Temagami Times Fall 2011 - Temagami Lakes Association

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The Voice of the Temagami Lakes Association (TLA) Fall 2011
Temagami’s New
Grocery Store: A
Work in Progress
By Elaine Gunnell, with Dick and
Joanne Van Manen
Our Daily Bread, the new grocery store in Temagami, started off
slower than planned this first summer, but owners Dick and Joanne
Van Manen are not unduly worried. While the actual opening happened later than they had hoped,
the plan was to start off simple and
then expand the services offered.
This summer was a big learning
curve, according to Joanne. However with the first summer now
behind them, Dick explained that
the seasonal slow down will give
them time to get really ready for
next summer. They are looking forward to the fall and winter being
a chance to organize and do price
comparisons. The biggest struggle,
they explained, was in finding the
right suppliers and keeping the
right products on the shelves.
Photo: E. Gunnell
Temagami Water Quality Monitoring: the First Season
By Ted Tichinoff
While the goal remains important,
indeed vital, and although much energy
and effort was applied, the water quality testing and monitoring turned out to
be more complicated than any of us expected. In hindsight I remember one of
the environmental engineering groups
we contacted saying, “You intend to do
this with volunteers? That’s interesting.”
The plan was that the lake could be
divided into sectors and volunteers in
the various sectors could do the testing in their area. Over the winter our
environmental consultant, Story Engi-
neering out of Haileybury, selected and
mapped over 40 logical (deep) and relevant sites on the lake (a blown up copy
of their map can be seen at the TLA
building) for phosphorous and oxygen
testing. An orientation session was conducted by Story with volunteers in May.
Phosphorous would be tested by a
lake sampler at Siekki depth and 75%
of total depth (phosphorous sinks) with
oxygen testing by an oxygen probe at
every metre up to 20 and then every 5
metres (the probe gives temperature as
well – it is startling on a hot July day to
see and feel how cool the lake is at its
deep points). The key testing period is
just after the ice is out and we’d hoped
to do a full testing in May.
However, we realized that with one
set of testing equipment and the pressure of doing the entire lake in roughly
the same time frame, that groups of volunteers would not work. It would have
to be 2 or 3 testers in one boat. But with
each site on Temagami taking up to 40
minutes (deeper sites take longer and
as we all know this is a deep lake) plus
travel the undertaking was massive.
That could have been overcome by
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Membership Survey Gives Clear Direction To TLA
Priorities Part III: Taking Samples
Dick and Joanne Van Manen, with
their daughter Heather and Joanne’s
father, Evert Krygsman, cut the ceremonial ribbon at Our Daily Bread’s
grand opening. Photo: E. Gunnell.
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By Will Goodman
The results of the recent membership
survey have been tallied and it is clear
that three top priorities have emerged:
Defense of the Temagami Tenets, Taxes,
and Water Quality. Nearly 150 members responded to the survey, which
was mailed to all members and was also
available directly on the TLA web site.
Not surprisingly, environmental issues were seen as most important to the
majority of respondents. 66 percent of
respondents listed Water Quality as the
number one priority. 84 percent identified the Defense of the Tenets as a top
priority, which is also related to the environment and overall lake experience.
Virtually 100 percent support the
current ban on the sale and development of crown lands on lake Temagami
due to its status as a naturally maintained lake trout fishery. Furthermore,
85 percent support the restrictive development policies in [place within] the
Official Plan and the Zoning By-Laws,
even if they restrict what you can do on
Group Box 129 • Temagami • Ontario • P0H 2H0 • (705) 237-8927 • Fax (705) 237-8916 • www.tla-temagami.org
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The Temagami Times
Fall 2011 Issue
This publication is published in the
Winter, Fall and Summer by the
Temagami Lakes Association.
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editor: Elaine Gunnell
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705 237 8927 Fax 705 237 8916
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Deadline for next issue:
January 31, 2012
*The opinions expressed by the authors
or advertisers in this edition are not necessarily
those of the Temagami Times or the Temagami Lakes
Association. As contributing authors write articles for
the Times on a voluntary basis the TLA cannot take
responsibility for errors or omissions which may
accidentally appear in Times articles.
The TLA Board of Directors
President: Andrew Healy
1st Vice President: Ted Tichinoff
2nd Vice President: Gerry Kluwak
Treasurer: David McFarlane
Directors: Pete Calverley
Will Goodman
Chip Kittredge
Boyd Matchett
Justin Metz
The term of office for a Director is 3 years.
Elections are held every year in the summer.
Skyline Reserve
The mainland surrounding Lake Temagami and Cross Lake is to be zoned as
a landscape ecology zone to preserve the
beauty, restore the integrity and preserve
the wilderness aspect of the Temagami
Forest. This ecology zone would consist
of 2 reserves which would be protected
from natural disturbance e.g. fire and
insect infestation, but would have separate
management goals and prescriptions.
The two reserves would be the following:
1. Skyline: The Lake Temagami and
Cross Lake reserves must protect any part
of Lake Temagami or Cross Lake with no
visual evidence to the naked eye that any
activities such as timber cutting or mining
have taken place. The minimum dimension would be 200 metres. It would be
preserved in its natural state and its permissible uses would be very limited.
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President’s letter
What an amazing summer we have had in Temagami! Sunny day after sunny day, the occasional rain to hold off a fire
ban, and even the lake levels were back to normal! While I didn’t get to spend as much time at the cottage as I would have
liked, those in my family who were lucky enough to have spent more time (or should I say have worked hard to earn the
time!) didn’t hesitate to let me know just what I was missing!
Though the Lake did seem to be less busy this year, this was certainly not the case with the TLA. All the hard work of
TLA staff, Board and members led to huge milestone accomplishments such as the creation of a water quality monitoring
program and the release of Pam Sinclair’s new TLA history book. 2011 also saw the expansion of the campsite clean-up
program and a jaw-dropping $6,500 was raised at the Flea Market! I’d personally like to thank all members for your continuing support and participation with our association. Without each and every one of you, the projects and events would not be
possible, but perhaps more important, Lake Temagami as we have enjoyed it for yet another summer would not be the special
place it is today.
I’d also like to thank our Board of Directors: our newest Directors Will Goodman and Justin Metz for getting involved,
Dave McFarlane and Ted Tichinoff for signing on for another three year term, and Chip Kittredge, Gerry Kluwak, Boyd
Matchett, and Pete Calverly for all your hard work and for giving me the honour to serve as President for another year. I can
honestly say that we have an excellent group of folks representing you as we look ahead to 2012. I should mention that we
are also always looking for new Directors. Keep this is mind for next year. It would be great to get new folks involved, and
hopefully some women too!
Lastly I thank those who had a chance to fill out the TLA Members Survey. This feedback is essential in determining
what’s important to you as we plan our programs and budget allocations for next year. As always, don’t hesitate to contact me
with your ideas, comments or concerns.
All the best,
Andrew Healy, President
The Temagami Times welcomes signed letters or emails on any subject.
The editor reserves the right to edit for length, clarity and relevance. Letters containing libelous remarks, personal attacks
or inaccurate information will not be published nor will open letters or copies of letters sent to public officials or governments.
The opinions expressed are the letter writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Temagami Lakes Association.
As contributing authors write articles for the Times on a voluntary basis the TLA cannot take responsibility for errors or
omissions which may accidentally appear in Times articles.
Tenets for Temagami
ones are to be installed to prevent new
public access roads to Lake Temagami
and Cross Lake.
New ski-doo trails accessing Lake Temagami/Cross Lake are to be no wider than
ten feet and for winter ski-doo use only.
Proposals for these access points to Lake
Temagami and Cross Lake are to be reviewed and sites inspected by the new
governing body prior to construction.
2. Ecological Buffer Reserve: This
would surround the skyline reserve to protect the natural forest and wildlife habitat
ecosystems of the Temagami region. It
would have a broader range of controlled
activities but no new public roads would
pass through it except in the village of
Temagami.
Road Access
The current ban on construction of new
public road access points to Lake Temag-
ami and Cross Lake is supported by our
three groups. We define the existing public
road access points to consist of the village
waterfront, Finlayson Park, Strathcona
Landing and the Lake Temagami Access
Road landings. We agree that, where possible, parking areas must be screened from
the main body of the Lake. Shiningwood
Bay, Cross Lake, Austin Bay, Blue Bay
and any other illegal access points are to
be closed using scarification methods. Existing gates are to be maintained and new
Visit the Temagami Lakes’ Association website: www.tla-temagami.org
Mainland Development
There should be no mainland development on Lake Temagami and Cross Lake
with the exception of those potential lots
immediately adjacent to the Township of
Temagami that are able to be serviced by
the Township’s central sewage treatment
facility. All other future development
will occur on islands, the number and
location to be determined by the revised
official plan which will be sensitive to
current ecological standards.
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Temagami Times
Once More TLA Flea Market
was a Great Success!
submitted by Debbie Nixon and Charlene Tamburro, Co-chairs of the 2011 TLA Flea Market
The summer has ended for TLA island residents with Mother Nature having provided everyone with a plethora of
beautiful days.
Our annual TLA Flea Market on July
23, 2011 was well attended, with hundreds
of lake residents and visitors intermixing
and enjoying each other’s company. As
usual there was a pleasant din of background conversations and laughter as everyone had an opportunity to catch up
with each other’s lives and experiences.
