The Town of Huntsville Official Plan provides that:

"8.13.7 Those provisions of the lake plan that are related to municipal planning policy and that may vary from the general provisions of the Huntsville Official Plan are carried forward as specific policies applicable to the Lake."

Herein forms the summary of those lake-specific policies:

8.19  Waseosa Sub-Watershed

8.19.1    Background

A History of Lake Waseosa and Its Surrounding Area: Recollections of long time local residents

The first people to arrive in the Huntsville area since the First Nations people were fur trappers. Fur-bearing animals were abundant along the waterways and lakes. In 1858, a party of men was dispatched from Lake Muskoka to map all the waterways that fed into the area. They mapped as far as what is now known as Lake Vernon.

This lake plan is the second edition prepared by the Lake Waseosa Ratepayers' Association,
which is facilitates social and communal activities of area residents, and which contributes to
the well-being of Lakes Waseosa, Ripple, Palette, and Jessop and the communities that
surround these lakes. The original Lake Plan was first adopted in August of 2006 and
presented to the Town of Huntsville in September of that year. Since then there have been a
number of regulatory changes. Most significantly, the District of Muskoka adopted OPA 32,

 A Message from the President

By Tony Doob, President

As you will see by reading the rest of this newsletter, the LWRA has been busy on a number of different fronts. In addition to three very successful social events in 2011, the LWRA has been involved in a number of matters that relate to other organizations.

The OPP has provided the following checklist to help deter problems over the winter:

Fall has arrived and now is the time for all property owners to start considering the closure and winterizing of their cottages.

Cottages and summer homes are most vulnerable to thieves from the week following Thanksgiving to the weeks prior to Victoria Day, especially if the owners are not using them regularly in the fall, winter or spring.

The following is the text of our presentation to the Public Works and Protective Services Committee on Dec. 6, 2011.

As part of our 5-year review cycle we have drafted a revised version of the Lake Plan. The focus of this revision has been 3-fold:

1. Update information contained within the Lake Plan, including facts and figures as well as reflect the revised Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and the new Unity Plan.

2. Explore the differences between the four lakes and provide emphasis on unique issues faced by Ripple, Palette and Jessop (Jingo) lakes where found. 

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