2015 Fall Newsletter - Lac Sinclair, Quebec, Canada

Fall2015
LacSinclair
Newsletter
Inthisedition:
-Watertesting
-Fishingderbyresults
-Muckreduction
-Photosandmore
ShorelineStudy
LastJuly,themunicipalityofLaPêchecontractedwiththe
agencyABVdes7toconductastudyoftheLacSinclair
shorelinewithintheframeworkofthe15metersfromthe
shoreregulation.
Fornearlysixhours,representativesofthisorganization
proceededaroundthelakebyboatandtookphotosand
recordedtheGPSpositionoftheshorelinesofallproperties
locatedonourlake.Thepurposeofthisexercisewasto
providethemunicipalitywithaphotographicdatabaseonthe
statusofeachproperty’sshoreline.Thesedatacouldthenbe
usedinthefuturetoenforcethe15meterslawandenablea
moreeffectiveapproachtooffendingownerswhomightbe
causingtheirshorelinetodeteriorate.
President’sMessage
31membersattendedtheAnnualGeneralMeetingwhichapprovedthe
followingmembersoftheExecutiveCommittee:
• DavidHallman–President
• ClaudeTremblay–PastPresident
• MarkFarrell–VicePresidentandDirector,Environment
• JocelyneAlain-Secretary
• ColinChesterman–Treasurer
• MeganFarrell–Director,WaterTesting,Social&SpecialEvents
• MauriceLegros,Director,Advertising
• LucVezina–Director,WebSite
• (Vacant)-Director,Specialprojects
ThankstoJocelyneAlainforheragreementtoserveasournewSecretary.
Thanksalsotothefollowingvolunteerswhocontinuetoperformthese
recurringresponsibilities:
• LouiseBellefeuille-Prégent–MembershipSecretary,withassistance
fromYvonPrégent
• NicoleCroteau–Coordinatorfortheprovisionofinformationonsilt
reduction.
• BrianLeConte–FishingDerbyConvener
• RogerandJoanneSmith–FirstAidResource
• RogerSmith–FinancialReportVerification
• ChantalVaillancourt–WaterLevelMeasurement.
Finances.AsindicatedinthefinancialreportpresentedattheAnnual
GeneralMeeting,increasingcostsaregraduallyeatingintoourreserve.These
increasesrelateprimarilytorisingcostsforwatertesting,liabilityinsurance
andtheexpenseswehaveincurredforouractivities:thefireworksdisplay,
regattaandfishingtournament.Atitsmeetingon31October,theExecutive
Committeereviewedthesituationanddecidedthataprudentcourseofaction
wouldbetooptforamodestincreaseinthemembershipfeewhichhas
remainedunchangedat$20.00forovertwentyyears.Effectivein2016,
therefore,themembershipfeewillincreaseto$25.00asreflectedinthe
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MembershipFormattachedtothisNewsletter.Forthosewhohavehighspeed
internetaccesswewouldencourageyoupaythefeeonlineat
http://lacsinclair.ca/membership/membership.htm
Restassuredyouwillstillbeabletoregisterandpaybycompletingthe
attachedformandmailingitin.
PleasemarkSaturday09Julyinyourcalendarsasthedateforthe2016
AnnualGeneralMeetingtotakeplaceattheSte-Sophied’AldfieldCommunity
Centrebeginningat10:00AM.
Theseareouractivitydatesforthesummerof2016:
• CanadaDayFireworks:Saturday,02July
• Regatta,Saturday,16July;RaindateSaturday13August.
• FishingTournament,Sunday,31July.
Lookformoreinformationclosertothesetimesinsubsequente-mails,onour
websitewww.lacsinclair.ca,andonournoticeboardatthecornerofChemin
CléoFournierandCheminBernier/CheminduLacSinclair.
Bestwishesforabearablewinter;seeyouatthelakenextsummer.
David
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ThirdAnnualRegatta“EspritduLac”
Owingtoafewclouds(butnorain!),theturnouton18Julywassomewhatless
thaninpreviousyears.However,thoseinattendancehadanenjoyable
afternoonofbeachgamesandswimmingandcanoe/kayakracesthanksto
organizersMeganFarrell,JohnEarlandtheteam.Let’sspreadthewordto
encouragemorepeopletoparticipatein2016.