All this transpired while they had the
opportunity to view an abundant variety
of items and to purchase assorted lake
treasures at bargain prices. There was also
a silent auction and fifty-fifty draw, which
attracted many happy participants.
A total of $6,500 was raised, which
was directed to help pay for Water Quality
testing equipment purchases and expenses
incurred during 2011.
Once again members of the TLA responded wonderfully with their participation as volunteers in helping Debbie Nixon and Charlene Tamburro, the co-chairs
of the event. Peter Healy ably assisted in
coordinating the function and the vendors
and donors were most generous with their
contributions.
An event such as this is dependent on
the participation of many volunteers and
contributors. The volunteers who made
this happen are as follows:
Flea table: organized by David and Linda
Cain, assisted by John and Rose Heenan,
Sandi and Debbie Russell, Casey and
Terry Young, Jill Scully, Blake and Judy
Stormes, Jim Hasler, Arthur Thompson,
Rebecca Danvers
Super Fleas: Elodie Tichinoff, Lorna
Cooper
Silent Auction: Denise Wert, Sandy
Smith, Marty Banghart
Fifty-Fifty Draw: Susan McFarlane,
Eve Lewis
Hot dog Stand: Temagami Barge:
Biff and Carol Lowery, Pat Delarosbel
Bake Table: Robin Campbell assisted
by Gloria Allen and Vince Hovanec
Chicken sandwich stand: Linda and
Tom Pace
Noodle sales: Taylor Scott and Sarah
Wert
Boat traffic control and shuttle: Ted
Tichinoff, Pete Calverley and Tom Rowe
Setup and Cleanup crews: Pete
Calverley, Ray and Andrew Banghart,
Phil and Sadie Bury, Alistair Avard,
Tuz Gooderham, Shelly Timms, John
and Sandy Russell
Book Stand: Claire Rainnie, Tim Roach
Executive Director and MC: Peter Healy
Accounting: Sandy Nixon
Report Composition and editing: Rocco
Tamburro M.D. (retired)
We also thank the following donors:
Dock Plus, Bill Kitts, Molly Goal, Camp
Wabikon, Robyn Campbell, Gloria
Allen, Steve Drake, Northland Traders,
Don McMillan of Century 21, David and
Linda Cain, Orient Gardens, Subway
– Petro Canada, Hair Den, Clearwater
Builders, Shelly Timms, Tea and
Treasures, Temagami Shores, Embroidery
Hoop, Temagami Water Systems,
Temagami Marine, Victoria Wilde,
Lakeland Airways, Wild Flower Motel,
Pier Market, Peacock Furniture, Keewaydin Camp, Wanda Niemi, Ontario Public
Service, David and Susan McFarlane,
Scotiabank Harley Fry, Steve and Sandra
Hartman, B and D Burger Stand, Tuptim
on the Lake, Temagami Electric, Ray and
Marty Banghart, Kirk Smith, Temagami
Outfitting Company, The Dagostinos, Big
House Cleaning – Tracy Manderstrom,
Temagami Barge, Churchill’s Restaurant,
Burrows Marine, Kennedy Insurance
Brokers, Bay Produce, Temagami Trucking, Temagami Station Restoration Trust,
One Stop Trading post, Near North
Embroidery, Loon Lodge, Temagami
Ambulance
Private Vendors: Bella Hill Maple Syrup;
Smoothwater Outfitters: Caryn Coleman;
Art Photos by Morrison; Victoria Wilde:
massages; Steve Snake: artist; Hugh
McKenzie: artist
Once again thanks to all who participated and supported this year’s event.
Have a great remainder of the year
everyone!!!
TLA President Andrew Healy addresses members at the 2011 AGM. Photo by: Trish Healy
Highlights of the Temagami
Lakes Association’s 80th Annual
General Meeting
The 80th Temagami Lakes Association
Annual General Meeting was held at
Camp Wabun on Friday July 29th, 2011.
For those members who missed the
TLA’s Annual General Meeting, here
are selected highlights of the event
adapted from the draft minutes. (Full
draft minutes are available on the TLA
website at: http://www.tla-temagami.
org/meetings.html).
Greetings and Opening Remarks
TLA president Andrew Healy began
the meeting with a short reading from
Chapter one of Pam Sinclair’s book,
Temagami Lakes Association: The Life
and Times of a Cottage Community then
thanked the Directors of Camp Wabun
for hosting the meeting.
Councillor Paul Middleton, repre-
senting The Municipality of Temagami, commented on the Official Plan
Review, which should be completed
before the end of the summer. Councillor Middleton commented on the
town’s budget process in 2011 which
resulted in a decrease in the budget of
approximately four percent. Council is
meeting often with the Temagami First
Nation Band Council.
Chief Roxanne Ayotte of the Temagami First Nations provided an update
on the projects that will be underway
on Bear Island including the new Administration Office Building and a new
Elders Complex, which is scheduled
to begin in the spring. Chief Ayotte
commented on the Land Claim, which
TLA Archives in the Cloud?
A major goal of the TLA Archives
Committee is to enter the digital
age. Creating a cloud version of the
Archives would make them secure
and available. A cloud archive would
make it possible for TLA members to
actively participate in the formation
of the Archives and in the preservation of Lake history by uploading
their own island history, family biographies, photos and videos.
To advertise with us call: (705) 237-8927 • Fax: (705) 237-8916 • e-mail: [email protected]
The members of the Archives
Committee are: Angus Scully, Pam
Sinclair, and Biff Lowery.
As we explore the future of
the Archives we would love to hear
from TLA members who have knowledge of suitable software or storage services that we should consider
using. Please contact the committee
through [email protected] .
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Fall 2011
Comments on Taxation
By Boyd Matchett
These comments were made
at the TLA Annual Meeting
on July 29, 2011
Most taxation discussions are complex and our Temagami Municipal
Taxes are no exception. So I will try
and keep my comments to generalities
and not overwhelm you with too many
numbers!
Many, may have noted in the fall/
winter edition of the Temagami Times*
that our new mayor, John Hodgson, in
a letter reply to our TLA letter, also
quoted, stated quite categorically that
no municipal taxpayer should be billed
in 2011 for more dollars than in 2010.
In my view, at the time, a rather bold
yet encouraging prediction, certainly for
Lake Temagami property owners whose
tax assessment values would again rise
on average by 20-25%! When, around
mid June after a lengthy process the fi-
nal budget numbers and tax rates were
fixed, the results came reasonably close
to meeting this originally stated target;
but many tax payers, particularly water
front property owners would still end up
paying a small increase of around 1%
over last year, on the property portion
of their taxes.
However, the separate Education
Tax portion, set by each individual
School District under Provincial guidelines, was again increased for waterfront
properties because of their higher assessed property values – despite an ef-
Editor’s note:
Mayor Hodgson’s letter appeared in the Winter 2011 edition, commencing on
page 9 and concluding on page 13. Past editions of the Temagami Times can be
found on the TLA website at www.tla-temagami.org/Publications.html .
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fective lower tax rate of roughly 3%
on this portion of the overall municipal tax.
Now let us refer to the handout
statement, “sample Tax Bills”, which
provides a random sampling of individual property assessments, one for
each type of neighborhood within
the municipality. The Lake Temagami sample is the column on the
right side and the three columns on
the left represent the different Town,
or Urban, neighborhoods. You will
note on the Lake Temagami sample,
which probably represents the lower
median of Lake property values that
the property tax increase in 2011 is
$25.26, whereas the Education Tax
portion is $77.98.
However, what is most revealing
and may be a surprise to most of us,
is that the various Town properties’
total tax amounts are very comparable to the Lake waterfront tax levels, when area specific user fees are
added. When consideration is given
to the Town’s much lower property
values and the low household average annual income, which according
to Statistics Canada in 2009, was approximately $ 20,500, one can only
assume that these property owners
taxes are pretty “maxed” out!
You should also note that the
“Towns” waterfront properties, although limited in number, are paying
proportionately even more taxes per
assessed value than our Lake properties. The Temagami South properties pay a special sewage grinder
fee of approximately $450 per year,
which raises substantially their user
fees! This year User Fee chargers approximately cover all area-specific,
infrastructure operating costs, which
has not been the case previously.
We should assume from this information that there is limited scope
to add to their operating user fee
costs, additional fees to cover the
capital infrastructure costs as proposed by the Ministry. It would now
seem apparent that under the present system low income communities
with a small permanent population,
such as Temagami, cannot afford to
support the imposed ever increasing
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infrastructure costs without additional
government financial assistance, as in
the past.
If we turn now, briefly, to the second
handout sheet providing a statement of
the consolidated municipal 2011 Budget, one might conclude that the new
administration has done a reasonable
job in achieving a balanced Budget in
which projected operating expenditures
matched anticipated reduced revenues.
However, on closer examination one
can observe that this balance was really achieved by deferring many essential
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capital expenditures, and secondly, benefiting from a large previous year’s surplus,
which in all likelihood will not again be
repeated.
