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AGM/AGA 2015 Lac Heney

Ordre du jour / Agenda

1) Opening Remarks / Remarques Préliminaires Charles Gaudreau 2) Report of Nominating Committee / Rapport du comité des mises en candidature Gerry Webb 3) Treasurer's Report / Rapport du Trésorier Denis Levesque 4) Association Business/Affaires de l’Association

• a. State of the Lake

Tom McKenna

• b. Education Committee Program

John O’Brien

• c. Phosphate Control - Video

Rock Radovan

• d. Shoreline Revegetation Workshop

Annie Parent

• e. 2016 Municipal Taxes

Charles Gaudreau 5) Other Business / Autres affaires 6) Lunch Colin McCorriston

2014 Association Report / Rapport de l’Association pour 2014

• I. CREATION OF 3E COMMITTEE
• New kiosk to be erected this summer
• Survey of Watershed residents
• II. WEB SITE:
• Membership fees paid on-line by VISA or PayPal
• New members can register on-line & pay the

membership fee

• e-Bulletin Board service under construction
• III. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION
• Attended 2 Regroupement meetings & AGM

HOW TO PAY MEMBERSHIP FEES ON LINE

• A. APLH members can create their own secure profile.
• B. Membership fees can be paid on-line by VISA or PayPal.
• C. User Names and Passwords have been created for initial

use, and can be reset by member.

Bassin Versant du - Lac Heney – Watershed

Coté Lac Sainte-Marie:

Lac Vert, Lac Noir

Coté Gracefield:

Lac À la Barbue, Lac Désormeaux, Lac du Chat Sauvage

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT / RAPPORT DU DU COMITÉ DES MISES EN CANDIDATURE

By Gerry Webb

Proposed Executive & Directors / Conseil Administratif & Directeurs proposés

Charles Gaudreau President Gerry Webb Vice-President sortant/departing Denis Levesque Treasurer Erin Stratton Secretary sortant/departing Directors/Directeurs Paul Banks Don Ford sortant/departing Gerry Holt Colin McCorriston Tom McKenna Allan O’Brien sortant/departing John O’Brien Rock Radovan Greg Skaret Ashwin Shingadia Michael Wolfson

New Directors/ Nouveux Directeurs Gad Perry Roger Larson Aileen Shaw Chantal Proulx -TBC Jason Taylor - TBC

TREASURER’S REPORT / RAPPORT DU TRÉSORIER

By Denis Levesque

APLH

Actuals for 2014 Valeurs Réelles pour 2014

REVENUES / REVENUS Actual / Actuel

Dues / Cotisations (164 members) $4,513

*

AGM BBQ / AGA BBQ $215 Interest / Intérêt $1 TOTAL $4,730

EXPENDITURES / DEPENSES Government Fees / Frais de Gouvernement Annual Filing / Déclaration Annuelle $34 Bank Fees / Frais Bancaire $9 Meeting Expenses/Dépenses de Réunion $576 Insurance / Assurances $1,123 Newsletters / Bulletins $906 AGM BBQ / AGA BBQ $1,794 Subscriptions / Souscription $150 Hospitality / Hospitalité $332 Business Supplies / Fournitures de bureau $563 WebSite support / Soutien de site Internet $3,001

TOTAL $8,488

SURPLUS OF/DE REVENUES OVER/SUR EXPENSES/DEPENSES

• $3,758

APLH H

Budget for 2015 Valeurs Projetées pour 2015

REVENUES / REVENUS Budget

Dues / Cotisations (180 members) $6,300 AGM BBQ / AGA BBQ $250 Interest / Intérêt $1 TOTAL $6,551

EXPENDITURES / DEPENSES

Government Fees / Frais de gouvernement Annual Filing / Déclaration Annuelle $34 Bank Fees / Frais Bancaire $10 Meeting Expenses/Dépenses de Réunion $600 Insurance / Assurances $1,123 Newsletters / Bulletins $900 AGM BBQ / AGA BBQ $2,000 Subscriptions / Souscription $150 Business Supplies / Fournitures de bureau $500 Hospitality / Hospitalité $300 WebSite support / Soutien de site Internet $1,000

TOTAL $6,617

SURPLUS OF/DE REVENUES OVER/SUR EXPENSES/DEPENSES

($66)

