As we head into the Canada Day long weekend, the DSLPOA Executive would like to remind everyone of the Cottagers Code that our lake community has adopted. The document can be found on our website or directly using https://cewf.typepad.com/CottagersCode.pdf.
Under the heading of aesthetic/tranquility, the code states:
Preserving a quiet, unspoiled environment on the lakes shall be given the highest priority.
- Every property owner on the lakes has a fundamental right to the quiet enjoyment of their surroundings. Loud parties, the playing of music that can be heard beyond the confines of one’s own cottage, and other forms of intrusive noise likely to disturb others, are specifically discouraged. Preserving a quiet environment requires special consideration in the evenings and nights, when sounds carry strongly across water.
- Personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles/dirt bikes, and outboard motors generate a particularly intrusive form of noise which can, if operated improperly, interfere with the quiet enjoyment to which every property owner is entitled. Accordingly, we respectfully ask that cottagers and their guests operate these vehicles with respect for your neighbors, in accordance with the law and the manufacturer’s recommendations for safety.
- Boating safety is a prime concern for all users of the lakes. Property owners are asked to observe all regulations, particularly those restricting speed close to shorelines. High speed, high powered and excessively noisy boats not in keeping with the preservation of a quiet environment on the lake, are not welcome.
- To protect the Drag Lake environment from light pollution, property owners will keep illumination to a minimum, avoid placing spot lights where they may shine over the lake, or be highly visible from other properties, and turn lights off wherever possible.
The DSLPOA Executive have received an increasing number of complaints from property owners regarding excessive noise, consumption of alcohol and littering at Podmore Beach, Sandy Cove Beach and Sandy Cove. While DSLPOA does not have any enforcement capability, individual property owners do have the ability to contact the OPP if this type of behavior persists.
The DSLPOA Executive ask that all property owners, their guests and renters please respect our cottagers code so that EVERYONE can enjoy their little piece of paradise in Haliburton.
Stay safe. Play safe.