In particular, we note that no apparent serious reductions, or cut backs, were
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Youth Representative is an Inspiration to TCF Board
is an inspiration and a breath of fresh
air to all of us at our directors’ meet Boat traffic has slowed, there are few- ings. She is keen, engaged and lots of
er lights shining into the night. It is the fun. Kendall joined us in March.
turning of the seasons, and we are ex- In May, Kendall with one othperiencing a fall as beautiful as was the er youth from Bear Island, Becca
summer. Leaves are beginning to turn Metadawabin, travelled to the Comand the cry of the loon is a dominant munity Foundations of Canada confersound as those magical birds begin to ence in Vancouver. They participated
gather for their migration south. The fall in a youth day and Kendall was selected
sunset offers a vivid clarity of light that to be one of the youth to present to a
is unique to this time of year; beautiful plenary session of 600 people. She
and bittersweet. As I write this article on brought honour and recognition to the
The Temagami Community Foundation, Temagami Community Foundation.
I thought important to set the stage and Kendall was chosen as one of eighty
for the Students on Ice Arctic Youth
get your focus on Temagami.
I would like to share some experi- Expeditions 2011 (http://studentences of on our new board youth rep- sonice.com), an incredible once-in-aresentative, Kendall White. Kendall is lifetime opportunity for her to expand
sixteen, from Bear Island and attends her knowledge about the circumpolar
high school in North Bay. She travels world, and to gain a new global perdaily from Temagami to North Bay. She spective on the planet, its wonders, and
its present and future challenges.
is based in northern Ontario and assists individuals, municipalities as well as small and
large businesses in complying with MOE regulations for:
• Design, installation, optimization, monitoring and maintenance of Small Drinking Water Systems (Summer Camps, Campground, Lodges, Resorts)
• Design and optimization of Large Drinking Water Treatment Systems
(Trailer Parks, Municipalities, Institutions)
• Certificate of Approval Applications • Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
[air, water (groundwater, wastewater, surface water), and soil]
332 Main Street, P.O. Box 716, Haileybury, Ontario, P0J 1K0
Phone: 705-672-3324 • Fax: 705-672-3325 • www.storyenvironmental.com
By Victoria Grant,
Temagami Community Foundation Board
Story
Environmental Inc.
The ship-and-land-based journey
explored Iceland, Greenland, northern Labrador (Nunatsiavut) and the
northern reaches of Nunavik, Canada.
She travelled with 65 international
high school students, 14 to 18 years old
and a team of 45 scientists, educators,
aboriginal elders, historians, artists,
writers, innovators, leaders and polar
experts.
At the Temagami Community
Foundation Fish Fry in August, Kendall was our guest speaker. She showed
us what she was capable of and how
resourceful she can be. She faced what
could have been an embarrassing situation with poise and grace. Just before
she was to speak, one of our community people stole the show by engaging in a somewhat deplorable display
of bad judgment. I apologize to those
of who witnessed the event. You however heard Kendall’s response. “Hello,
I am Kendall White…Twain. I’m going to start off with this quote; I think
it may have been Shakespeare. I may
be wrong but…’What’s in a name?’ I
don’t think your name should define
who you are; I think it is our actions.
So please don’t define me by my name
but by my actions.”
Kendall went on to speak for a half
an hour. She shared her experiences of
the trip, she entertained us by making
us laugh, engaging with her and sharing the passion she felt for her experience. She took all of us in the audience
Bill Kitts
P.O. Box 6, Temagami, ON P0H2H0
Located at
Email: [email protected]
Outdoor
Store
Toll Free: 1-877-tem-dock
1-877-836-3625
Docks Plus
Temagami
www. docksplustemagami.com
on the trip with her as she relived her
memories, vivid in her mind and in her
communication to us.
She closed by asking us where we
thought she might want to go to next,
and she shared that she would like to
swim with the sharks in Cape Cod,
South Africa, and go to Antarctica.
Her words, “I will get there, you watch”
were an inspiration. She closed with
two significant messages, she spoke
about a person who did a presentation on “Eating your Elephant” and to
quote Kendall, “Eat your elephant, go
out there and live life. You can’ t see
things … on television, you have to
experience things yourself. Things that
you experience affect you deeply and
change you; so go out there and live
life.” Her last message was to thank the
Temagami First Nation for their support and to acknowledge the community of Bear Island for supporting the
fundraisers that paid for her trip.
We at the Temagami Community
Foundation are glad to have Kendall as
our youth representative; she has lots
to teach us, and she is excited to learn.
The Temagami Community Foundation can be a vehicle to do many things.
We are only limited by our collective
imaginations and our commitment.
Thanks you to those who came out to
the Fish Fry and to all of who support
the Foundation.
In 2012 the Art Camp celebrates 10
years, more to come on that.
Permits are not
required in 99% of our
dock installations
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Temagami Times
Aids to Navigation – Protecting Our Buoys and Channel Markers
By Angus Scully
Chair, Marine Committee
Buoys and channel markers are important safety and traveling aids. The
maintenance of the channel markers
and lights on the lake is paid for from
our property taxes. Boaters should keep
an eye open for problems and report
them. Call the Municipal offices at 705
569 3421. Usually the concern is ad-
dressed within 24 to 48 hours. In July
and August you may also call the TLA
on VHF radio to report a problem.
What to report:
• Buoy missing
• Buoy out of place
• Light not operating
• Part missing – for example the cone
on a red buoy
• Damaged or defaced buoy.
Don’t forget that the cones on top of
the red markers are vitally important. In
low light all markers may look black. Also, some people are red-green colour blind. In these circumstances, the
cone top on the red markers is vital.
Time for More Buoys?
When the Coast Guard was responsible for the aids to navigation, the
TLA set out its own private (and legal)
markers on shoals that were not on the
main navigation channels. Liability and
maintenance issues related to these private buoys forced the TLA to abandon
this practice.
Now that the aids to navigation are a
municipal responsibility and paid for by
us, is it time to have the current buoy
system expanded to include the former
TLA markers? Please e-mail e at [email protected] with your thoughts.
Temagami Public Library News
by Shelley Rowland
What a wonderful summer we’ve
had. It was nice to see so many of our
summer residents and I hope all arrived
home safely. We look forward to seeing
you again next summer.
Autumn is perhaps my favourite
time of year. I enjoy the colours and the
cool crisp mornings and evenings. It’s
also great time to curl up with a good
book (of course anytime is a great time
to read). The following is a partial list
of some of the titles we have recently
acquired:
New Books
Adult Fiction: Flash and Bones/Reichs,
The Shattering/Healey, Dracula in Love/
Essex, Still Missing/Stevens, The Debutante/Tessaro, The Forest Laird/Whyte,
Born to Die/Jackson, God’s Guest List/
MaComber, Death of a Greedy Woman/
Beaton, Body Work/Paretsky, Silent
Witness/North Patterson, Kill Me If
You Can/Patterson, My Lost Daughter/
Rosenberg, Bedtime Story/Wiersema,
The Good Daughters/Maynard,
Westerns: Left Hand of the Law/West,
Summers’ Horses/Cotton
Non-Fiction: Preserving: The Canning and Freezing Guide for All Seasons/
Crocker, The Memory Place/Bartok, The
Great Reset/Florida, The New Normal:
An Agenda for Responsible Living, Choke:
What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About
Getting It Right When You Have To, The
Weather of the Future/Cullen, Deadly
Devotion/Sofios, Guiness World Records
2012, Justice Miscarried (Canada)/Katz
Large Print: Happy Birthday/Steel,
Prime Time/Fonda (non-fiction),
Young Adult: Revolution/Donnelly, The
NightMarys/Poblocki, Guardian of the
Dead/Healey, Nevermore/Creagh, Blood
Wounds/Pfeffer
Junior Fiction: Twelve Haunted Rooms
of Halloween/Pamintuan, Dinosaurs In
Action/Stilton, Grandpa Green/Smith
(a picture book exploring aging, memory and the bonds of family history and
love), Puppy Party/Wilson, That Fatal
Night (Dear Canada series), The Unwanteds/McMann
Junior Non-Fiction: Garbage Helps Our
Garden Grow: A Compost Story/Glaser,
Survive Alive Series: Making Shelter,
Finding Food and Water, Finding Your
Way, Fire and Cooking/Champion
Board Books: Bear Feels Scared/Wilson,
Superhero Potty Time/DiCicco, Princess
Potty Time/DiCicco
Story Time
Story Time will be held the second
Tuesday of each month (excluding July
and August) from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Crafts, a story, and a light snack are provided. This program is free of charge.
New to the Library
We have added some new items to
the library thanks to funding from the
provincial government. These include
DVDs from The Great Courses. These
are college level courses taught by top
professors. Each course includes the
DVD(s) and a course guidebook. We
have the following titles:
•Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum
Well-Being at Any Age/Prof.
Anthony Goodman,
•The Nature of Earth: An Introduction
to Geology/Prof. John Renton,
•From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of
Chinese History/Prof. Kenneth
Hammond,
•Meteorology: An Introduction to the
Wonders of the Weather/Prof. Robert
Fovell,
•The Foundations of Western
Civilization/Prof. Thomas Noble
•Our Night Sky/Prof. Edward Murphy.
Loan time on these items is 4 weeks
and can be renewed.
Blue Sky Reads Canadian
The Blue Sky Librarians Network
(of which Temagami Public Library is
a member) and the Nipissing University Library presented a reading with
Canadian author Jane Urquhart who
read from her novel, Sanctuary Line
on Wednesday October 12th at 6:00
p.m. in the university’s new library.
This was followed by a book signing
and refreshments.
We hope to make this an annual
event, focusing on Canadian authors.
