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Cottage Life: What Bill 23 Means for Cottage Country

How the Ontario government’s sweeping planning and development changes will play out in cottage country BY JOHN LORINC, PUBLISHED IN COTTAGE LIFE: NOVEMBER 23, 2022 For the past several years, Deborah Martin-Downs, who served as the chief administrative officer of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, ...

More Homes Built Faster Act Accelerates Threat to our Shorelines

The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, a long-term strategy to increase housing and provide attainable housing – but it also includes a proposal that will significantly impact farmland and natural areas from the protected Greenbelt. Bill 23 means sweeping ...

Cottage Life: Carling settles with owner over cottage built without permit

Township of Carling settles with former Tokyo Smoke CEO over cottage built without permit BY ANDREW CRUICKSHANK PUBLISHED IN COTTAGE LIFE: NOVEMBER 15, 2022UPDATED: NOVEMBER 17, 2022 A dispute over a controversial cottage built on a Georgian Bay island has finally been resolved. On Nov. 7, the Township ...

MORLOCK ISLAND ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL (OLT) UPDATE

Please find attached a press release from the Township of Carling regarding the Morlock Island Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) hearing.   The West Carling Association (WCA) participated in the OLT hearing on November 8, by stating our strong objection to the approval of the proposed bylaw change, which ...

Presentation: Determining the Effect of Boat Wakes on the Shoreline

Determining the Effect of Boat Wakes on the Shoreline

Reminder: Voting in the Municipal Election

Voting for the Municipal Election is open until 8:00 p.m. on Monday October 24. Voting is taking place online and over the phone only. The Township Office will be open to assist with voting until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, and they have a computer and telephone available at the office for anyone who needs ...

Fall Newsletter October 2022

WCA Fall Newsletter October 2022 Presidents Message – October 2022 Autumn Fest GBA Publishes a Planning Regulations Guide for Members Climate Change: Simple Steps that Can Improve our World GBA Develops a Map of Cell Phone Towers on the Bay My Friend Toughy WCA-Fall-Newsletter-Oct-2022-Candidate-Bios-only ...

Member Survey Now Closed

The WCA member survey is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who participated. We will be sharing the results with you at a later date.

Are you registered to vote?

To confirm you are correctly registered to vote, contact Mackenzie Taylor (clerk of records) at the Carling Township offices (705-342-5856). She will confirm if you are on the voter list and if your home mailing address(s) is/are correct. The township will (or has already) mailed voting instructions ...