NET WORTH / VALEUR NETTE

ASSETS / BIENS

Cash & Bank Accounts / Argent & Comptes Bancaires

$28285

LIABILITIES / RESPONSABILITÉS

$0.00

OVERALL TOTALS / TOTAUX GLOBAUX

$28285

LAST YEAR / L’AN DERNIER - 2014

$32083

STATE OF THE LAKE/ ÉTAT DU LAC

By Tom McKenna

STATE OF THE LAKE 2014

 New contractor (Golder Associates) performed monitoring activities in 2014  Monitored North, South and Central basins  Monitored the lake 5 times vs. 7 times in previous years

State of the Lake / État du Lac

 Water temperature was coolest since 2008

 Transparency was the best since 2008: Mean secchi reading was 5.3 M

 Dissolved Oxygen in July/August was highest observed since 2008; Annual Mean DO was 8.77 ug/L; Range 1.01 - 13.07 ug/L

 Oxygen levels in the deeper parts of the lake continue to slowly improve – Good news for retaining P in sediments and for survival of the Lake Trout (touladi)  Phosphorous level decreased slightly. Mean TP was13.9 ug/L (down from 16.0 ug/L in 2013)

Historic Lake Phosphorous Levels

Total Mean Phosphorous Concentration Concentration Moyenne En Phosphore Totale

Total Mean Phosphorous Concentration Concentration Moyenne En Phosphore Totale

Eutrophic Oligotrophic

5 10 15 20 25 30

2008 2010 2012 2014 Lake TP (µg/L)

Year

Annual Mean Target TP 13.9 ug/L OLIGOTROPHE MESOTROPHE

Lac Heney Trophic level classification – annual average 2014 Classement du niveau trophique – moyennes annuelles 2014

Total P 13.9 ug/L Chlorophyll-a 2.6 ug/L Transparency 5.3 m

Lac Pemichangan Trophic level classification –annual average 2013 Classement du niveau trophique – moyennes annuelles 2013

Total P 4.6 ug/L Chlorophyll-a 1.1 ug/L Transparency 7.4 m

Lac Blue Sea (72D) - Suivi de la qualité de l'eau 2011

Réseau de surveillance volontaire des lacs

Lac des Trente et Un Milles (464A) - Suivi de la qualité de l'eau 2010 Total P: 6.9 ug/l Total P: 3.8 ug/l

State of the Lake / État du Lac Actions

 Ongoing Monitoring of the Lake Quality  Consider monitoring other lakes in the Heney watershed to determine phosphorous levels and inputs to Lac Heney

 Ongoing vigilance in protecting and rehabilitating our shorelines is of high importance.  Plant shrubs, flowers & trees – not lawns.  Only use Phosphate free products.  Don’t use fertilizer or use TSP to clean decks and siding

APLH WATERSHED - 3E EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE

By John O’Brien

APLH Wate terSh rShed “3E” Education & Communication Initiative

The Objective:

Protect Health & Enjoyment of our Lake

• 1. Phosphate Products
• 2. Septic Systems
• 3. Shoreline Erosion

What are the Biggest Threats to the future health of Lac Heney Watershed?

Promoting RESPECT The “3E” Plan…

(Educate, Elevate, Engage)

1- EDUCATION

Ensure property owners and lake users know...

• WHAT are the important issues about our lake
• HOW they can take action to protect it
• WHY it is important

STRATEGY - Prepare concise, high impact information resources and an engaging plan for education & communication through several channels

2- ELEVATION

• Elevate perceived status of Lac Heney to a

“premium” top 5 lake in Gatineau Valley

• Elevate awareness of new vigilance for care of lake

STRATEGY - create strong, premium based identity/brand of our lake and lake association delivered through many channels

3- ENGAGEMENT

• Get people doing the right things
• Increase flow of communication
• Get people talking & contributing, even in simple

ways STRATEGY - Use face to face contact. Split lake up into communication zones via Bay Captains. Create various volunteer opportunities for everyone to consider and feel more involved.

A Draft Action Plan

• 1. Watershed Property Owner Survey
• 2. Develop a Premium Lake Logo/Identity
• 3. Create an Education/Communication Plan
• 4. Create Communication Resources
• 5. Set up Bay Zones and Bay Captain Program
• 6. Create a Volunteer Opportunity List
• 7. Bay Captain Visits
• 8. Signage Plan & Implement 2015-2017
• 9. Build Member / Stakeholder Distribution List

Why Survey?