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personal chef
Caryn Joy Colman
Temagami’s New Grocery Store
party & event catering
celebrating foods
from farm, field, forest & lake
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They have made every effort to
source local suppliers as much as
possible. They are also looking for
the community’s input on products
desired. If you are looking for something in particular, they suggest that
you ask and, if they can, they will
try to stock it.
The decision to go with a completely independent store, and not
one of the chain stores, was largely
based on the fact that the chains
limit the owner’s decisions. This
means the owners are less flexible to respond to the needs of the
community.
Not being on a flyer program
does make a difference to customers, however, so they are looking at
doing their own. In the meantime,
though, they are offering in-store
specials. “Whenever we can get a
good deal on something,” Joanne
added, “we pass on the savings.”
Cost savings are being looked at
on the operations side of the business as well. Energy is a big cost for
the store, so the Van Manens are
researching ways to be more energy
efficient. Eventually they hope to
replace the current open coolers
with glass door coolers.
The long term plans are shaping up over time and it is somewhat
amazing how things have transpired
so far, considering it is less than a
year since the Temagami Co-op grocery store closed its doors. Owning a
grocery store in Temagami had not
been in Dick and Joanne’s long term
plans, but Joanne’s parents live here,
and they felt drawn to Temagami.
They sold produce in Temagami’s
community market a few years ago,
and were pleased with the town’s response. However, it wasn’t until the
Chair of the town’s Economic Development Advisory Committee,
Debby Burrows, suggested that they
consider filling the community’s
need for the grocery store that they
had given it any thought. Being
strong in their Christian faith and
seeing how things fell into place,
they really feel that the Lord has led
them here.
Their faith is also the reason that
the store is closed on Sundays. “At
the beginning,” Joanne explained,
“people said we would never survive with closing Sundays, but now
people appreciate the break in the
week.” She went on to say that it is
especially good for the employees to
have a day with their families. That
day of rest has been needed by the
owners too, since Dick, Joanne and
their daughter Heather have been
Membership Survey
• Canoe & kayak rentals
• Canoe trip outfitting
• Restaurant & lodgings
• Old growth forest hikes
• Edible wild cooking classes
• Art Gallery
• Snowshoeing & XC skiing
• Retreats & weddings
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your lot.
Of equal interest to the membership is the notion that 86 percent of respondents feel that it is
very important that the TLA to be
involved in the governance of the
town. With taxes such a high priority of the membership, it is clear
that the membership is looking to
the TLA to represent its interests
at critical town meetings.
The area of communication
came up as vital to the membership
as well. Over 90 percent of those
who responded to the survey feel
that it is important for the TLA
to have a physical headquarters,
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very busy getting the store up and
running, and will surely remain busy
as they continue to move forward
this fall.
They have recently started up the
bakery and once again the delightful aroma of fresh baking is greeting
customers as they walk in the door.
The selection of fresh baked goods
including breads, rolls, pastry and
cookies, will gradually be increased
and eventually the Van Manens
would like to have pies baked fresh
at the store as well.
The deli will also be opening and
there will be a new deli feature. Hot,
homemade soups and deli sandwiches will be available on a daily
basis. To make this even more inviting, tables and chairs will be added,
so that customers can stop and have
lunch when they shop. The addition of specialty foods, particularly
Dutch products, as well as vitamins
and homeopathic products are longterm goals as well.
The Van Manens know that running a store is hard work and they
are ready and willing to put in all the
faith and hard work it takes to earn
their daily bread and to provide the
community with a source for their
daily bread as well. The community
is very fortunate to have them here.
while nearly 2/3 monitor and use
Channel 68 on the marine band
radio. Nearly 90 percent of those
responding stated that they read
every issue of the Temagami Times.
A similar number have visited the
web site over the past year.
Some other interesting findings
from the survey include the fact
that the majority of respondents
planned on using services in town
this summer. Also, nearly 2/3 of respondents were in favor of charging non-residents for use of the Access Road. Finally, the Corn Roast
is popular with over 50 percent of
respondents saying that they have
attended and plan to do so again in
the future.
Following is a brief sampling of
some of the comments and suggestions that were received:
•I think the web site should be
the primary source for communications to the members and
the entire community. A great
way would be to tweet updates
or send email. Instead of using
paper, constant contact email is
a great way to send out information and cheapo.
•Canoeists must use campsites.
Why don’t houseboats have
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specific locations to tie up instead of
stopping anywhere they choose?
•The more quiet and solitude the better. Fewer large boats, assured cleaner
water, and the continuation of the
ban on sale and development of crown
land would all be most welcome.
•Better police coverage at the remote
parts of the lake (Baie Jeanne landing in particular) to ensure proper
fishing rules, correct parking/camping and landing usage. If I could see
some better police coverage (I think
twice a week is perfectly reasonable
during the summer months), I could
feel a bit better about paying all these
crazy taxes.
•Would be nice to have a laundry and
grocery service! i.e. someone comes
and picks up your laundry and a shopping list and returns in a day or two
with your clean clothes and groceries.
This would give me more time to enjoy the lake, so I don’t have to spend
a day going into town and/or handwashing clothes.
•Taxation for services used. Without
a doubt, the residents in town would
object strongly to having to cover
items such as sewage system rework
at cottage sites, yet the lake residents
appear expected to cover a significant
portion of the millions of dollars in
infrastructure overhead the Municipality is facing. Suitable policing levels and some action to prevent the
known repeat offenders from continuing to “play” on the lake.
•I enjoy reading the paper and think it
should continue to focus on town and
lake issues, especially concerning the
financial concerns of the town, environmental issues regarding the lake,
and the status of local businesses, e.g.
the grocery store.
•The Times has improved enormously
in the past 3-4 years. I would like to
see more political and economic information on what the Town is doing
with our taxes and what services they
are providing the Lake Resident Tax
Payers.
The TLA Board is reviewing these
important results, and using them for
guidance as we move forward towards
the 2012 summer season. For a complete summary of response to the survey
questions, including all open-ended
text responses to questions, please see
the TLA website.
Comments on Taxation
made in personnel, hours worked, or
wages, such as experienced in these
years of austerity, by the private sector
and most other public sector jurisdictions.
Hopefully, now that our new Mayor
and council have had the experience
of this past year and perhaps a better
understanding of the key issues, they
will have the determination and motivation to achieve in this coming year,
2012 what had been promised this year,
that no municipal tax payer should be
billed for more tax dollars than last
year, recognizing that waterfront properties in particular will absorb once
again considerably higher property
assessment values. Bearing in mind
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frastructure capital costs and probably
reduced Federal and Provincial grants,
this will be a real challenge!
To conclude, our TLA Board’s role
will be to remain vigilant on these key
issues facing the Municipality and to
work with the Mayor and Council in
achieving these difficult objectives.
Before closing I believe we all owe a
debt of gratitude to our Secretary-Treasurer, Peter Healy, who under frequently difficult and hazardous conditions
was able to attend most Council and
Budget meetings this past winter and
spring and ably presented, or defended,
our views. We all thank you, Peter, for
a job well done!
(See also Municipal Budget on page 14)
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was sent to the Province but was rejected
until three things were done first: their
Membership Code, Economic Development Corporation and a Trust Fund. The
Membership code has been sent to Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada. Chief Ayotte also mentioned that all lake residents
are able to use the Bear Island Community Library and the computers there to
access the internet.
Temagami First Nation Chief, Roxane
Ayotte addresses TLA members at the 2011
AGM. Photo by: Trish Healy.
TLA President Andrew Healy thanked
Pam Sinclair for writing the book that
represented over 100 years on the lake.
He thanked all the volunteers that made
the Flea Market possible. He told the
crowd that there were a great number of
residents that took the time to complete
the 2011 TLA survey. In his remarks Mr.
Healy mentioned concern of what the
TLA status would look like over the next
10-20 years and the need to involve the
younger generation both in membership
and leadership roles.
TLA Business
Current TLA Directors and past TLA
Presidents who were present were introduced. The minutes of the 2010 AGM
were adopted and there was no business
arising from the minutes. Treasurer David
McFarlane reviewed the 2010 financial
statement which showed an operation surplus of $9,021 and year end investments
of $148,475. Resolutions were passed to
approve the financial statements and to
approve the actions of the Directors and
Officers since the Commencement of the
2010 AGM.
Committee Reports
Natural resources: Andrew Healy
30 campsites have been cleaned as part
of the TLA Campsite Clean Up and we
are hoping to double that this year. The
TLA in partnership with Project Canoe
have built and installed three privies this
year for these campsites and hope to do
about 10 more before the end of summer.
Municipal Budget and Taxes: Boyd
Matchett
The Town’s budget in 2011 decreased
by about four percent. The result for
Lake Temagami properties is an average
increase, with assessment increases and
education taxes accounted for, of about
four percent. Mr. Matchett provided tax
comparisons with the mainland properties in the village of Temagami and the
lake properties. (See full text of comments
and handouts on page xx.)
Water Quality: Ted Tichinoff
Ted’s reported that lake water is in good
condition. The TLA Board is still moving towards a water quality monitoring
program that will help to identity water
quality issues. The Board is considering
hiring university students next year to
test the water quality and perform other
tasks over the course of the summer.
Your TLA Board for 2011/2012
President
Andrew Healy
1st Vice President
Ted Tichinoff
2nd Vice President
Gerry Kluwak
Treasurer
David McFarlane
Directors
Pete Calverly Will Goodman
Chip Kittredge Boyd Matchett
Justin Metz
Ontario Provincial Police
Detective Constable Al Gelinas joined
us this year from his office in North Bay.
