include: parking permit is valid for two licence plate
numbers until December 31, 2018. Proof of
• Slowing down. ownership / tenancy and personal identification
Reduce speeding. will be required to pick up your parking permit.
• Sharing the road.
Contact Vivian Jacques at 1-800-567-0187 x225
Promote construction safety and animal
or vjacques@gbtownship.ca for more details.
crossings.
• Being safe.
Minimize distracted and impaired driving.
Join the District and OPP members on Wednesday Half Loads
April 25, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the The reduced load (max 5 tonne/axle) season
MacTier Arena to help plan the campaign and share started in March and continues to May 31st for all
your ideas. RSVP to publicworks@muskoka.on.ca. Township and District roads in the Township.
Get help with your taxes
The District of Muskoka offers free tax preparation
clinics across Muskoka as part of the Community Burn Permits
Volunteer Income Tax Program. Volunteers complete
Burn permits are required from April 1st to
income tax and benefit returns for eligible individuals
October 31st every year, for any type of open air
who have a modest income and a simple tax
burning, except a small campfire for cooking or
situation. All volunteers are registered with the
warmth. With a valid permit, the Township allows
Canada Revenue Agency.
daytime burning.
In Georgian Bay, clinics are offered on April 3, 2018
Permits are available at no cost online at
at the Baxter Ward Community Centre and April 10,
gbtownship.ca, by fax at 705-538-1328, or in
2018 at the MacTier Library. Call 705-645-2412
person at the Administration Office and all three
x1454 or 705-538-2337 x261 respectively to book
Public Library branches.
your appointment.
Contact Shelly Woll at swoll@gbtownship.ca or
Visit muskoka.on.ca for more information.
1-800-567-0187 x249 for more information.
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can be steered off course and artificial
Help preserve our night sky light hinders the ability of nocturnal animals to hunt
and hide. Recent studies have also shown that light
Georgian Bay’s beautiful sky provides nightly pollution affects frog and fish mating activities and
entertainment as stars pop up and comets dash disrupts the production of phytoplankton in shallow
across constellations. Unfortunately, as the Bay’s water, leading to lower water quality and algae
popularity grows, so does light pollution. Light blooms.
pollution is the inappropriate or excessive use of
artificial light, including: Even further, artificial lighting that spills into
bedroom windows and across waterways is a
• Clutter – bright, confusing and excessive
nuisance to neighbours and passing boaters. While it
groupings of light sources
may seem counterintuitive that light pollution can be
• Glare – excessive brightness that causes a danger to boaters, artificial lighting on boathouses
visual discomfort and docks creates glare that can reduce boaters’
ability to see navigational aids and natural features.
• Light trespass – light falling where it is not
intended or needed
How to make a difference
• Skyglow – brightening of the night sky over The good news is that light pollution, unlike many
inhabited areas other forms of pollution, is reversible and you can
help! Start by minimizing the light from your own
Beyond the individual impact that light pollution has home at night. You can make a difference by
on your wallet, it can have serious environmental following these simple steps:
consequences for wildlife and our climate. Migratory
birds that rely on the stars as navigational guides
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• Learn more. 2018 Interim
Check out the
Township’s Dark Sky
Tax Billing
By-law and Sensible Payment for your 2018 interim tax was due on
Waterfront Lighting March 28, 2018. If you did not receive your tax bill,
Guide for information on contact us at taxes@gbtownship.ca or 1-800-567-0187 x223.
light pollution in
Georgian Bay. Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse the property owner
from responsibility of payment, nor relieve them from liability of
• Only use lighting
interest or penalty for late payment.
when and where it’s
needed.
Use dimmer switches,
motion-detectors and
timers so that lighting
can be useful when Sign up for property tax pre-authorized
necessary, while payment plans
reducing energy usage.
You can sign up any time of the year. There are three plans
• Use the right type of available: due date (March and August), monthly, and properties in
lighting. arrears. Supplementary billings are not included in the plan and
Avoid flood lights and must be paid separately.
install full cut-off
fixtures. Full cut-off Applications are available on the municipal website under Financial
fixtures direct light Services. Contact taxes@gbtownship.ca or 1-800-567-0187 x223
downwards rather than for more information.
outwards.
• Spread the word.
Many people either don’t
know or don’t Mark your calendar:
understand a lot about 8th Annual Mayor’s Golf for Health
light pollution. By being
an ambassador and Thursday, September 13th at Oak Bay Golf Club.
explaining the issues to Stay tuned for details!
others you will inspire
more people to take
action to protect our
natural night sky.
Visit darksky.org for more light
pollution resources and tips.
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FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8
JULY 30-
JULY 3-6 JULY 9-13 JULY 16-20 JULY 23-27 AUG 7-10 AUG 13-17 AUG 20-24
AUG 3
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Registration Forms Cost
Registration forms can be found on the Township of Five-day weeks (weeks 2-5 and 7-8)
Georgian Bay’s website or at the municipal office. Resident: $100/week or $30/day
Submit completed forms to the Township by mail, fax Non-resident: $125/week or $37.50/day
or in person.
Four-day weeks (weeks 1 and 6)
Resident: $80/week or $30/day
Camp Location Non-resident: $100/week or $37.50/day
MacTier Memorial Arena (9 Haig Street, MacTier) and Trip days only
Stewart Lake Beach. Resident: $40
Non-resident: $50
Camp Hours Full payment must be received two weeks prior to
the start of camp. Registration is on a first-come,
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
first-served basis. Maximum of 30 participants per
Supervision will not be provided outside of these session.
operating hours.
Program Subsidy
Camp Ratio
You may be eligible for financial assistance for this
Our staff-to-camper ratio reflects our commitment to
program. For more information regarding program
safe, high-quality program supervision. Our camp
subsidy contact Brent Baker, Community Outreach
ratio is one leader to ten campers (1:10),
Worker, at brent.baker@muskoka.on.ca or
supplemented with support from responsible
705-538-0003. This is not a School or Board
volunteers.
sponsored activity.
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