REMINDER TO TLA MEMBERS: Summer BBQ (Saturday, July 22, 2023)

 

Please join us for the 2023 TLA Summer BBQ. Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023 (rain date: Sunday, July 23rd)

Time: Noon to 2:30 p.m.

Location: TLA Headquarters Building front lawn

Boat Docking: TLA docks and Manitou Landing docks

Food: BBQ fare – including vegetarian options + non-alcoholic drinks

BYOC: “Bring Your Own Chairs”

  • Special Guests
  • Information Tables
  • TLA Merchandise on Sale

If possible, please RSVP to: tla@onlink.net by Monday, July 10, 2023.

 

The Lake Temagami “Shoreline Clean-Up Challenge” 2023 Has Begun …

 

To participate, all you have to do is …

  1. Pick up junk on the Lake Temagami shoreline or in the lake.
  2. Take a photo, and e-mail it to tla@onlink.net.
  3. Dispose of the junk appropriately.

TLA President, Paul Tamburro, springs into action when he spots junk in the Lake.

Paul shows how it’s done.

Prizes will be awarded in these 6 categories:

  1. most trash picked up (by weight or volume)
  2. the most unique item
  3. oldest piece of trash
  4. most useful trash (or is it treasure?)
  5. largest single item (you may need a barge to get it to the transfer station)
  6. general raffle

Great Prizes are Available!

  1. Abu Garcia Virtual Spinning Rod, MSRP $199 – courtesy of Gramp’s Place
  2. Dinner for 2 at The Outfitter ($100 Gift Card)
  3. 2 Dozen Worms from Charley’s Worms / Drifter’s General Store
  4. $50 Gift Gard from Loon Lodge and Adam’s Outfitting
  5. Temagami Adventure Planning Map from Friends of Temagami 
  6. 2 Full 20-lb. Propane Exchanger Cylinders from K & S Natural Gas & Propane Services
  7. Gift Basket with a Shoal Map, Wall Map, History Book, Cookbook, and other Temagami Lakes Association swag
  8. Other Prizes … to be Announced

The deadline for entries is Monday, August 7th. Please send photos of your junk to tla@onlink.net.

Organized by the Temagami Lakes Association, with gratitude to our sponsors.

 

Update to Temagami Waste-Disposal Hours (Starting on July 2, 2023)

 

Based on the recent Transfer Station Survey results, the Municipality of Temagami is making additional changes to the Waste Transfer Station hours at the Lake Temagami Access Point and the Town Welcome Centre.

Please see the attached hours. These hours will commence on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

The survey will be ongoing, and they plan to revisit the results again in the early fall.

THANK YOU TO ALL who have provided their feedback and suggestions on the survey. Please click the following link if you have not completed the survey yet (and please let us know if you require a hard copy): www.surveymonkey.com/r/8CH767W

Update to Temagami Waste Disposal Hours – Starting on July 2, 2023

 

Forest-Fire and Smoke-Condition Information for Ontario

 

Dear TLA Members:

The following websites provide information about forest fires and smoke conditions in Ontario: