News Archive

BICA GBA Report

By Liz Philips GBA has been working as hard as ever to protect the Bay we love, on many, many fronts. Some of the issues that are closest to the heart of the Bay of Islands include: Floating cottagesGBA provided input to the Ontario government about issues related to floating cottages, and drafted wording ...

BICA Environment Committee Report

By Chris Redston We are focusing our efforts on three areas: Water Quality, Invasive Species and Septic Systems. Water Quality – After many years of testing water in several locations around the Bay, the board has decided to discontinue this program. Data collected indicates that aside from a couple ...

MINUTES OF THE FISHER HARBOUR LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING

9:00 a.m., June 23, 2022 via MS Teams PRESENT: NEMI: Al MacNevin BICA: Chris Redstone MBA: Gerry Quinn, Elizabeth Quinn, John Woodrooffe FISHER WAVY (FW): Jamie Wallace, Bryan Dixon, Malcolm Croskery, Phil Annett DST Consulting Engineers: Jennifer Rainville ABSENT: Jeff Wallace, Gord Wallace Actions ...

Willisville Mountain

Manitoulin Expositor – June 2019 EBC takes ownership of Willisville Mountain By  Warren Schlote  - June 26, 2019 EBC’s Ted Cowan cuts a ceremonial ribbon next to Jon Butler, celebrating the conservancy’s recent purchase of Willisville Mountain. Holding the ribbon on the left side is ...

Water Quality 2020 Update

Justin Montgomery has prepared these latest graphs for 2020.  ...

GBA Report – Rupert Kindersley, Executive Director, GBA

GBA is first and foremost an advocacy group addressing all levels of government on numerous issues that either currently affect the Bay, or could potentially impact it, and liaising regularly with a large number of like-minded non-government organizations. Our mandate is simple - to protect the Bay ...

Laurentide Legacy, Second Edition (LL2)

Dear BICA Members As the 2020 summer continues to unfold and remains highly exceptional, the Laurentide Legacy, Second Edition (LL2) committee would like to update you on the publication and distribution plans for the book.The publishing plans for the book have slowed in the past few weeks based on ...

Water Quality Data 2019

Justin Montgomery has prepared the final graphs for 2019.  Click on the title above to see the graphs. ] ...

Ward 1 Update

It's been a busy year for Ward 1 and its residents have once again shown how much they care about the future of their islands and Bay.     There was a successful application by NEMI last year for funding to do a shoreline clean-up in both McGregor Bay and Bay of Islands - our Love your ...

MINUTES OF THE FISHER HARBOUR LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING

 Click on the title above to see the report. 9:00 a.m., June 19, 2019, Anchor Inn, Little Current, ON PRESENT:  NEMI:Al MacNevin BICA:Ted Cowan MBA:Gerry Quinn, John Woodrooffe, Elizabeth Quinn FISHER WAVY (FW):Jeff Wallace, Jamie Wallace, Bryan Dixon, Malcolm Croskery, Phil Annett, Léa ...