I. To understand the priorities & concerns of property owners II. To gauge our understanding of factors that can affect lake health

• III. To capture a collective vision that is

representative of our watershed

• IV. All of the above to engage property owners and

guide our education & communication work

Resource Cards & Window Signage for Cottagers

Promoting RESPECT Some Resource Examples...

Lake Map with Bay Zones and Points of Interest & Caution for Lake Users

Educational Advertisements for local grass roots newsletters and bulletin boards

Professional, consistent identity that commands RESPECT

Beach APLH Notice Board Boat Launch Signage Island Signage Watershed Entrance Signage Low Wake Signage Roadside Signage Watershed Entrance Signage Loon Nest Signage

Signage Examples

Sillage interdit No Wake Zone

PHOSPHATE CONTROL / LE CONTRÔLE DES PHOSPHATES

By Rock Radovan

How is the lake doing?

What do we want with our lake?

• 1. A healthy and sustainable lake ecosystem (plants,

invertebrates, fish)

• 2. Conditions suitable for recreational activities.

Need a tool to compare our data to something to figure out if things are good, bad or in between. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life

Step 1: Objectives

Dissolved Oxygen

Touladi (lake trout) need

• xygen in the cold, deep

waters of the lake.

CCME guideline: DO > 6.5mg/L for fish to survive

Total Phosporous

Organic matter (algae, plants) decomposes at the bottom of the lake and consumes

• xygen.

To have less organic matter means lower levels of nutrients (phosphorous) that encourage growth.

CCME guideline: TP < 15.0 mg/L

Step 2: Tool

CCME Water Quality Index

A simple method to find out how we are meeting

• ur objectives

Compares not just whether you pass or fail, but also by how much and how often Grading system: A (great)… F (fail)

Step 3: Results - shallow waters (< 2m.)

Shallow water: from 0 to 2m (A and A+ scores)

Step 3: Results - middle depth (~3 - 14 m.)

Middle water: from 3m to 14m (B+ to A+ scores)

Deep water: from 15m to 30m (F to C scores)

Step 3: Results – deep waters (> 14 m.)

How are we doing in 2014?

Shallow water = A+ Medium depth = A+ Deep water = C

Lake trout do not live in shallow or medium water: Deep water is our primary concern. Only way to increase dissolved oxygen is to reduce total phosphorous.

How do we reduce Total Phosphorous? / Comment peut-on reduire le Niveau de Phosphore? 1) Maintain Septic Systems in working

• rder!

2) Avoid using Soaps/Detergents containing Phosphates 3) Move Firepits away from shoreline 4) Keep Shoreline Vegetation to absorb Phosphorous! 1) Gardez vos Fosses Septiques en bon état! 2) Evitez l’utilisation des Savons/Détergents qui contiennent les Phosphates 3) Éloignez les Feux de Camps de la rive 4) Conservez la Vegetation aux Rives pour absorber le Phosphore!

Bienvenue à l’atelier

Revégét égétalisation alisation de de la band nde e ri rivera rain ine

Présenté par: Presented by:

Welcome to the

Shoreline eline reveg egeta etation tion work rkshop shop

Conférencière / speaker : Annie Parent, biologiste

Ombrage Shadowing Filtration Habitat Rétention Retention

Le bouclier des lacs…. The lake shield …

La bande riveraine joue différents rôles: Shoreline : Roles and functions

Prévient l’érosion Soil stabilization

La revégéta talis lisat atio ion / / Restor torat ation ion 1ère étape : Le plan d’aménagement First: The management plan

Myrica gale Myrique baumier Sweet gale

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• Good shrub for banks

stabilization

• Bluish green foliage
• Compact growth
• Supports poor soils, sandy and

acidic.

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Cornus stolonifera Cornouiller stolonifère Dogwood

• Fleurs

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• Branch

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• Excellent pour stabil

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• Peu

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Sol humide de à semi-hu humide ide / Humid to semi-dr dry y area

• White flowers followed by white

fruits with bruises attrative for birds

• Red decoratives branches.
• Vigorous growth
• Excellent to stabilize the banks and

steep slopes.

• Not very demanding.

• Fleurs

s roses s en juin in et fruit its s rouges persistant l’hiver.

