The introduction will provide the reader with details regarding the purpose behind your association’s need to initiate the lake planning process, its scope, your planning approach, recognition of information sources and partnership support, and a brief history about your lake association, the status of its membership, and its mandate. [ MORE INFORMATION ]

Section 2 provides guidance on what the lake should look like in the future, the principles and criteria that will guide the development of your lake plan, and the specific objectives to accomplish your goal of a healthy environment and quality of life on the lake. The information in this section will be captured during the various workshops, surveys and meetings, and documented by the steering committee and confirmed with the members of the association and the community.
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The lake description includes information regarding: location and physical characteristics of your lake; watershed size—drainage area; water levels (management and location of existing dams) and water and land access and ownership (Crown vs. private land); and historical development—the cultural and economic history of your lake’s community. [ MORE INFORMATION ]

This section should feature the social elements, such as cultural and historical sites, which contribute to the quality of life on a lake. While these elements are the most difficult to identify and protect, they are often the most important elements that contribute to one’s experience on the lake, such as: [ MORE INFORMATION ]

This section should explore the intricate relationship between the biological and chemical features of your watershed including aquatic and terrestrial habitat quality and species biodiversity. [ MORE INFORMATION ]

This section will review the physical features of your lake’s watershed, such as topography and geology, and identify the potential constraints of these features that may affect current and future development or redevelopment, and resource management, such as: [ MORE INFORMATION ]

The purpose of this section is to provide a summary of the current and past land uses around the lake and within the watershed, and to provide a review of the federal (Trent-Severn Waterways, Parks Canada) and provincial policies for Crown land use regulations (Public Lands Act, Ontario Living Legacy) and the municipal Official Plan policies and Zoning By-laws provisions for private land, including residential occupancy and septic systems. [ MORE INFORMATION ]

The purpose of this section is to report on the features and elements of the lake that are most valued by the residents, commercial operators and recreationalists. Information collected during the workshops and the residential and commercial surveys will be analyzed and presented in this section. [ MORE INFORMATION ]

This section identifies the actions, including the objective(s) for each issue, a description of each goal, and specific tasks to achieve the objective(s), that are critical to the overall success of the lake plan. [ MORE INFORMATION ]