He is involved with a team that investigates criminal offences such as break and
enters. He warned members at the meeting that break and enters usually occur
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in the early spring or late fall. Mr. Gelinas
told cottagers to report minor crimes and to
think about getting trail cameras to limit the
amount of crimes in this area. Al has provided his phone numbers so we can contact
him immediately after an event is noticed.
40 years of continuous family membership.
Pam Sinclair was honored as TLA Member
of the Year in recognition of her time writing The Life and Times of a Cottage Community. Andrew Healy was recognized for his
service as President this year.
Friends of Temagami
Bob Olajos made a presentation on behalf
of Friends of Temagami. The group covers
a large area and their mission is to preserve
the wilderness of the Temagami watershed.
Mr. Olajos mentioned that their Annual
General Meeting will be held October 28th
and 29th at Smoothwater.
Other Business
Paul Middleton reminded the audience of a
Public Meeting regarding a land use application on Lake Temagami to be held on August
11th, 2011th at 5:30 p.m. Peter Healy added
that the TLA, with the use of a land use planning consultant, have already made a written
submission regarding this application.
Lisa Tuckerman suggested that perhaps
TLA membership fees could be increased
by $10 per year to fund the water quality
initiative.
President Andrew Healy once again
thanked the membership for their presence
at this meeting and their ongoing support
for the organization and welcomed all to stay
for a buffet lunch.
Author of Temagami Lakes Association:
The Life and Times of a Cottage Community, and TLA Member of the Year, Pam
Sinclair signs copies of her book at the
2011 AGM. Photo by: Elaine Gunnell
Flea Market and History Book
Peter Healy thanked Debbie Nixon and
Charlene Tamburro for being co-chairs of
the Flea Market. This year the Flea Market raised between six and seven thousand
dollars, which will be directed to the Water
Testing initiative.
Pam Sinclair’s new book Temagami Lakes
Association: The Life and Times of a Cottage
Community is now available to purchase at
the TLA office.
Septic Smart
Rob Davis of Eco-Ethic soap products
made a presentation on septic system maintenance that was both hilarious and full of
great tips. A summary of these will be posted
on the TLA website.
Annual TLA Awards
Peter gave many thanks to the Wabun
Staff for hosting the TLA AGM. Claire
Rannie received a Temagami Print for her
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The TLA welcomes
the following new
members for 2011.
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Jackie Hodgins (Jim Huisman)
Glen Hurst
John P. Hilborn (Holly)
Marion Murphy
Pam Paré (John)
Margaret Smart (Sydney)
Bettina Schuller (Chris)
Julie Regnier (David Lange)
John Sappington (Cindy)
Dale Peacock
Bryan Plumstead (Suzan)
William A. Hand (Lori)
Kurt Porschen (Dianne)
Paul ten Westeneind (Andra)
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Jessica Wert
Sarah Wert
Justin Metz (Bianca Morrison)
Tom Byrne (Laura)
Gene Hollinger
June M. Keevil (Larry Lang)
Betsy Banks (Bill)
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Temagami Medical Centre and Family Health Team • Fall 2011 – COPD Program
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major respiratory illness in Canada that is both preventable
and treatable.
The Importance of Prompt Diagnosis
Underdiagnosis of COPD remains a
significant problem with many patients
already having advanced pulmonary impairment by the time they are diagnosed.
Beginning September 14th, 2011 and
every two weeks thereafter, a Respiratory
Therapist (RT) will be at the medical
centre providing chronic lung disease
screening and assessment of breathing/
coughing symptoms using spirometry
testing.
Spirometry is a common and effective diagnostic test. It’s painless and usually takes less than 10 minutes, although
sometimes it is repeated after taking a
puffer medication.
You will be asked to take in a big
breath and then blow as hard and as long
as you can into a machine. The machine
measures how much air you can blow out
from your lungs and how fast you can
blow it out. Spirometry is the most reliable way to test your lungs for COPD.
How to Prepare for the Test
•Do not take rescue medication 4 hours
prior to testing, i.e. Ventolin, Bricanyl
•Do not smoke for one hour prior
to testing
•Wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing
•If exercise induced testing is
required, bring comfortable
walking shoes
•Eat, drink and take all other
medication as indicated
In addition to spirometry screening,
the Respiratory Therapist will be able to
provide instruction on better breathing
techniques, effective inhaler technique,
home oxygen testing and more.
If you are a smoker and, through this
COPD screening program, you decide to
quit smoking, the RT will refer you to our
STOP Program. Through this initiative,
the Temagami Family Health Team will
provide you with a comprehensive smoking cessation program that will include:
•Advising and assisting you at every encounter
•Offering you a tailored treatment
course of over-the-counter Nicotine
Replacement Therapy, at no cost to
you, in combination with cessation
counseling
•Following up with you at key milestones for relapse prevention
•Proactively linking you with further supports through the Smokers’
Helpline.
Who Should be Screened?
The Canadian Lung Association has
suggested that patients who are older
than 40 years of age and who are current
or ex-smokers should undertake spirometry if they answer yes to any one of the
following questions:
1.Do you cough regularly?
2.Do you cough up phlegm regularly?
3.Do even simple chores make you short
of breath?
4.Do you wheeze when you exert yourself or at night?
5.Do you get frequent colds that persist
longer than those of other people you
know?
If you have already been diagnosed
with asthma or COPD, spirometry testing can be useful to determine if your
current treatment is working.
The earlier spirometry is done, the
earlier lung disease can be detected and
treated. So show your lungs some love.
Talk to your health care provider about
spirometry.
The Temagami Medical Centre
and Family Health Team
is committed to keeping you as
healthy as possible!
Reference:
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Temagami Showcased at the CNE
By John Santarossa
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE
or The EX as it is also
known), is Canada’s
largest annual community event and lifestyle
exhibition. The CNE
attracts over one million
people annually and is
the seventh largest fair
in North America. The
2011 CNE ran from Au- John Santarossa with Temagami’s display booth at the 2011
gust 19 to September 5 CNE. Supplied photo.
and offered a wide vaJohn Santarossa was at the CNE on
riety of entertainment, activities, in- Sat. August 20 and Sunday August 21
ternational food, agriculture, lifestyle, to promote Temagami and its business
and tourism displays.
community. Temagami’s new trade
Each year, a municipality is featured show booth was in a prime location
as “Community Day” at the EX – this in the Better Living Centre and the
year it was Temagami!
municipality received excellent expoEconomic Development Officer sure at the event.
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hard work, but the real problem is that you
also need good (sunny, dry) or at least not
windy weather. In a strong wind, by the time
you confirm your GPS site and set up the
equipment to test you could be on a shoal.
Prime time for testing is a clear day before
the sun comes up.
Ted Tichinoff with the Water Sampling Map.
Photo: Trish Healy
The lesson is that even if you had a crew of
motivated testers who were prepared to work
as a group over the Victoria Day weekend in
May to get the testing done over a three day
period, the weather may not cooperate. The
better solution is to have testers who are on
the lake permanently for the summer period
(including May) and who would be able to
wait for the perfect conditions for testing.
The bottom line is that it was a learning
year and we now have obtained both the
expertise and the message to do the work
efficiently and accurately. A series of tests
were conducted over the summer covering
the whole lake. The results will be forwarded
to our consultant who will collate them and
compare them against the available test results done by various groups in the past. We
are hoping to have this year’s results and a
collation of the best historical data available
on our website.
While independent testing by Temagami
Lakes Association itself is important, the
TLA has to be open to partnerships that
could aid in both sharing of equipment and
assisting in the cost of the testing, so long
as they share with us the same interest in
testing. The goal of lake testing remains the
same: we need to know in scientific terms
and factual terms where the lake is at, we
need to compare that with what earlier data
exists to know what changes have been affected and we need to identify trends and
changes in the water. If we can identify
problems then we can deal with the sources
of those problems.
There is little doubt that it is human development and human activity that is going
to cause changes in the lake. It is hoped that
our test results are going to be some measure
of the extent to which further development
on the lake is going to have an impact on
the lake and whether further development is
desirable.
As I indicated in my address at the Annual General Meeting, virtually all test results
(there are a few alarming isolated results) indicate that Lake Temagami today is still one
of the most pristine lakes in Ontario. The
water quality here has been exceptional, but
that does not mean that because our water
is relatively clean that we therefore have
more capacity for decline or should not be
vigilant. The measure for concern and action should not be how close we are to the
“normal” or “average” phosphorous level
for lakes in Ontario. This is I believe an
exceptional lake.
We started here with an exceptional
body of water. Our approach to the proper
phosphorous level has to focus on where
we started from and that the relevant
measure is from the lake’s natural state
to some acceptable level of degradation
above that. If the lake’s original phosphorous levels were, and this is purely for example and is not an actual measurement,
at 2 and we are now at 4, that may well be
our maximum even if the average lake in
Ontario is at 6.
The fact that phosphorous levels in the
lake have doubled is the point, not that
most lakes have higher levels and therefore we have much more room for further
degradation and development. Most other
lakes in their natural state have a higher
phosphorous level than this lake does
even after several decades of septic tanks,
motor boats, campers of all kinds and extensive activity on the ice.
In some ways the argument is subtle but
I think the proper approach. However, it’s
one that requires that we know where we
come from in terms of water quality, where
we are now and where we’re going.
