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AGM,CanadaDayfestivities, regattaandfishingtournament.

Spring$2014$ President s$message$ Welcomebacktothelake.

ofaspring(asofthetimeofwriting)wedeserveasummer

ThewaterlevelofthelakeovertheVictoriaDayweekendwas

1 S P R I N G ' ' the Lac$Sinclair$ Newsletter$ 2014$$ Calendar$of$ Events$ Joinusagainthisyearforthe AGM,CanadaDayfestivities, regattaandfishingtournament. Moreinfoanddatesonpage3. Spring$2014$ President s$message$ Welcomebacktothelake.Afteraseverewinterandnotmuch ofaspring(asofthetimeofwriting)wedeserveasummer withlotsofwarm,sunnydays. ThewaterlevelofthelakeovertheVictoriaDayweekendwas measuredonourlimnometricscaleat78cm,aboutthesame levelasayearago.wewillagainthisyearbeundertakingour usualwaterctestingprogramtotestforlevelsofe.coli.results ofwatertestinginourlakecarriedoutundertheauspicesof thevoluntarylakemonitoringnetwork(rsvl)in2009c2011 areavailableat (Continuedonpage2)

2 LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER SPRING2014 Asthoseofyouwhoweretherewillrecall,noonecameforwardatlastyear sannualgeneralmeeting toserveaspresidentreplacingclaudetremblaywhohadheldthepositionforthemaximumoftwo twocyearterms.ihavethereforevolunteeredtoserveinanactingcapacity. YourcurrentExecutiveisasfollows: David Hallman, Acting President ; Claude Tremblay - Past President, Treasurer and Advertising Manager Mark Farrell - Director, Environment Megan Farrell - Director, Water Testing André Gauthier - Director, Special projects Maurice Legros Director, Special Projects Karen McBride - Director, Social Events Luc Vézina Director, Website Thefollowingvolunteersareperformingtheseadditionalresponsibilities: Louise Bellefeuille-Prégent Membership Secretary, with assistance from Yvon Prégent Brian Le Conte Constitutional Revision and Fishing Derby Convener Chantal Vaillancourt Water Level Measurement. PleasemarkSaturday05Julyinyourcalendarsasthedateforthe2014AnnualGeneralMeetingto takeplaceatthestecsophied AldfieldCommunityCentrebeginningat10:00AM. Wewouldwelcomevolunteerstofillcurrentlyvacantpositions(ViceCPresidentandSecretary)andto takesomeoftheloadoffexistingmembersoftheexecutive. YoumayrecallfromBrianLeConte sarticleinthefall2013newsletterthataprocesswasunderway torevisetheconstitution.thisworkhasbeencompletedandtheresultsaretobeseeninthetextof theconstitutionpostedonourwebsitewww.lacsinclair.ca(clickthelinkatthebottomofthehome Page.) Ourwebsitecontainsawealthofinformationonourobjectives,andonissuesofspecialinterest including: Burning By-Law Boating Safety Personal Watercraft Operator Guidelines Swimmer's Itch Sunscreen Fish Stocking Project IfyoudonothavehighCspeedinternetaccess,pleaseletusknowandwewillmailyouanyrequested articles. Bestwishesforagreatsummer. DavidHallman 2

LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER SPRING2014 2014$Calendar$of$Events$ Youarecordiallyinvitedtoparticipateinthefollowingactivitiesoverthecourseofthesummer: Canada Day Fireworks: Saturday, June 28 th Annual

Ifyouwouldliketovolunteertohelpwiththeregatta,pleasecontactKarenMcBride at613c729c9657.tovolunteerforotherevents,pleasecontactdavidhallmanat613747c7494.

3 LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER SPRING $Calendar$of$Events$ Youarecordiallyinvitedtoparticipateinthefollowingactivitiesoverthecourseofthesummer: Canada Day Fireworks: Saturday, June 28 th Annual General Meeting, 10h00 Saturday, July 5 th at the Ste-Sophie d Aldfield Community Centre Regatta, Sunday, July 12 th ; Rain date Saturday August 16 th. Fishing Derby, Sunday August 10 th. Ifyouwouldliketovolunteertohelpwiththeregatta,pleasecontactKarenMcBride at613c729c9657.tovolunteerforotherevents,pleasecontactdavidhallmanat613747c7494. LookformoreinformationclosertothesetimesinsubsequenteCmails,onourwebsite Bernier/CheminduLacSinclair InformationisalsopostedonourFacebookpage: Rosaire Gosselin - Plumber Garage&Jean)François&Gauvreau,&Inc.& 164,ruePrincipaleOuest SteCCécileCdeCMasham(Québec)J0W2W0 Tél.:(819)456C2038Fax:(819)456C3560 Programmed'entretienpréventif For all your plumbing needs. Free estimate. Pumps of all kinds, heat-taps. Water treatment & softeners. Repairs and installations. Thawing of frozen pipes in winter- steam or hot water

LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER Internet$at$the$Cottage$ SPRING2014 Someofusgotothecottagetodisconnect,someofusdon tknowhowtofunctionwithoutaconstant connectiontotheinternet.

xplornet servicerequiresadirectlineofsighttothesatellite,whichislowintheskyandformanycanbeobstructedby treesorhills. Thisspringanewserviceisbecomingavailable.

