News
Campaign Success!
Happy New Year to our heritage supporters! Best wishes for happiness and health in 2012.
LBHF Collecting Memoirs of the Lake
Four lifelong cottagers were recently interviewed by LBHF Director Bruce MacLellan. Thank you, ladies!
Karl Jaffary Receives Heritage Award
Karl is shown holding one of the heritage building plaques given at the LBHF Annual Meeting in August. Karl has authored a history booklet of the Bona Vista community on the lake, and published by the LBHF.
New Local History Book Available
LBHF past-president Bruce MacLellan has published Back Again at Lake of Bays, as a sequel to his 2007 book Post Cards from Lake of Bays.
LBHF donates $1,000 to help restore Baysville’s original school house
The Lake of Bays Heritage Foundation donated $1,000.00 in November 2008 toward the restoration of the old school house as the parish hall at St. Ambrose Church in Baysville. The Board is delighted to see the project completed and hope this donation was helpful in achieving the overall fundraising target. The schoolhouse is believed to be the oldest building in Baysville.
Our Results
- One mile of natural shoreline and 47-acres of forest at Port Cunnington preserved.
- Encouraged the Township to create a Heritage sub-committee of Council.
- 100-acre parcel of land acquired near Dwight on the Lower Oxtongue River with 5.5 KM of shoreline.
- More than two dozen buildings recognized for heritage value.
News & Events
01.01.12
Campaign Success!
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08.17.11
LBHF Collecting Memoirs of the Lake
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04.02.11
2011 Land Conservation Fund Appeal
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10.26.10
Karl Jaffary Receives Heritage Award
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Contact Us
Lake of Bays Heritage Foundation
P.O. Box 81
Baysville, Ontario
P0B 1A0
416.944.0631
info@lakeofbaysheritage.ca