• Support

porte e les sols s pauvre vres s et sablonn lonneux eux

Rosa rugosa Rosier rustique Wild rose

Sol humide de à sec / Humid to dry area

• Pink flowers in June and

persistent red berries in winter.

• Supports poor and sandy soil.

↕ 1 à 2 m ↔ 1 à 2 m

• Utile

le pour la stabilis bilisatio ation des berge ges et la renatu tural alis isation ation

• Simplan

plante te facileme lement nt et rapidemen dement

Salix sp Saule arbustif Willow

• Useful for the stabilization of banks

and the restoration.

• Good rusticity

Sol humide de à sec / Humid to dry area

• Bonne capacité d’adaptation
• Ignoré

rée e des cerfs s

Spirae raea latifolia folia Spirée à larges feuilles Northern meadow-sweet

• Good adaptability.
• Ignored by deer

Sol humide de à sec / Humid to dry area

• Très intér

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• nneu

eux x et secs

• Très peu exigeant

geant

Diervilla villa lonicer icera - Diervillée chèvrefeuille Honeysuckle

• Very interesting for sandy and dry soils.
• Not very demanding.

Sol semi-hu humi mide de à sec / Semi-humi humid d to dry area

↕ 1 m ↔ 1 m

• Très peu exige

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• Fruit

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• Éviter

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• No maintnance nedded.
• Fruits popular with birds
• Avoid soggy soil.

↕ 1,5 à 3 m ↔ 2 à 3 m

Sol semi-hu humi mide de à sec / Semi-hu humi mid d to dry area

Aster r ponceau ceau / Red-stal alked Aster r Echinacé inacée pourp rpre re / Purp rple Cone nefl flower

• wer

Rudbecki ckie hirta a / Blac ack-eyed yed Susan Épilob

• bes à feuil

illes étroit

• ites / Firewee

weed Fougè gère re à l'autru ruche che / Ostric ich fern Lis du Canada nada / Wild yellow

• w lily

Avant t / Befor

• re

Après ès / After er Coûts des travaux Végétaux = 1 088 $ Matériel = 276 $ Main d’œuvre = 500 $ Total = 1 865 $ 7,46 $ / m2

Avant nt / / Before

• re

Après ès / / After er Coûts des travaux Végétaux = 1 411 $ Matériel = 80 $ Main d’œuvre = 720 $ Total = 1 972 $ 4,93 $ / m2

Spiraea cutting, 2007

Cornouil nouiller/ ler/Dogw Dogwood

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Aulne lne / alder er Physo socarpe arpe/ / Nine Nine bark Sureau eau / Elder Saule le / Willow llow Vigne nes s / Vines es Spirée ée / Spirae raea Viorne rnes s / Viburnum rnum

Espèce èces pour r boutur turage age Good specie cies for cuttin tings gs

Le bouturage urage Cu Cutting ings

Bouture de spirée à larges feuilles Spiraea cutting, 2002 Bouture de spirée à larges feuilles

Fil ilet t ant nti-ér érosion

• sion et pail

ille le Anti-erosion

• sion mesh and straw

MERCI ! THANK YOU !

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TAX ASSESSMENT FOR 2016 – COTISATIONS D’IMPÔTS POUR 2016

By Chuck Gaudreau

Étapes à suivre / Steps to follow

1) Faites une demande auprès de la MRC pour le formulaire Demande de Révision du Rôle d'Évaluation Foncière. 2)Remplissez sections 3 & 4 3)Retournez ce formulaire dans la limite des 60 jours. 1) Request from the MRC the form titled Application for Review of the Real Estate Assessment Roll. 2)Fill in sections 3 & 4 3)Submit this form within 60 day deadline.

RECHERCHE D’EVALUATION FONCIERE / SEARCH FOR TAX ASSESSMENT

CHALETS PAR MUNICIPALITÉ - 2015

249 760

Lac Ste-Marie

972 1053

Gracefield

res resid idences ch chal alet ets

75% 52%

NOS MAIRES / OUR MAYORS

Municipalité Photo Mayor/Maire

Lac Lac-Sa Sain inte-Marie rie

Gary Lachapelle

Gracefie ield ld

Joanne Poulin

Other Business / Autres Affaires?

APLH LUNCH / DÎNER

By Colin McCorriston