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Did You Miss Them This Summer?
By Chip Kittredge, Island 1158
Did you miss their silent, acrobatic
flight over the still lake at dusk this
summer? Did you not have as many telltale droppings on the porch or cottage
floor revealing the presence of visitors
the night before? Was there something
different about your Temagami experience this summer with fewer or no bats
at the cottage?
Eight different species of bats live in
Ontario. The most common is the little
brown bat. We all know some of the biology of bats: they hunt at night, flying generally near or over water catching insects.
They can catch 600 to 1,000 mosquitoes per hour, and can keep insect populations under control. Bats can consume
between 50 and over 100 percent of their
body weight in insects each night during
the summer. When nursing her young,
a little brown bat needs to consume her
body weight every day (equivalent to
about 5,000 mosquitoes).
Bats also prey on moths, mayflies, cad-
dis flies, midges, lacewings and gnats. It’s
pretty impressive, really, that they can
catch bugs at night, while flying, and
they do so using high frequency sounds as
a way to find prey and dodge obstacles.
In the summer, big and little brown
bats roost in groups and raise their
young in cavities of trees or snags, often using the same tree year after year.
Hibernacula, such as caves provide hibernating areas during the winter. There
are no insects available in the winter, so
it is important for bats to have a place to
hibernate and be dormant until the following summer. These sites are critically
important to the long-term survival of
regional bat populations.
But these caves and other places to hibernate during the winter are now proving to be a serious problem for bats. In
the winter of 2006, bats hibernating in
a cave near Albany, New York were discovered to be dying from a disease known
as White Nose Syndrome, named for the
ring of white fungus (which appears as a
powdery substance) often found around
the bats’ nostrils and muzzle.
The fungus itself doesn’t kill bats, but
it disturbs their hibernation patterns,
causing them to wake earlier than they
should. Once up, the bats can’t find the
moths and mosquitoes they usually eat.
After expending their limited stored energy in the cold winter weather, they starve.
White Nose Syndrome is proving lethal, typically killing between 80 and 99
per cent of bats within a single hibernacula. Since caves aren’t all that common,
thousands of bats typically congregate in
these special habitats every winter exposing most bats to the fungus. Researchers
are working on ways to inoculate bats, but
so far there is no treatment or cure.
Since first recognized in 2006, White
Nose Syndrome has spread to 11 states,
from New Hampshire to Tennessee. It
was first discovered in Ontario in 2010 at
an abandoned mine in the Bancroft-Minden area, west of Ottawa. Since then the
fungus has been discovered in Peterbor-
ough, Hastings, Grey and Renfrew counties, and in Kirkland Lake. In 2011, the
syndrome was confirmed in bats from the
Timmins, Wawa, Mattawa, Simcoe, Peel,
and Halton areas.
Ontario’s natural resources ministry
is monitoring the disease with the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health
Centre and trying to reduce its spread by
asking people not to go into caves that
could be inhabited by bats. Nobody’s
sure how the fungus spreads, but there’s
some concern humans may play a part,
so the ministry has asked for a moratorium on recreational caving.
Given the way the Syndrome has
spread, and the high mortality associated with it once it reaches caves, some
biologists are even discussing the possible
extinction of some species of bat. This
would be ecologically devastating, since
bats play an important role in the food
chain preying on insects, and they are an
important part of the complex web of the
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The Art of
Jigging For Lake Temagami Trout
by Linda Cain
A good fish finder is a must. I use a Lawrence
If you want to catch lake trout in Temagami, X510C. The detail I get on the fish finder is
give vertical jigging a try. Down rigging and amazing. After several summers of use, I can tell
“pulling” wire produce results, but both are a the herring from the trout on the screen. It is a
bit boring and time consuming. I have caught thrill to drop your line into the water and watch
6-inch to 41-inch trout while jigging.
a trout go after your lure. I use a counter reel for
Lake trout live in the depths of Lake Temaga- more accuracy as I drop my line. I look at the fish
mi, 80 feet to 120 feet deep. They are feeding on finder, spot the fish and know exactly what depth
herring. So, if you can find clouds of yellow bait I should go to.
on your fish finder you can bet that lake trout are Try to jig in calm waters. Your line must fall
feeding in their midst.
straight down and stay straight down. Make sure
To be successful at jigging, you need the prop- the stern of the boat is into the current or wind.
er equipment and set-up. I use a medium action With your fish finder on, slowly troll an area of
6-foot, 6-inch rod and a Daiwa Accudepth Plus the lake that is at least 80 feet deep. As soon as
17 LC reel loaded with 8-pound test.
you spot the cloud of bait or a single fish mark,
The proper lure is key to catching trout. I use stop the boat, back up, and then drop your line.
a handmade lure that looks like a small herring. Jigging involves bringing your rod up about 3
It weighs about 1 ½ ounces. You can buy similar feet and slowly dropping the rod and line down.
lures at Bass Pro Shops. They are called Lazer You want the line to float down, so the trout
Eye Minnow Spoon - 1 oz. If you ever find the think the lure looks like a wounded fish. Quickly
lure in a 1 ½ oz. size – buy it!! The heavier lure up, slowly down. Stay in one area for no more
thewater
view
and
falls Enjoy
faster in the
toward
the the
trout. outdoors
My than 10-15 minutes, if the fish are not biting,
favorite
colors
fish withframed
are silver and
light moveporch.
on. Many of the lake trout are in the mud
with
a to
timber
screened
green.
at the bottom; drop your lure down to the bot To set up your line you will need a double bar- tom to draw the fish up.
rel swivel. Cut off 12 inches of line and tie the I do catch a lot of herring using this method of
swivel to one end. I use a knot called a Eugene fishing. I have kept the larger ones and, properly
Bend knot; it does not come undone. Tie the filleted and pan-fried, the fillets are delicious.
other end of the swivel to the end of the line on Give jigging a try. Constantly watching the
your reel. Tie the lure to the bottom of the line. fish finder, keeping the boat steady and watching
You should have your reel line, swivel, 12 inches a 5-pound trout hit your line are thrilling and the
of line and lure.
end results are very tasty.
T.J. Evans
Linda Cain with her catch, a 5-pound lake trout. Photo: Dave Cain.
A favorite trout recipe:
Baked Trout with Tomatoes,
Spinach & Mushrooms
•4 trout fillets with skin on
•2 cups chopped fresh spinach
•1 cup sliced mushrooms
•1 medium tomato – chopped
•1 cup Kraft Collection Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette
Dressing
Place trout skin side down in a 13 x 9” baking dish that
has been sprayed with no-stick cooking spray.
Mix remaining ingredients until well blended, spoon
over trout.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until trout
flakes easily with fork.
About 200 calories per serving.
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Who Knew?
Did You Miss Them This Summer?
By Diane Taylor
It was a perfect golden orb of a pear. Just
at the peak of ripeness, it sat on the kitchen table in all its glory: a gift from Mamoo,
fresh fruit at the lake, waiting to share its
sweetness at tomorrow’s breakfast. Since it
was a lovely lake evening, just this once we
decided to leave the front porch windows
open overnight. We’d recently put in all
new screening, so we had no worries that
anything could get in during the next few
hours. Silly us.
As I came down the path just before daylight I heard a thud from the kitchen cabin,
scurrying and another thud. That couldn’t
be good. I was coming up the steps just as a
shape flew through a front porch screen. At
a full run as I entered the cabin, I flew out
the back door as the shape started up a tall
pine. I was pretty impressed with how fast
the mystery critter got so high in the tree so
quickly.
Since it didn’t look like it was going anywhere for a minute I ran back in the cabin
to check the damages. What I found sent
me right out to the base of the tree to shatter the peacefulness of a beautiful morning.
“That was NOT your pear! Mamoo gave
that to US! Shame on you! You’d better
never come down from that tree or you’re
STEW, you rotten raccoon!”
Returning to the crime scene I again saw
the pear still on the kitchen table, or rather
half the pear. Rotten had feasted. But how
had Rotten gotten in?!
Checking the screen it had gone out
showed no rips or tears. It did show spline
nature of Temagami.
At this point, what we can hope for
is that some bats prove to be somehow
genetically resistant, that they can
weather this disease, and spread that
Photo: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
hanging loosely on the lower corner of
the screen. Huh? Raccoons can’t remove
spline? No way. That would be crazy!
Not so much, as we discovered the next
morning. We’d replaced the screening,
snugged in the spline and reinstalled the
screen then made sure to slide and lock all
the windows for the night. But once
again spline was hanging loosely from the
screen corner and screening was loose. Indeed Rotten had worked the spline ends
loose where they met. Very handy, those
opposable thumbs, eh? We finally solved
the problem of illegal entry by rotating the
spline ends up high. But we needed to find
Rotten a new home.
Fortunately raccoons like barbecue even
more than pears, even if it’s in a cage trap.
We relocated Rotten to a lovely site on the
McLean Peninsula. Who knew raccoons
growled when they were annoyed?
resistance to future generations. In the
meantime, we can appreciate the diversity that bats add to Temagami, and
hope we see them again on still nights
in the summer of 2012.
For the update on White Nose Syndrome in Ontario, see:
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/289678.html
For a map of the distribution of White Nose Syndrome in North America,
see: www.ccwhc.ca/wns_north_america.php
And for more information, see:
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Need a Duplicate Operator’s Card?