CALLFOR2016LAKECAPTAINS!
BepartofourESPRITDULACSocialEventsbyrepresentingyouandyour
directneighbourswithteamcolours,competitivecheers,flagsand
more!Helprallyyoursectorbeforeoureventsandshareinformationabout
upcomingactivitiestoimproveparticipationandLakeSpirit.Thissmalland
funeffortwillmakeaHUGEdifferenceandwillmeanmoreenjoymentand
memoriesforyoungandold.PleaseseeattachedmapofSectors.
Thereare9SectorsthatneedaTEAM
CAPTAIN:
1. NorthLake
2. BaieSimon
3. LesRoches
4. EastLake
5. SouthLake
6. LaGrandeBaie
7. WestLake(Captain:MeganFarrell)
8. BaiedesHickey
9. CheminduLac
[email protected]
2016.
ThreeCheersforLacSinclair!
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Lac Sinclair - Lake Captains
2016
Secteur 1
North Lake
Secteur 2 Baie
Simon
Secteur
9
Ch. du Lac
Secteur 3 Les
Roches
Secteur 4
East Lake
Secteur 8 Baie
des Hickey
Secteur 7
West Lake
Secteur 5
South Lake
*Provincial Swim Restrictions where eColi present:
Quebec <200; Ontario <100
*Drinking Water: never drink lake water
Secteur 6 La
Grande Baie
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2015FishingDerby
Asin2014,thisyear’stournamentwasfavouredwithgoodweatherandthe
hospitalityofTonyLafrance,
whosedockservedas
registrationandweighingpoint.
Onthisholidayweekendin
Ontario,therewereslightly
fewerboatsandfishersthan
lastyear(secondSundayin
August2014);however,the
proportionofchildrenenjoying
thislastlongweekendbefore
gettingreadyforschoolwas
higher.
Statisticsfor2015areas
follows(comparedto2014inbrackets):17boatsregistered(29in2014);56
fisherpersons(77in2014);42adultsandteenagers,14children(61adults
andteenagers,16childrenin2014).
Therewasonlyonepiketakenbutseveralnicesmallmouthbass,alongwith
therockbassandperchtakenbythechildren.Winnersbycategorywere:
• AdultPike:YvesTherrien
• AdultSMBass:NeilPoutanen;CourtneyPlouffe;KaylaDobson
• ChildSMBass:MorganPicard;TylerLacas;RaphaelBernier
• ChildPerch:IsabelleDagenais;TylerLacas;GabrielDagenais
• ChildRockBass:RaphaelBernier;KendrickBernier;NikoLévesque
PrizeswereawardedonTony’sbeachattheendoftheevent.Theseincluded
severalnicegiftsfromoursponsors:ACEHardware,Masham;BMR
Gauvreau,Masham;GiantTiger,Wakefield;HomeHardwareBeausoleil,
Wakefield.Congratulationstoourwinnersandmanythankstoourkind
sponsors–rememberthemwhenmakingyourpurchases.
SeeyouagaininAugust2016!
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Sébastien Aubin et Nadine LaCasse
Pharmaciens
895 ch Riverside,
Wakefield Québec J0X 3G0
(819) 459-2884
Heures d'ouverture:
Lundi au vendredi 9h00à 20h00.
Samedi 9h00 à 17h00. Dimanche 10h00 à 16h00
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OurWater
WaterLevels
TheAssociation,withthecooperationofoneofitsmembers,haspermanently
installedaonemeterscale,graduatedincentimeters,inordertomeasure
waterlevelchangesduringthesummer.Thislimnmetricscaleislocatedon
thesoutheastsideofthelakenear"Îleauxmoutons".Duringthe2015season,
betweenMay24andOctober4,oneofourmembers,ChantalVaillancourt
recordedthelevelsweekly.Below,ingraphicformisarecordofallthedata
obtained.
WaterQuality
TheAssociationalsoconductsmultiplewaterqualityassessmentsstartingin
thelatespringandagaininthelatesummerandinvolves4distincttests.
1. eColimeasures'cleanliness'andhealthsafetylevelsforswimming.
2. Phosphatemeasurespollutantsenteringourwaterfromhumanand
animalwaste,laundry,cleaning,industrialeffluents,andfertilizer
runoff.Thesephosphatesbecomedetrimentalwhentheyoverfertilize
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aquaticplantsandcausesteppedplantdeathandsediment.
