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News and Activities: Spring 2025

Township Talk: February 2024 Fireworks Only on Canada Day

Fire Season Starts April 1st – Know the Rules Before You Burn!

As April 1st approaches, the Algonquin Highlands Fire Service wants to remind everyone that fire season is officially beginning. With this change, the Township’s open-air burning regulations will be in effect to help prevent wildfires and keep our community safe.

Before you burn, please take a moment to review the open-air burning by-law available on the Algonquin Highlands website. You can view the by-law by Clicking Here.

Local Contractor: Lodge Construction

Boshkung/Carnarvon’s own Brad Lodge has a starring role in Colin + Justin’s Sub-Zero Reno television show that began airing on Paramount + on January 31, 2025.

The Stanhope Municipal Airport's annual Spring Fly-In is scheduled for Saturday, May 24th, 2025 and the Airport Advisory Committee is seeking artisans, musicians, food vendors and children's entertainers to help make the event a soaring success!

July 5th, 2025 – Annual Meeting

July 19th, 2025 – Summer Sizzle 

August  2nd, 2025 – Regatta

August  16th, 2025 – Golf/Family Day

Stay tuned as more details become available

Movie Shoot in Algonquin Highlands

Protecting and Enhancing Lake Health

Article by Lisa Gervais, The Highlander, August 1st, 2024

New Bell Internet: In 2025?

The Informer: Revisited

Great articles are always a pleasure to read and re-read!

In this frequently changing section we will feature articles from past Informers, as we are busy preparing your Spring 2025 edition.

From the Spring 2021 edition, here's a few articles we thought were worth repeating:

AMAZING SUNRISE ON NOVEMBER 5, 2023

With thanks to Brenda McCann Scanlan for photos of this very unique Sunrise!

CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE

And, thank you to Leah Katrina Dies for her own photos!

The Science behind it . . .

It was a very welcome, but somewhat rare, atmospheric event enjoyed in many other parts of North America, for the Sunrise on November 5, 2023 to appear as beautiful as many Sunsets we’ve had on Boshkung.

For more information about why Sunsets (and Sunrises) look the way they do, Click Here.

Reminder: 10 km/h Shoreline Speed Limit

When boating in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, please observe the unposted speed limit of 10 km/h (6 mph ) within 30 meters (100 ft ) from shore. This limit applies on all waters within these provinces except where other limits are posted. These provisions do not apply in rivers less than 100 meters (300 ft ) in width, canals and buoyed channels nor in the case of waterskiing, where the tow boat launches and drops off skiers by heading directly away from or into the shore.

Safe Boating: Maps and Guide

When put boating on our beautiful Boshkung Lake, it’s very important to be aware of the depths, proximity to the shoreline and any hazards when boating on the lake.

Here are two maps from our website and an interactive nautical chart that may be useful.

From Cottage Life

“Across almost all of Canada, common loons—the loon species that breeds the farthest south into cottage country—are struggling to reproduce. Adult populations are stable at about 240,000 breeding pairs, but if they cannot raise enough young to replace themselves, the future of the species is at stake.”

What’s Happening

Boshkung Classics

Our lake has a long history of classic watercraft of all kinds (powered and non-powered). For stories about some of them, select the link below. For those wanting to contribute their own stories, please email us at: artleepc59@gmail.com.

Local News and Information

Stunning Sky: Roy Charles

Photo Credit: Jordan Tasker-Fernandes

Photo Credit: Roy Charles

Celebrating Our Sunsets

Photo Credit: Steve Kinsley

Photo Credit: Julia Lewis

Vintage Photos: Boshkung Lake