Issues

  • Member Survey Results-Fireworks

    Do you agree or disagree with a complete ban on using fireworks near our lakes? Answered: 47  Skipped: 0 ANSWER CHOICES– RESPONSES– –Agree 44.68%21 –Neither agree nor disagree 12.77%6 –Disagree 42.55%20 Total Respondents: 47 Do you agree or disagree with placing restrictions on using fireworks  near our lakes? (Restrictions might include using only on certain days…

    Read More…

  • Microplastics In Madawaska Watershed

    “Microplastics are known to persist in the environment at high levels, particularly in aquatic ecosystems. Fibres come from such items as fleece clothing, diapers, and cigarette butts. It is estimated that 1,900 individual fibres are rinsed off per wash from a single, average garment. One fleece jacket alone can release up to 250,000 synthetic fibres.…

    Read More…

  • Carson Lake Provincial Park & the Algonquin Land Claim: What does it Mean?

    The Algonquins of Ontario assert that they have Aboriginal rights and title that have never been extinguished, and have continuing ownership of the Ontario portions of the Ottawa and Mattawa River watersheds and their natural resources. The boundaries of the claim are based largely on the watershed, which was historically used and occupied by the…

    Read More…

  • OVERALL SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF MADAWASKA VALLEY 2019

    OVERALL SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF MADAWASKA VALLEY 2019 Question 2 Wilno 15% Combermere 20%* Bark Lake 65% Question 3 81% were unlikely or very unlikely to visit a  waste transfer site more than once a week Question 4 High unreliability here in accuracy. As an example, anyone driving from Wiltom Rd to the…

    Read More…