Thank you to Andrea Westra or this submission to the 2022 contest.
Please send your photos for entry to the 2023 contest to otterlakephotocontest@gmail.comFor more info: OLRA 2023 Photo Contest Is Open ’til Oct. 10th! – Otter Lake Ratepayers’ Association (OLRA)
This year’s contest is open now and closes on October 10th. Thank you to Mark Nuttall for the above submission to the 2022 contest!
Please send your photos for entry to the 2023 contest to otterlakephotocontest@gmail.com
For more info: OLRA 2023 Photo Contest Is Open ’til Oct. 10th! – Otter Lake Ratepayers’ Association (OLRA)
Thanks to all who came out for a fun and informative evening at the Grand Tappattoo Resort last night!
The event was kicked off with a “mix and mingle” quiz on Otter Lake trivia which was won by (l-r) Merrill Hoffman, Denise Exler and Stu Beecroft (in the photo above). Congrats!
Close behind in second place were (l-r) John Elton, Jeff Smith and Bruce Newton! (photo below) Congrats to you too!
Islay Fairholm won the draw for an e-pontoon boat ride with some friends which will be coordinated soon.
Many thanks also go to David Bywater, Director of Lands and Waters Programs at the Georgian Biosphere, for enlightening us on the many invasive species already in our area, how not to spread them and how to avoid mistakenly bringing more here. If you’d like a copy of the GBB’s recently published “State of the Bay”, they are available free at the marina.
Also a big thank you to Susan Shackleton and the Resort Tappattoo staff for hosting us again this year!
And thanks to Rob Cribbie, Gerry Doyle and Kerry Mueller for organizing the event and our quiz master, Marty Chepesiuk. Until next year!
Congrats to the winners and all the creative participants in this year’s OLRA Canada Day Boat Parade held on July 1st 2023. Entries were enjoyed by enthusiastic on-lookers along the parade route.
This year’s winners are:
Most Creative (14’ or under) – Islay Fairholme and family
Most Creative (over 14’) – Barb Eddy and family
Most Patriotic – David Deeks and family
Most Otter Lake Spirit – Rob Van Geest and family
Overall Winner – Alan Hanks and family (pictured above)
To see more photos of the day, check out our photo Galleries.
Thanks to all who came out and who cheered on the participants!
See you then to discuss and learn about issues important to our beautiful lake! Zoom coordinates hav been emailed to OLRA members.
On the agenda:
and more….
If you would like to join our active OLRA board and get engaged with our various initiatives and social events, please email info@olra.ca
(If you have not renewed your OLRA membership please do so here. (e-transfers are appreciated as they are quick!) For more info please email info@olra.ca)
The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF) will be conducting a Fisheries Monitoring Project on Otter Lake this summer (mid-May to the end of August). The project will consist of some water quality monitoring, water temperature / DO (dissolved oxygen) profiles, zooplankton sampling, fisheries tagging / netting and the collection of fish flesh samples for contaminant monitoring.
If you see NDMNRF buoys, please don’t lift the nets or buoys, and avoid recreational activities or anchoring between and around the buoys. All NDMNRF nets are clearly marked with orange buoys bearing the Ontario logo. Nets are checked and moved to a new location every day.
Please check out the Notice to Lake Residents and a Fisheries Monitoring Poster for more info.