jeffya2

My boat is only 17.5 long but is 8' wide & deep. I of course will watch the weather carefully & carry my GPS & Portable VHF. Is this sufficient boat for Erie if forecast is good?

Want to take my 85 year old Father-In-Law Walleye fishing out of Sugarloaf Marina in Port Colborne. How far out will we have to go in June/July to find him some Walleye?

We need to stop complaining & do something about it & I as well as several others have posted here that you need to buy oil company stocks. This is not a joke but sound financial advice.This is no different then hedging the Canadian Dollar fluctuation vs the American dollar. If 1 goes up the other goes down & you maintain you your retirement dollars. Invest only $10,000 & you are hedged forever & this works even if you have to borrow the money.I did this after the rediculous prices in the late 70's with $25,000. I kept this in it's own portfolio to track it. I have never paid for ANY GAS PERIOD & 2 years ago I bought a fully loaded Yamaha V175 Pro Walleye Boat from this account. With all of this my investment portfolio is now $53,455 {After paying my gas & new boat} The time to do it has never been better then now & here's why. China's industrial demand is sucking up all resources faster then they can be produced. The USA is about to bring $20 million Mexicans on board who can now get a drivers license & hense a car & interest rates are still relatively low. Our gas prices are cheap by world standards & this is about to end with the new world order. It should be evident that we are getting squeezed out of the "cheap Arab oil" & all H is starting to break out over our future ability to get sufficient oil supplies. In the future {sooner then later} we will be happy to get oil regardless of the price. The world is made up of doer's & talkers. The future has never been so clear. In 20 years the doer's will still be driving cars {compacts} & the rest will be on Scooters & Bikes.

What Irisdhfield said is 100%. You can take it but probably never bring it back. Been there 6x & even your room is not safe.

Don't be discouraged as this is a normal 1st step. Your councils job is always to find more revenue so why would they not initially agree. Your job is to get organized with some numbers. Next you should retain a lawyer & Planner with very little money down. Then you must send a "Registered Letter" stating that they will be handling all appeal actions {Should be from one of the professionals} & requesting minutes of every meeting concerning this proposal. You can stop this process @ any phase but are cheap moves to ensure every angle will be scrutinized without great expense to you. Don't forget that many developers buy & submit many proposals in various area's intending on taking the path of least resistance & many also capitulate @ lengthy delays & resistance Now your council will take you seriously, have to review every phase & step legally as well as well as from the "Official Plan" view, & address traffic, drainage, MOE, MOT etc. This will likely force many studies to be undertaken & paid for by the Developer. These studies may become your best ammunition & often will reveal issues that will cost the Township money. Sometimes new revealed expenses like upgrading roads, Sewers, etc will turn a council against a project I want to lastly point out that when I 1st got involved there were 7 councilors in favor & 5 years later {with a new council} we took the developer to OMB with 7 councilors opposed. If you get well organized it will become a long process probably 5 years + believe it or not OMB is more Sympathetic towards citizens rights then developers & township greed Lastly by fighting & being visible the developer will more likely be interested in purchasing your house for a more then fair price as it's cheaper then endless studies & hurddles

I am usually a lurker only but decided to chime in as I experienced this 2x & won 2x I live in Muskoka as well 30 Miles from you My 1st step would be to form an association of concerned citizens As a named group you can be put on the mailing list to receive all minutes of any Council meetings concerning this development {which immediately stops a lot of closed door nonsense} My 2nd step would be to contact Mr Russ Black a OMB specialty lawyer in Bracebridge he is simply the best & will tell you what you may have to work with {He also has worked with Mary Moroz an excellent planner from Port Sydney} She helped develop Haliburton and possibly Muskoka's "Official Plan" as well These initial steps won't cost a lot if shared by a group. Don't be fooled by developers "big pockets" as sometimes it doesn't come to this. Town councils often overlook their own bylaws & an independent planner or OBM lawyer will find you the keys to fight with & sometimes stop it prior to any OMB involvement Firstly look very hard @ environmental impact. If there is any water running through the property {especially standing water} Filling ponds, standing water or rerouting water flow is a big no no. Every development must have MOE & MOT approval & if you get either on your side they have instant trump cards on any development even over town councils. STUDIES, STUDIES, STUDIES. Make sure that your council demands as many studies as possible from, impact, feasibility, Environmental, drainage, traffic, & damage to surrounding people & waters {Everything that you can think of} as it is an easy way for the council to appease disgruntled voters but insure if you go to OBM they have covered their A-SSSS Lastly is a VERY IMPORTANT POINT Muskoka has an official plan which was laid out @ great expense to specifically afford for future development. To change zoning is going against their own Official Plan which OMB frowns upon. If it's a good idea now then it should have been in the "Official Plan" Your council may now have a very difficult time explaining why they want to go against the Professional planners they hired to develop Muskoka's Official Plan You may be surprised what a determined, vocal & organized group can accomplish. After all Walmart was stopped in Bracebridge & there are no deeper pockets. They simply took the path of least resistance & built in Huntsville I registered after 2 years of lurking & activated my email . Feel free to contact me if you have any questions that I may help you with. Good Luck!!