3. ChlorophyllAmeasureswaterclarity.ChlorophyllAisameasureof
theportionofthepigmentthatisstillactiveinthelake;inotherwords,
theportionthatisstillactivelyrespiringandphotosynthesizingatthe
timeofsampling.IfhighlevelsofPhosphatehavecausedplantstodie
offthentheamountofalgaefoundinalakegreatlyaffectsthelake’s
physical,chemical,andbiologicalmakeup.ChlorophyllAisanearly
indicatorofincreasedalgaebloomsanda'dying'lake.
4. Secchidiskisaninexpensiveandstraightforwardmethodofmeasuring
waterclaritybyloweringadiscintothewateruntilitbecomes
invisible.Thedepthismeasuredatwhichpointitbecameinvisibleand
theprocessisrepeatedatthesametwositeseverytwoweeksfromJune
15thtoOctober15th.ThereadingsaresharedwiththeProvincial
governmentandcomparedtootherwaterbodiesthroughoutthe
province.
ThefirstsamplingtakesplaceinlatespringandmeasureseColiand
Phosphatelevelsduetospringmeltandrun-offintothelake.Thesecondtest
inlatesummermeasureseColiandChlorphyllAasaresultofhumanactivity
andnutrientsenteringthelakefrompeakuseandincreasedwater
temperatures.
In2015waterlevel,
eColi,Phosphateand
Chlorophyllreadings
arestable
everywhereexcept
thereisan
increasingtrend
fromSept2014(-2
partsper100ml),to
June2015(10parts
per100ml)and
againSept2015(14
partsper100ml)at
site12(narrowsto
BaieSimon).
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OwnersAddresstheProblemofSilt
Inanarticlepublishedinthefall2014newsletter,yourassociationsuggested
variousmeanstoreducetheamountofsuspendedorganicmatterinsome
bays.
Todaywearepleasedtoannouncethatthissummer,three(3)owners
decidedtoattackthesiltproblembyblowingairintothewaterusingawind
turbineinstalledontheirproperties,oneinBaieHickeyandtwoinBaie
Simon.
Theseownershaveusedtheservicesofthefollowingfirm:
www.FishfarmSupply.ca
877-669-1096877-669-1096
Locatedat116BonnieCres.
ElmiraON,N3B3J8
[email protected]
Unfortunately,asofthetimeofwriting,itwastooearlytoassesstheresults.
However,wecongratulatethesethreeownersfortheirparticipationin
improvingthequalityofwaterintheirbaysandwehopethatnextyearmore
ownerswillbeaddedtotheproject.
Rosaire Gosselin - Plumber
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For all your plumbing needs. Free estimate.
Pumps of all kinds, heat-taps.
Water treatment & softeners.
Repairs and installations.
Thawing of frozen pipes in winter- steam or
hot water.
819-456-2906
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DumpingofGarbage
Therehavebeensomerecentincidentsofunwantedrefuse,including
constructiondebrisandoldtires,beingdumpedonprivatepropertyand
crownlandaroundthelake.Wewouldremindanyoneengaginginsuch
practicestorefrainfromtheminfuturewithaviewtoenhancingtherightsof
allofustoenjoyourpropertiesfreeofunsightlypilesofgarbage.
FireworksReport
FestivitiesgotunderwaywithmusicprovidedbyMarcetHélèneonJuly04at
BernierPark.ThefireworksthatfollowedlituptheLacSinclairskyand
delightedeveryonepresent.Theeveningendedwithparticipantsgathered
aroundahugebonfire.
ThanksforthecontributionsfromyourAssociation(fireworksandmusic),
Mr.ClaudeBernier,Mr.MariusBernier(siteorganization,securityandevent
management),andtheLaPêcheFireDepartment.
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YourAssociationOnline
www.lacsinclair.ca
www.facebook.com/lacsinclairquebec
www.flickr.com/photos/98988942@N08/sets/
[email protected]
Stéphanie Gauvin
Courtier immobilier
819- 665-2457
[email protected]
161, Route
105, C.P. 164, Wakefield QC J0X 3G0
Bur.
819-459-2419
Fax. 819-459-1335
www.gauvinimmobilier.com
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