By Angus Scully
Chair, Marine Committee
When you are out in your powerboat you must have with you the
original of your Pleasure Craft Operator’s Card (PCOC). The fine
for not having it is $250.00. This
past summer this requirement was
enforced by police and TLA members were fined!
Many members have expressed
frustration with keeping track of
where their PCOC is when they
have several boats. Thanks to
Dora Young for passing on the information that you can get duplicate cards.
Just look on the back of your
card for the phone number of the
card-issuing agency. Call and order up to 5 duplicate cards. The
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (1 888 277 2628) will issue
the first replacement for $25.00 –
with price dropping for each additional card up to 5.
At the same time, remember
that your PCOC is an official form
of licensing and you should keep it
secure. Report loss or theft to the
issuing agency. Keep a separate record of your PCOC card number
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Loon Report 2011
by Jim Hasler, Island 817
Loons seemed to be holding their own
this year on Lake Temagami. A number of
people reported at the end of June that there
were no nests in their usual locations due to
high water levels, but the birds seemed to
have found other suitable locations, because
reports of babies started trickling in by the
end of July.
By the end of August, I had heard of 12
baby loons at locations scattered across the
whole lake. There were some sighted that
were a good size and diving early in August,
as well as a few newly hatched. The late
hatches would still have a fairly good chance
of survival this year with the continuing
mild weather in September.
We haven’t had a baby loon in Cross Bay
for several years since one-half of the dominant pair, who regularly fledged twins for a
decade, didn’t reappear in the spring. A new
pair was around this year and nested, but
something happened to the chick. I found
half an eggshell in late August but there was
no sign of the chick.
Temagami Lions Club Reaches
Goal for “Jaws of Life” Funds
The pair of adults is swimming together
and we hope they will be here next year.
The Canadian Lakes Loon Survey is now
gathering reports from across the country.
The final tabulation won’t be available until
January, but the early checking seems to indicate a good year overall. There have been
no reports of West Nile cases or any other
widespread infections in loons.
If any readers have news about
loons that I didn’t get by phone,
please phone me at 237-8665 or email
[email protected].
Thanks to the hard work of
the Temagami Lions Club and
the generosity of the Temagami community as a whole, the
“Jaws of Life” target of $18,000
was raised in one third of the
time anticipated.
In the fall of 2009, the Temagami Lions Club had discussed
the need for updated auto extrication equipment for the
Temagami Fire Department
with Temagami Fire Chief Jim
Sanderson. The heavy equipment needed to tackle the
material used in some newer
vehicles would be a great benefit to the department, which
previously had to wait for the
Marten River or Haileybury
fire department’s equipment for
some highway accidents.
Chief Sanderson had an opportunity to obtain $30,000
worth of new, stronger equipment at a special dealer’s price
of $18,000, so the Lions Club
decided to take on the project. The Lions arranged for
the Municipality to purchase
the equipment, with the Lions
Club committing to reimbursing them at $3,000 per year for
six years.
Now, thanks to the community’s great response to the
Lion’s “Jaws of Life” fundraising efforts, the Lion’s Club has
paid the full amount to the
Municipality in only two years.
Lion’s President, Wayne Adair,
presented the final cheque to
Council at the September 1,
2011 council meeting.
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Redwater – Temagami’s Ghost Town
By Dustin Roy
Redwater was a small, remote village
along the Ontario Northland Railway
between the town of Temagami and the
hamlet of Marten River. Like many other communities built along the Ontario
Northland Railway in the early 1900s, it
was short-lived. In 1903, the railway arrived on the shores of Lower and Upper
Redwater Lake. During the same year, a
section village containing a small train
station, telegraph key, a siding and water tower was created. The train station
or bunkhouse was reserved by railway
men who were posted at Redwater. Two
section homes were also created, one of
which was reserved for the foreman.
In 1909, Redwater was the site of a
horrific murder. It occurred when two
railway employees named Morin and
Cornish assaulted W.J. Dyston, who
served as the telegraph operator. He
collapsed and died while trying to telegraph for help. A few years later, the
Redwater Lumber Company created a
small sawmill on the shores of Upper
Redwater Lake. To export the wood cut
at the sawmill, the lumberyards were
situated within close proximity to the
train station. Another bunkhouse was
established and at least 10 homes were
created along the railway.
In 1916, resident T.J. Baker opened
a store and post office. The Redwater
Lumber Company sawmill stopped operations around 1928 but the village
still had a steady population. To provide
education for the children, a school
railway car visited the village from the
1940s up until the 1950s. By this time
there were about 5 section homes left,
as well as the section village. However,
without the sawmill it was only a matter of time before Redwater’s residents
left forever. In 1942, the post office was
closed. The homes were demolished and
the last remaining home burned in the
1950s, with the water tower burning
down in 1957.
To this day, not much remains of
the village of Redwater. Cement foundations, a few cellar holes and some
evidence of early land disturbances are
the main remnants of the village, now
hidden in thick overgrowth. A standard
aluminum shed for railway workers sits
on the original site of the train station.
Observant ghost towners may find a toilet sitting in the forest, most likely the
site of a section house. The mill yard
was located opposite of the train station. Here, holes from where the original support beams once stood can be
found. Cottages built in the 1960s are
still used seasonally. Redwater is now an
unincorporated area in the municipality
of Temagami.
Redwater can be accessed by taking
Rabbit Creek Road north of Marten
River. Drive across the railway crossing.
Beyond the crossing, about 3 kilometers
is a gated road on the right, which leads
to the Rabbit Creek ballast pit. Follow
this road to the railway where you will
walk 3 miles south to the abandoned
townsite. Redwater can also be accessed
by taking a canoe down Upper Redwater Lake, which is about half a kilometer
down the railway from near the Rabbit
Creek ballast pit.
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Art Camp is a Rewarding Experience for Volunteers Too
by Elaine Gunnell
The July morning was sunny, if a little cool, as my eight-year-old grandson,
Kurtis, and I gathered with the small,
yet growing, group of children and
councillors at the Mine Landing docks.
We were both excited and a little bit
nervous as we eagerly watched for the
promised boat to arrive. It would take
us to the summer art camp sponsored
by the Temagami Community Foundation and Bear Island. For some of us, it
was our first time at camp.
The nervousness quickly melted
however, upon our arrival at Bear Island. The beautiful setting was serene
and friendly. For the rest of the week,
we would get to know more of Bear
Island; its beauty, its people and their
customs.
We soon joined in with the others
in the recreation centre, where for the
next week we would meet each morning as a group. We were introduced to
Camp Director, Bettina Schuler who,
after emphatically spelling out the
camp rules (to ensure everyone stays
safe), soon had the children participating in fun activities. We learned a song
about a bear named Claire and a moose
named Bruce, and some other camp
songs, and then divided into groups for
the art projects.
Our group, worked with a variety of
media throughout the week. Collages
on a variety of themes; pigs made out
of paper mache; paper plate rattles;
pompom and pipe-cleaner creatures;
and goose decoys made of Styrofoam,
wire, yarn and feathers were the creations that emerged as the week progressed.
It continued to amaze me each day,
how the dozen children in our group
could be provided with the exact same
supply of art materials and project
guidelines and yet come up with such
vastly different and unique results. But
it isn’t just the art projects that emerge
and grow at art camp; it is also the peo-
ple themselves.
The kids were provided with opportunities to have fun, play, sing, interact
informally, and learn. I could truly see
the wisdom in Bettina’s concept of the
children learning together about their
cultural differences and their common
humanity in a positive environment.
It’s not just the children who benefit
though. As I spent many hours that
week on Bear Island interacting not
only with the children, but the other
councillors, leaders, elders, guests and
volunteers, I also came to have a greater appreciation of these things.
By the end of the week that went
by all too quickly, children who had
never even met before were acting
like lifelong friends. First time campers had gained the confidence of seasoned veterans. Youth councillors had
gained valuable leadership experience.
Even the adult volunteers, seasoned or
new to art camp, had enjoyed a truly
rewarding week.
Those people and organizations who
make this annual Summer Art Camp
happen – Camp Director Bettina
Schuller, the Temagami Community
Foundation, the Bear Island Councils,
the guest presenters, and of course the
art camp councillors and volunteers –
deserve great thanks for making this
wonderful experience available to the
children each year at no cost.
If you have ever thought about volunteering at art camp, I would definitely encourage you to do so. You don’t
need to be an artist; you just need to
enjoy working with children,
As the yellow school bus rattled
along the Lake Temagami Access road
at the end of the last day, Kurtis, with
his folder brimming with art projects
was suddenly quiet. A quick enquiry
informed me that he was just sad that
Art Camp was over so soon. I was a little sad too, but I was also already busily thinking about volunteering again
next year.
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Dream Catcher Express 2011
Temagami hosted the 7th annual Dream Catcher Express on
Sept. 23, 24, 25, 30 and Oct. 1 and
2. This year over 550 riders took in
the fall colour excursion train from
North Bay to Temagami.
The Dream Catcher Express
features a dome car, professional
entertainment, and a licensed
snack bar. The captivating train
excursion allowed passengers to
view brilliant fall colours through
large viewing windows in comfortable passenger coaches.
“The Dream Catcher offered a
tremendous opportunity to showcase Temagami and visitors experienced local culture, dining, and
guided tours,” says Mayor John
Hodgson. “Residents and local
business came together to roll out
the welcome mat – for example,
Leisure Island Houseboats provided tours on the lake and other
visitors took in a traditional Aboriginal experience and lunch at
the Chalet”.
