Message from the President:

 

It is with sadness that I inform the membership that the South Channel Association’s first President, Albert Zanussi, passed away March 4. His loss will be deeply felt by family and friends and, on behalf of the South Channel Association, I would like to send the family our deepest condolences. Many of you will recall that in our last Newsletter, Al’s wife, Yvonne, shared some of her early memories of the creation of the South Channel Association. I would like to once again thank Yvonne for reminding us of the great work the Al did on all of our behalves. He will be sorely missed.

 

In this current edition another of our earliest members will be sharing her memories with us – Betty Wheeler. I encourage you all to take a read and remember when…..  We still need submissions for the summer and fall newsletter, so any of you out there who have memories of “how it all began”, or even just “the way we were”, please send them in to Robin: robinleo@vaxxine.com or myself: Tracy.biggar@jus.gov.on.ca  Or they can be sent by “snail mail’ to my address at 30 Dawn Ridge Dr. Kitchener, N2N 3J7.

 

You will see below that the Annual General Meeting will once again be held at Glen Burney Marina. Please come and join us and stay for lunch afterwards, compliments of Glen Burney Marina. The meeting will also be followed by a raffle. It is a great opportunity to come and meet your neighbours, socialize and, I promise you, the meeting is never boring.

 

In this newsletter you will see some information from Claudette Pintwala regarding aquaculture and our increasing concerns regarding this practice. The GBA's "Position on Freshwater Aquaculture Using Open Net Pens in the Georgian Bay Watershed" urges government to safeguard our public waters; to be sure the term "sustainability" retains the principle of keeping clean areas clean; issue a moratorium to halt any expansion of existing sites or proposals of new sites; to act in accord with the standards set by the Precautionary Principle; and to support the movement of this industry from open water, to closed, land-based systems.  I would encourage members to take a moment to find the endorsement form included in the GBA update, fill it out and send it in.

 

In the meantime, I hope everyone has a great summer season at the cottage. See you at the AGM, as we begin work on the next 30 years!

 

Tracy Biggar