Clear Lake Regatta
Annual Members Golf Tournament is this coming Saturday July 25th
For those members planning to attend our Annual Members Tournament, the registration period is quickly coming to an end. Saturday’s weather is looking great and food even better. Members can include non members, friends and family in their golf team. To join us, please log in to your CLPOA account and register your team so you are guaranteed entry. Details on the tournament as follows…
- When: July 25, 2026, TEE OFF at 8:30 am
- Where: The Ridge Golf Club at 328 Sunny Ridge Rd Sundridge ON P0A 1Z0.
- Cost: $80 per person, gets you Breakfast, Lunch, 9 Holes of Golf and a Ton of Fun! The number of golfers is limited to 48 spots so book early to avoid being disappointed.
- Additional Information: The member submitting their team names will pay for everyone in their group using the event RSVP form with a credit card. Help us raise money and get to know your neighbours during this fun morning of Food and Golf! Please remember that the RSVP form submission guarantees your golf. To reserve a cart, please call the golf coarse ahead of time or arrive early to rent one.
- RSVP Form Submission Deadline: Noon on July 24, 2026
Look forward to seeing you there.
Your Board of Directors
Invasive Species Alert
At this year’s Annual General Meeting, we had a very informative presentation from Marilee Koenderin, from the Phragmites Working Group of Lake Bernard and her team. They were gracious enough to share their time to educate us about the dangers of invasive species to our water and our land. As cottage owners, it is everyone’s responsibility to identify and report them before they infest Clear Lake. Please see the group’s presentation by clicking here and download one of the 2 suggested apps to help you identify invasive species. Share this information with your neighbours, check your shorelines, your driveways and road frontages.
KEY MESSAGES FOR ALL CLEAR LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS
- Invasive species of plants, crustaceans (spiny water flees) and animals (Chinese mystery snails in Jacks Lake) are here in Ontario.
- Clean Drain Dry is the law in Ontario for boaters.
- If you find invasive species on your property or in your lake – identify and report them.
- Funding is available to resolve issues but ignoring the threats is not sensible, can cost the municipality and even private property owners if not addressed.
- Property values can decrease when not resolved.
- Both Phragmites and Japanese knotweed can contribute to flooding, fires and road infrastructure failure.
To understand what other lakes in Almaguin are doing to resolve their invasive issues, visit the Invasive Species Lake Bernard Working Group site. https://www.nneec.ca/phragmites
Resource links for additional information, 2 app options to help identify and report invasive species and future updates from these resources:
iNaturalist App for download www.inaturalist.org
EDDMapsS App for download www.EDDMapS.org.
Invasive Species Centre Canada www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/
Invasive Species Ontario www.ontario.ca/page/invasive-species-ontario
Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative www.greatlakesphragmites.net/pamf/
Clean Equipment Protocol www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Clean-Equipment-Protocol_June2016_D3_WEB-1.pdf
Don’t let your lake and shore and property be taken over – Grow native plants instead. Here is a link for more native plants information https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/resources/grow-me-instead/
Remember we are in this together and it’s important that we remain diligent or it can affect all of us.
Your CLPOA Board
2026 AGM Agenda July 5th Notice
Dear Members
Here is our 2026 AGM agenda being held at the Winning Techniques Hall on Bay Lake Road. Coffee and Tea is available at 9:30 AM followed by the meeting starting at 10:00 AM. The meeting is open to all active Clear Lake Property Owners Association members in good standing which means your annual dues are current. If you are not sure about your status of your account, please log into your CLPOA account, select MEMBERS AREA from the header menu, followed by selecting YOUR ACCOUNT from the drop down. You will find your membership status and renewal date defined within your account. You can choose to renew your membership from that page if necessary.
Agenda Items:
1) Call to Order – Welcome CLPOA 2026 – Directors Introduction
2) Invasive Aquatic Species Presentation – Phragmites Working Group
3) Councilor/Acting Mayor Joe Lumley
4) Motion to approve draft minutes 2025 AGM
5) Directors Reports
Financial – 2026 Budget – Dan Laing
Water Quality – Brian Isard / Ron Cox
Fundraising – Ken Core
Website /Membership – Randy Smart
6) Constitution amendment approval
7) Question – New Business
8) Motion to Adjourn
We look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday,
Your CLPOA Board
CLPOA Renewal Tips and Upcoming Events
Dear Members
Welcome back to Clear Lake after a long cold winter….We have now pasted the official 1st year of our new website in operation, and have noticed a few challenges for some residents trying to renew their CLPOA membership.
As a reminder, the registration and membership payment process can only be done online and requires members to pay their annual fee using a credit card. Your membership lasts for a full year from the date of initial registration. Several email reminders to renew are sent to your email address on file prior to the membership expiration date and one after that date if not already renewed. You can renew before the actual expiry date and the system will extend your membership for a year from the original expiration date.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept cash, cheque or etransfers for registration or renewals. Sending us any of these types of payments bypasses our audit systems and DOES NOT activate your account. If and when our treasurer catches any of these, he is forced to contact you, write a personal cheque to refund you and then try to reconcile with our bank. This is obviously a very labor intensive process and as good as he is, could still result in us not recognizing the transaction.
TO NENEW, sign into your CLPOA account and go to the Member Area, open the Membership Details page, you can Renew or Upgrade. The difference is that Renew is for just 1 year, Upgrade tells the system to Renew Annually on the expiration date automatically….and therefore you do not need to worry about it ever again.
The only time renewals may fail is if you change your email address and have not updated you CLPOA account online OR you have received a new credit card where number or dates changes have occurred. If your credit card does change, you can update your Payment Method in your CLPOA account.
As a final reminder, we have 2 upcoming events in the next 5 weeks. The AGM is being held on July 5th with coffee, tea and goodies starting at 9:30 am and the MEMBERS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT being held on July 25th with tee off at 8:30 sharp. Please note that members can only register their golf group and pay by credit card online by logging into your CLPOA account, going to the Members Annual Golf Tournament page and completing the RSVP form including credit card information.
We look forward to seeing you at the AGM and thank you for your continued support.
Your CLPOA Board
Clear Lake Calendars now available
A Letter From Superior Propane
Dear Valued Members of the Clear Lake Property Association Members
We are reaching out to the members of your community as a result of some of the feedback we have received this winter season. We value the relationship we have built with your community, and we fully recognize the importance of reliable propane service.
We take your feedback seriously
Recent delivery challenges in the surrounding area have prevented us from meeting expectations in all cases, and I appreciate the opportunity to share the corrective actions we are taking to strengthen our service for your community.
Refining Forecasting and Planning
We are actively reviewing our processes to ensure we are better prepared moving forward. Our teams are already making adjustments to strengthen delivery planning, improve communication, and better manage periods of extreme demand. To better support the unique usage patterns in your area, we have updated our forecasting and routing models to continuously improve upon reflections of seasonal behaviour, generator usage, and travel conditions. This means our objective is to deliver when your tank is at approximately 20%. These refinements are intended to improve reliability during peak winter conditions.
Capacity and Reliability Enhancements
We are planning to review tank sizes in the spring to identify where adjustments could help reduce winter delivery risk. This means that we will review opportunities to adjust and right-size tanks as needed in advance of next season.