Economic Development Officer John Santarossa said, “it was
a great opportunity to showcase
Temagami. In fact, the train was
sold out on both Saturday October 1st and Sunday October 2nd
with 150 riders each day”.
The train proved popular to
both young and old and passengers commented on the beautiful
scenery in Temagami, in addition
to the train’s popular dome car
and the on-board entertainment.
The Dream Catcher Express Train. Photo: E. Gunnell
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Barry Phippen Recognized
for Outstanding Achievement
for Volunteerism
On Friday April 15, 2011 as part
of National Volunteer Week, the
Province of Ontario recognized Barry Phippen with the prestigious June
Callwood Outstanding Achievement
Award for Volunteerism. The award
recognizes leadership, innovation and
creativity in volunteerism and community service.
The late June Callwood was a journalist and author who devoted countless hours to issues facing children and
women. She was one of Canada’s most
well known social activists founding
or co-founding more than 50 Canadian social action organizations.
Five million Ontarians volunteer
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community service of 12 individuals
and 8 groups. Minister of Citizenship
and Immigration Dr. Eric Hoskins addressed the recipients at the formal
ceremony “ Ontario’s five million volunteers truly are the heart of our communities. Their vital contributions
help maintain our quality of life in
Ontario. This award recognizes their
commitment to building vibrant communities and a stronger province for
all of us.”
The desire, drive, determination
and vision of Barry Phippen is the catalyst in making the New Liskeard Bikers Reunion the premier Motorcycle
Event in Northern Ontario.
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Yellow Signs Show Temagami
Supports Cancer Care
Once again this summer the town of
Temagami was decked out with bright
yellow signs. More and more seem to
appear each year in support of the evergrowing New Liskeard Bikers Reunion.
Each sign is displayed in recognition of
a donation of support to the Bikers Reunion fundraising for cancer.
Did you ever wonder how this event
got started? Initially it was a one day
event in 1999 as a fundraiser for cancer
and as a community event celebrating
the thrill of riding motorcycles.
In 2004, the reunion became an annual event. It was moved to a bigger
venue, the New Liskeard Fair grounds
and after several additions and expansions become what is known at the Bikers Reunion. This year 2011, the Bikers
Reunion donated $102,000.00 to the
Cancer Care Unit at Temiskaming Hospital, making the total donated to date
$587,000.00.
Thousands of bikers and non-bikers
come to this family oriented event from
all over North America, Europe and
beyond. In 2011there were over 6,000
bikes, and 25,000 spectators.
The Event has two main goals. The
first is to be a fun, family oriented weekend celebrating the sport of riding motorcycles. The second, and equally important goal, is to be a fundraiser to help
people who are battling cancer through
the Temiskaming Hospital Community
Cancer Care Unit.
The committee, chaired by Barry
Phippen, is a group of dedicated volunteers who give a great deal of time and
effort to the cause. They share the vision of what this event can be, and give
tirelessly to make the Bikers Reunion a
success.
History information courtesy
of Bikers Reunion website at
www.bikersreunion.ca
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Temiskaming Health Unit Celebrates 60 Years of Service
Congratulations to the Timiskaming Health Unit (THU) as they celebrate 60 years of public health service
this year. From testing tap water to septic system inspections, from flu shots to
food handling certification courses, the
THU puts a lot of effort into looking
after the health of the community and
its residents.
The mandate of the Timiskaming Health Unit is to promote good
health, prevent illness, and to protect
against health problems. The THU is
a non-profit organization funded by
municipalities, with each municipality
contributing based on its population
(per capita).
Board of Health Chair, Carman
Kidd says of the anniversary, “This is
a chance for us to share our milestone
with the public and show them how
much we appreciate their support over
the years.”
It is also a chance to look back at
the Health Unit’s history.
A Health Service was first started
in the Kirkland Lake District in 1928.
The local Board of Health brought on
Dr. Armstrong as part-time Medical
Officer of Health and hired the first
nurse. As the population increased,
two additional nurses were hired.
The first plans for a Health Unit
were adopted in January 1945. The
plan for staff included a full-time Medical Officer of Health, a Nurse Supervisor, four Public Health Nurses, and one
full-time and one part-time Sanitary
Inspectors.
Services provided by The KirklandLarder Lake Health Unit, in 1945,
were prevention of acute communicable disease; provisions for the prevention and control of chronic communicable disease; environmental
sanitation including water supply, sew-
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natal services; supervision during infant and pre-school stages; elementary
and secondary school health supervision; food control; and supervision of
old age pensioners.
On July 1, 1951, the Kirkland-Larder Lake Health Unit expanded to
cover Ramore to Cobalt and Elk Lake
to the Quebec boarder. The name was
changed to the Timiskaming Health
Unit from there it grew to incorporate all municipalities and unorganized
townships in the Timiskaming district,
including Temagami.
When the Timiskaming Health
Unit started in 1951, staff included a
full-time Medical Officer of Health,
a Nurse Supervisor, six Public Health
Nurses, two part-time Victorian Order of Nurses, one Public Health Veterinarian, two part-time and two fulltime Sanitary Inspectors, and three
secretaries.
Some important milestones in the
THU’s history include:
•The Mental Health Program began
in 1968 with the hiring of a mental
health worker in Kirkland Lake as
part of a pilot project. The program
soon extended to the Tri-Towns with
regular psychiatric clinics.
•An Addictions Assessment Program
was added to the Mental Health Program in 1986.
•The Timiskaming Health Unit website (www.timiskaminghu.com) was
developed in 1999.
•In May 2005, the New Liskeard office relocated to the Temiskaming
Hospital.
A comprehensive list of the services
provided by the Timiskaming Health
Unit, including classes and clinics,
and additional information is available
from their website.
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Fall 2011
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Thank you for all your support and
concern during the last four months.
initiatives undertaken during last year
The management driven
have paid off. In any business, inve
ntory management is one Key
Success Factor (KSF). Many have noti
ced how our showrooms are virtually
empty. We were assertive in both
our marketing and our pricing and it
has delivered the desired outcome. Des
pite the 4th consecutive year of
low industry wide boat and motor sale
s, we at Temagami Marine (TM) hav
e managed to essentially clear out
our new units. Others in the industry
around us have not focused on this aspe
ct and have now closed their
doors forever, on a voluntary basis or
otherwise. This positions TM well to
begin the year 2012 with fresh
inventory while others will be working
off their significant non-current inve
ntory position.
Temagami Marine is evolving both its
busi
ness and sales model as previously outl
2011 edition of the Temagami Times.
ined in the Summer
I mentioned that this “may even incl
ude new product lines that are
more appropriate for this and future mar
kets”. TM is negotiating with manufac
turers to place different models on our showroom floors (utilities,
side consoles, dual windshields and
pontoon boats) that we will sell
from. These units will be fully rigged
and available for water tests. As you
and I agree on a specific model
and with the options you desire, we will
then place the order with these manufac
the boat within weeks. Now that’s exci
turers and be able to deliver
ting! The exact unit you want, at a pric
e that is acceptable to us both
(without the inventory risks and cost
s for TM) will be a win-win situation
. Watch for further announcements on that front.
Do we have more work to do? Absolut
ely! I feel we need to reinforce the Valu
sarily the lowest cost but the best valu
e Proposition (not necese- what you get for what you pay). Thi
s includes greeting our friends
with a smile, listening to you with inte
rest as well as introducing our service
team
are increasingly invested in completing
their tasks with pride. There will be furth to you so the members
ers, technicians as well as leadership
er training for service writtraining. We will reinvest in software
and hardware to be able to track
service histories and to be able to resp
ond to your ongoing needs, again, bett
er and faster.
Our team will be contacting you this fall
to offer suggestions with respect to bello
tative maintenance. The goal is to have
ws, impellers and prevenyou enjoy even more time on the wate
r through scheduled maintenance.
Finally, it has been my responsibility as
steward of Temagami Marine to re-set
50 years of successful history but the
the foundation. I inherited
world has changed, we all know that.
The Business Model that I see appropriate for this organization is one
that has both retail and manufacturin
g components; manufacturing of a
product that is accessory to its present
business and is also a continuance of
what
repair side. I am now in the process of
acquiring assets in order to produce a line we are already doing on the
of 12’ to 16’, aluminum, riveted
boats. TM has excess infrastructure that
is suited for this project. We will be able
and convert four ( 4 ) seasonal ones to
to add seven ( 7 ) new jobs
year round ones. This will permit us to
commit to tier one talent because
of the permanent nature of the employm
ent. It is absolutely essential for the com
munity and its fabric…there
will be a sense of revival in the area, one
that’s been missing for a long time. For
TM, it will diversify its income
stream between sectors, across regions
(the plan is to have a dealer network
from coast to coast and in some
Northern States) and across various peri
ods of the years compared to the statu
s quo. We will then hire the best
people we can find and invest in their
training. The strategy is to have a well
balanced enterprise, one that you
can be proud to be associated with. Stay
tuned for more news on this front. For
please request to be added by contact
those not on our e-mail list
ing us at 705-569-3221 or info@temag
amimarine.com.
I want to close this edition by thanking
each and every one of you who have
us, believed in us and trusted us to do
listened to us, encouraged
the right thing.
The future is brighter!
Andre

Temagami Times Fall 2011 - Temagami Lakes Association

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