4 LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER Internet$at$the$Cottage$ SPRING2014 Someofusgotothecottagetodisconnect,someofusdon tknowhowtofunctionwithoutaconstant connectiontotheinternet.lacsinclairhaslittletonocellularcoverageandvideotronandbelldon tofferany sortofhighcspeedservice.untilrecently,theoptionshavebeendialcuporxplornet ssatelliteservice.xplornet servicerequiresadirectlineofsighttothesatellite,whichislowintheskyandformanycanbeobstructedby treesorhills. Thisspringanewserviceisbecomingavailable.DigicomisofferingInternetaccessthatusesatechnology similartothatusedbycellularphonesandthereforedoesn trequiredirectlineofsight. Formoreinformation,contactMichelLapointeat 1(877)

5 LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER SPRING2014 Please$support$our$sponsors Yourmembershipfeesrepresentonlyaportionoftheassociation sbudget,whichisputtowards watertesting,navigationalbuoys,thewebsite,printingthisnewsletter,andsocialactivitiessuchas thecanadadayfireworks,fishingderbyandregatta. Sébastien Aubin et Nadine LaCasse Pharmaciens 895 ch Riverside, Wakefield Québec J0X 3G0 (819) Heures d'ouverture: Lundi au vendredi 9h00à 20h00. Samedi 9h00 à 17h00. Dimanche 10h00 à 16h00 5

Maps$of$Our$Lake$ Studyingamapcanbeaverysatisfyingactivity.Here aresomewaystogetmapsoflacsinclair: 1.&Google&Maps https://goo.gl/maps/1ffbs Googlemapsisprobablythemostpopularonline mappingwebsite.

Ifyounoticethatyourroadismissingormisplaced, youcansubmitachangeusingthegoogle Mapmaker:https://www.google.ca/mapmaker 2.&Bing&Maps http://binged.it/1fyor1o BingMapsisMicrosoft sonlinemappingservice.

6 Maps$of$Our$Lake$ Studyingamapcanbeaverysatisfyingactivity.Here aresomewaystogetmapsoflacsinclair: 1.&Google&Maps Googlemapsisprobablythemostpopularonline mappingwebsite.google smapoftheroadsaround thelakeisprettyaccuratebutthesatelliteviewofthe terrainisofalowresolution,whichmakesitdifficult tosnooponyourneighbor'sproperty. Ifyounoticethatyourroadismissingormisplaced, youcansubmitachangeusingthegoogle Mapmaker: 2.&Bing&Maps BingMapsisMicrosoft sonlinemappingservice.theroadsdataisverybadcitshowsmanyroads cuttingrightthroughthelake.however,binghashighresolutionimageswhichletyouseethelakein greatdetail;icanmakeoutthesunparasolonourdock. 3.&Paper&Maps Papermapscanbepurchasedfromretailers.JLC Geomatiquehasawebsitehttp:// topographical,huntingandforestrymapsoflacsinclair canbepurchased.worldofmapsonwellingtonstreetis themainbrickandmortarmapretailerinottawa. 4.&Government&Maps& Findinginformationongovernmentwebsitesisalwaysa frustratingexercise.theministèredesressources naturellesandtheministèredudéveloppementdurable,de l'environnement,delafauneetdesparcspublishmapsbut goodluckfindingthemontheirwebsites.claudetremblay wasabletogetabathymetricmapofthelake(amapthatshowswaterdepths)fromacontactatthe ministry.ihaveuploadedithere: Ifyouknowofanyothergoodmappingresources,pleaseletusknow. LucVezina LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER SPRING2014

LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER SPRING2014 Your$Association$Online$

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7 LACSINCLAIRNEWSLETTER SPRING2014 Your$Association$Online$ Stéphanie Gauvin Courtier immobilier , Route 105, C.P. 164, Wakefield QC J0X 3G0 Bur Fax

Lac Sinclair Association Membership Form 2014 Please complete the following form and mail it along with a cheque for $20 made out to Association Lac Sinclair to the following address: Association du

8 Lac Sinclair Association Membership Form 2014 Please complete the following form and mail it along with a cheque for $20 made out to Association Lac Sinclair to the following address: Association du Lac Sinclair Boîte postale 146 La Pêche, (Québec) J0X 2W0 Renewal: Name(s): Address at the lake: Telephone number at lake: Telephone number at home: Mailing address: Language preference : Français : English: Would you like to be on the associations mailing list? YES NO If yes, please add the following address to your safe sender s list: lacsinclairinfo@aim.com address: Comments : (How can the association help you?) We are always looking for volunteers and people to join the association executive. Would you be interested in participating, and in what capacity? lacsinclairinfo@aim.com

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