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- Do take care that the wake from your motorboat does not cause shoreline erosion, dislodge milfoil or threaten the nests of shoreline birds such as the loons.
- Do let tall grass and bushes grow along the shoreline; keep your land well treed; replant indigenous bushes and trees.
- Don’t mow the lawn right to the water’s edge. Leave or re-establish a naturalized buffer zone of at least 5 metres as is required by law.
- Do use phosphate-free products for cleaning and washing and don’t bathe or use any soap or shampoo directly in the lake.
- Don’t use fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide on your lawn or in your garden.
- Do take special precautions to prevent oil, gasoline or other toxic products from leaking into the lake.
- Do have your septic tank checked every two to three years, pump it when necessary, but take care to leave enough active sludge in the septic tank to not disrupt the digestion process.
- Don’t go into the milfoil fields. All boaters, swimmers and those fishing MUST stay outside the red buoys.
- Do seek authority from the Municipality for all clearing, excavating, and filling work within the 15m shoreline setback from the lake, as is required by law.
- Do actively alert your renters or visitors of these regulations, and put this list on your fridge door as a regular reminder.
