Fellow LJNA members and Lake Joseph Neighbours,
Summer is here!
Summer on the lake is all about activities around the water. Safe Quiet Lakes is running their 4th groundbreaking survey to understand the priorities of boaters and lake users. Please take a moment today to share your views and to pass the link along to family, friends and neighbours.
Click HERE to do the survey. More on the survey below.
Our annual dockdrop is happening this Canada Day weekend. Look for your copy of our printed newsletter delivered right to your dock. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped to put this together and deliver it! A special shout out to our editor, Carol Wildgoose for her care and passion.
I look forward to seeing you at our AGM on August 2nd or one of our other events this summer. As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch .
Happy Canada Day! Warm regards, Nancy Cohen, President info@ljna.org |
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Your Lakes, Your Views Survey 2025
The LJNA is proud to be participating in the 2025 “Your Lakes, Your Views” survey with Safe Quiet Lakes.
Please take a moment today to share your views. This short survey will take about 10-15 minutes to complete.
It is important to hear from everyone! Please pass this link along to your friends, family members, and neighbours. |
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The responses will help us understand the priorities of our members, what people value from their cottage experience, how they use the water and their boating activity concerns. Results from past surveys have guided planning at Safe Quiet Lakes and have been shared with Transport Canada, municipalities, the OPP and boating organizations. The survey will run until July 21 and can be easily accessed from any device.
We look forward to sharing the results with you in the fall.
Help us to get as many responses as possible from Lake Joe! Your voice is important |
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Membership Renewal. Thank you to the many members who have already renewed, and special thanks to those who added a donation to their renewal. We truly appreciate everyone’s support for LJNA. Click HERE to renew for 2025. Welcoming New Neighbours – Staying Connected There are many things that make our part of Lake Joe special. One of them is the connections and friendships among neighbours. Do you have new neighbours? Or family members that share the cottage with you? Please share this newsletter with them and invite them to subscribe. Members can add up to 4 emails addresses to their account (login HERE). Last summer, we launched an Instagram account to share exciting initiatives, events and programming our volunteers are working on. Follow us at @LakeJoeNorthAssociation. Summer Activities Calendar - Mark your calendar now! A focus of this Board is to introduce new opportunities to bring us together. We’d love to see you at one of our events. - Monthly Cycling Meet Ups – Starting Saturday May 24th
- Annual Meeting – August 2nd – 9 am
- Benthic Sampling Day – August 7th
- Guided Forest Walks - dates TBC
More details are on our website and will be sent out closer to the date. Do you have an idea for an event, or can you help with organizing? We’d love to have your energy and ideas at the table. Please be in touch at info@ljna.org.
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Seguin Official Plan Review – Open House July 3rd.
The township has made the first draft of the proposed plan available for review. This constitutes an initial version of the plan and is marked as a first draft.
An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Humphrey Community Centre. In this session, the key modifications proposed in the First Draft of the Official Plan Review will be reviewed with members of the public, and this meeting will provide members of the public with an opportunity to provide their feedback on the first draft.
Several LJNA Directors will be in attendance. If you or a member of your family is planning to attend this meeting, please let us know (to info@ljna.org) so we can coordinate.
More information about the process is available on https://letsconnectseguin.ca/ |
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The Perils of Periwinkle
Submitted by member Renata Zeglinski
I have often admired the flowing swaths of glossy evergreen periwinkle dotted with pretty blue flowers, lining driveways and gardens. It has always been an easy no maintenance ground cover, choking out any weeds.
However, I have recently been alerted to the perils of periwinkle (vinca) in our gardens.
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Periwinkle is an invasive plant which spreads rapidly by sending out runners. Animals, such as deer, will not graze on the leaves. As such it spreads quickly to form a dense carpet at the expense of other native plants, such as trillium, trout lilies or pink lady slipper orchid (pictured). Its dense spreading habit is noteworthy in our lakeside and woodland properties, as it can easily escape into neighbouring meadows and forests altering our ecosystem and decreasing diversity.
Periwinkle should be kept in well defined areas and monitored carefully to keep escaping shoots in check. Check out this link for some hints if you want to remove periwinkle from your garden.
For alternatives to periwinkle and other invasive species check out Grow Me Instead.
As we make our lakeside and woodland properties prettier and more comfortable, let us be mindful and informed stewards of our native ecosystems.
Further reading:
It’s Not Invasive in MY Garden…What’s the Harm?
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants | In Our Nature |
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CNIB Lake Joe Live – featuring The Trews Acoustic Trio! Sat. Aug. 16th
On August 16, 2025, we’re turning up the volume on impact at CNIB Lake Joe – Canada’s only fully accessible camp for people with sight loss – and you’re invited to be part of the magic. Join us for an unforgettable evening of live music, lakeside views, and community impact – featuring The Trews Acoustic Trio! For more information visit cnib.ca/lakejoelive. Summer Events from the Huntsville Festival of the Arts
Huntsville Festival of the Arts is celebrating their 33rd anniversary season with some fantastic concerts & events including Jim Cuddy, Serena Ryder, Howie Mandel, Lighthouse, Nuit Blanche North and more. You can see the full line up at https://huntsvillefestival.ca/whats-on/summer-festival/
Festival of the Sound - Friday July 25 to Saturday August 9, 2025
The Festival of the Sound is a world-renowned chamber and classical music festival in scenic Parry Sound. Founded in 1979 by pianist Anton Kuerti, The Festival has grown to cover three weeks and dozens of concerts, including weekends of jazz and folk music. The concerts take place in the Charles W. Stockey Centre, with special events like cruises and masterclasses using other local venues such as the Island Queen Cruise Ship or the Festival Station Office. More information and tickets at https://festivalofthesound.ca/. |
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