2013 Annual Lake Festival Review

On July 27, 2013, we held our second annual lake festival! Despite the questionable weather we had a great day of fun on the lake! We are pleased that this event has become an annual tradition. Many volunteers came forward to assist with the swim races, k…

Lake Festival 2013

Tomorrow is the big day for the Lake Festival. We have been watching the weather intently and it looks like a great day is in store for us. So come and join the fun. Compete in the Swimming Races, Kayak Races, Ladder Golf or Horse Shoes. Lots of kids games…

WEEKEND RENO still open for applications

The new Cottage Life TV series is still searching for suitable makeover projects.  Details ...

Annual General Meeting

The AGM will be held Saturday, July 6, 2013 in the Pineview Free Methodist Church - Highway #41, Cloyne, ON. All SDRA members are urged to attend. New ratepayers on the lakes, (Skootamatta, Sheldrake & Pringle) are also encouraged to come out and learn…

High Water Levels

The heavy rainfall during the past few weeks has kept all the lakes at 'higher-than-normal' levels for this time of year. Beaver ponds are full to overflowing and streams that are normally dried up by now are still flowing. One unfortunate consequence of t…

Newsletter and Events

All members will have now received their 2013 SDRA newsletters. Congratulations again to President and newsletter editor Debbie Awde, our advertisers and all the rest of the crew that produced this 2013 volume. It is a great reference to have on the coffee…

Forest Managment Plan - Minor Ammendment Review

The MNR has accepted an amendment to the established FMP for the first 5 years of the 10 year period that will not impact Skootamatta Lake but will impact an area near Denbigh. This remains consistent with the MLFI announcement that there will be no loggin…

Skootamatta Dam: The Details

Quinte Conservation Authority's Bryon Keene, Water Resources Manager, and David Smallwood, Field Operations Manager, recently explained the year-round procedures for managing Skootamatta's water levels to SDRA President Debbie Awde and …

Cottage Life Launching TV Channel

The very successful Cottage Life organization is adapting to the wired world by launching its very own TV channel this fall. The SDRA has been contacted directly - both to inform us about the launch and to solicit anyone interested in answering …