by Friends Of Muskoka | Feb 11, 2022 | News
The Township of Muskoka Lakes is updating their Sewage System Maintenance Re-inspection Program and have created a survey to hear what the public has to say. The proposal creates a risk level classification for properties containing a private on-site sewage disposal...
by Friends Of Muskoka | Feb 11, 2022 | News
The Township of Muskoka Lakes is proposing changes to two of its by-laws focused on protecting the natural environment during development: the Site Alteration and Tree Preservation by-laws. Most development is regulated by a third by-law — the Site Plan Control...
by Friends Of Muskoka | Dec 17, 2021 | News
A recent decision by the City of Hamilton to combat urban sprawl is food for thought in Muskoka. As reported in the national press, Hamilton City Council voted in November not to designate more farmland for housing over the next 30 years. The reasoning was that, for...
by Friends Of Muskoka | Dec 17, 2021 | News
On Wednesday November 10th, Township of Muskoka Lakes Council approved changes to the Minett Official Plan. Susan Eplett, Ken Pearce, Paul Richards, Frank Pottow and Laurie Thomson delegated on behalf of Friends of Muskoka and the Muskoka Lakes Association and Lisa...
by Friends Of Muskoka | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Township of Muskoka Lakes Planning Committee is meeting at 9 am on Monday October 25th to discuss what could be final changes to the Minett Official Plan policy. Details available here (see Agenda item 5). We’ve come a long way since we raised the alarm and came...
by Friends Of Muskoka | Jul 29, 2021 | News
During the dark days of winter, a contractor and subcontractors working on behalf of the owner of a large property on iconic Sugarloaf Island on Lake Joseph virtually denuded a large portion of his property of trees and blasted flat a once significant rocky slope....
