Lake Partner Program Update

The Lake Partner Program is a great example of community water monitoring, bringing together community volunteers with a shared interest for lake preservation.

FOCA has partnered since 1996 in the Lake Partner Program (LPP). The LPP is a province-wide, volunteer-based, water-quality monitoring program – the largest of its kind in Canada! Each year, hundreds of volunteers collect total water samples and make monthly water clarity observations on their lakes.

June 2025 – Our voices were heard! FOCA has a signed agreement with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) that enables us to continue the LPP over the coming five years, with the support of our hundreds of volunteer Lake Stewards throughout the province.

Thank you to the 900+ supporters who wrote the Premier, the Minster of MECP, and their MPPs asking for this outcome.

We also just got our first water quality test results back in June and they look great! You can see the latest results by logging into your member’s account and clicking on the Water Quality Reports within the MEMBER AREA.