The Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations Incorporated (FOCA)

Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. EST

(as part of the Spring Seminar happening from 9am to 3pm)

Bayview Golf and Country Club, 25 Fairway Heights Dr, Thornhill L3T 3X1, 

and by Zoom Webinar

AGM Agenda:

1. To approve the Minutes of the FOCA Annual General Meeting held on March 1, 2025.

2. To receive the Financial Statements of FOCA, which are comprised of the Statements of Financial Position, Operations and Net Assets, and Cash Flows, all for the year ended September 30, 2025.

3. To appoint Clarkson Rouble LLP as FOCA's auditor for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

4. To approve a resolution regarding road salt in Ontario and FOCA's role.

5. Recognition of Directors retiring from the board:

Deborah Martin-Downs - Muskoka Lakes Association (completed 2 Terms)

6. To elect the slate of Directors recommended by the FOCA Governance Committee - Governance Nominations Report:

Harry Kim - Loon Lake Property Owners Association (Second Term)

Richard Peters - Sunny Lake Cottage Association (Second Term)

Michael Peterson - Big Rideau Lake Association (Second Term)

7. Any other matters that may properly come before the said meeting.

Questions about the business items of the 2026 FOCA AGM can be directed in advance of the meeting to the CEO Lesley Lavender lesley@foca.on.ca,

or President Deborah Martin-Downs president@foca.on.ca.

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2026 Spring Seminar for Associations

“Where Lake Leaders Connect”  



Saturday, March 7, 2026

9:00am to 3:00pm

by Zoom webinar & in-person at

the Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill

All paid registrants receive a post-event summary including a link to the event recording and all slides shown. In person attendance is limited to 100 people, includes lunch and light refreshments, and will close once full. Webinar registration closes on February 27th.

Thank you to those who have already registered! If you haven't:

Register here

Event Agenda:

8:30am - Registration opens (pick up your AGM vote card); coffee; visit sponsors’ displays; collect FOCA print materials; network with fellow members

9:00am - Land acknowledgement

9:05am - Opening Remarks from Todd McCarthy, Minster of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (to be confirmed)

9:10am - Welcoming Remarks from Dawn Gallagher Murphy, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources (to be confirmed)

9:15am - FOCA CEO's Report by Lesley Lavender

9:30am - FOCA Annual General Meeting led by the FOCA Board of Directors; see links above for items of business to be conducted

10:00am - Presentation of the 2025 FOCA Terry Rees Achievement Award to the recipient member association

10:20am - Refreshment break; visit sponsors' displays

Thank you to our

Event Sponsor:

Thank you to our Refreshments Sponsor:

Thank you to our Lunch Sponsor:

10:30am - Understanding Shared Values with First Nation Partners: Wise Practices for Meaningful Relationship Building by Kassandra KcKeown, Project Lead - Indigenous Projects, Cambium Indigenous Professional Services

11:00am - Lessons from the Community: Developing a Drinking Water Source Protection Plan - a panel discussion with our 3 pilot project associations led by Terry Rees, project consultant

11:45am - Beneath the Surface: Identifying Aquatic Invasive Plants in Ontario by Katie Church, Aquatic Invasive Plant Coordinator of the Invasive Species Centre

12:15pm - Lunch break; table discussions; visit sponsors’ displays; collect FOCA print materials

1:00pm - Preparing for the 2026 Municipal Elections: Community Engagement Tips by Marium Nur Vahed, Lead - National Democratic Engagement, Democratic Engagement Exchange, Toronto Metropolitan University

1:30pm - Highlights from FOCA's 2025 Road Issues Survey by Alan Revill, Co-Chair of the FOCA Road Issues Member Advisory Group 

2:00pm - Climate Change and Cottage Country: Protecting What We Love by Dr. Anabela Bonada, Managing Director of Climate Science, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo

2:45pm - Wrap up & door prize        

3:00pm - Event ends 

Register here

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