River Plan Documents and Links

Moon River "Lake" Plan Documents and Links

Initial Information Session - June 7, 2008
- Kick-off information session that described an Official Plan and the process needed to develop a Lake Plan

Planning Session PPT Presentation

Community Workshop - July 19, 2007
- Stakeholder meeting at which participants were asked to identify values, special places, memories, issues, and actions.

Planning - Committee Documents

Work List

Status Reports

Status Report to AGM - Sept 30, 2008 - includes information on work to date and short/longer term deliverables

Background Information for the Moon River "Lake" Plan Committee

- Giant Hogweed

- Twp of Muskoka Lakes Zoning By-Law (By-Law 87-87)

www.township.muskokalakes.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=63

- Twp of Muskoka Lakes Official Plan

www.township.muskokalakes.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=62

- Twp of Muskoka Lakes Noise By-Law (click on Noise)

www.township.muskokalakes.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=61&SearchText=noise

- Dark Sky Friendly Lighting – click on Dark Sky Lighting or go to Publications

http://www.muskokaheritage.org/watershed/index.asp

- Natural Heritage Stewardship Award – go to the bottom of the page

http://www.muskokaheritage.org/natural/shorelineawards.asp

- Built Heritage Stewardship Award

http://muskokaheritage.org/builtcriteria.asp

- Muskoka Heritage Trust

http://www.muskokaheritage.org/heritage-trust/index.asp

- Water Levels – Muskoka River Water Management Plan

www.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/muskoka%5Friver/

- BOAT SPEED LIMITS

http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations/GENERAL/C/CSA/regulations/001/csa005/csa5-a.html#Prohibitions

(5.2) Subject to subsection (5.3), no person shall, in the inland waters of Canada that are within Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia, operate a power-driven vessel at a speed in excess of 10 km/h in waters within 30 m of the shore.

(5.3) Subsection (5.2) does not apply

(a) if the operation of the vessel is for the purpose of towing a person on water skis, a surf board or any other such equipment and

(i) the vessel follows a trajectory that is perpendicular to the shore, and

(ii) where the vessel is being operated in waters within 30 m of the shore, the operation takes place within an area designated by buoys as an area in which such operation is permitted; and

(b) in respect of the operation of power-driven vessels

(i) in rivers that are less than 100 m in width, or in canals or buoyed channels, or

(ii) in any waters referred to in Schedule IV or IV.1 in respect of which a maximum speed is prescribed by these Regulations with regard to a specified distance from shore.