October 14, 2025
Methods In July 2025, BICA board members Ron Kivikink and Chris Redston took water samples in three locations in the Bay of Islands: The channel in front of the Bjornsons’ island Pin Drop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9BpGhgMqJSbMymNG6?g_st=am Close to the Birch Island shoreline near the old railbed GPS ...
August 9, 2025
Our BICA 90th Anniversary Celebration was an evening to remember! We couldn't have done it without the generosity of the following individuals and families -- THANK YOU! To our hosts at the Island Lodge: thank you to all the Ireson Island families for opening your doors to us, with a special thank you ...
August 9, 2025
Delivered at the 90th annual member meeting of BICA on July 26, 2025 by Patrick Thoburn Here we are in the beautiful great room of the historic River Lodge. It could not be a more fitting location, as the old Stump and Spry store that occupied this building is as old as our association and was the original ...
August 8, 2025
BICA Annual Members Meeting 2025 10:00 to 11:45 am EST Saturday July 26, 2025 River Lodge – Whitefish Falls Minutes Call to Order – Patrick Thoburn Patrick welcomed members to the 90th Annual Member Meeting. Chief Rodney Nahwegahbow from the WRFN regrets that he was unable to attend due to a family ...
August 2, 2025
Lindsay Richards shared this beautiful memorial to Joan Granning at the BICA Annual Members’ Meeting, July 26, 2025. I would like to first say that it is an honour to speak to the AMM today about Joan (her given name was Joanne) with memories and fondness of the time when she was a resident of the ...
August 1, 2025
Lindsay Richards shared this perfect recap of a perfect day - thank you Lindsay! Scroll to the bottom for pictures from the day capturing all of the excitement, courtesy of John Reeves. Thank you John Paul for a gorgeous day of sailing today. Your humour and enthusiasm make all of the difference in ...
July 22, 2025
The BICA store is stocked again with our newest swag, a handsome and hearty sweatshirt. The sweatshirts are available in our BICA store on our website. Please note we are only taking order for these sweatshirts until August 4th. This will allow us time to have them produced and ready for pick up ...
July 22, 2025
What a fun filled BICA weekend we just had! Thank you to the Tremblays, Ryan and Paul for a very successful fishing derby and to the Bjornsons and all of the many volunteers who helped put on a delicious fish fry! Family Fun Day was a big hit thanks to the generous planning and hosting by the extended ...
July 22, 2025
Below are the proposed amendments to the BICA Bylaws for review and voting at the 2025 AMM: 1. In reference to Article 5 - Protection and Indemnification The wording, “To the extent that the Association’s insurance covers the claim,” shall be deleted from items 5.2 and 5.3. ...
July 22, 2025
The GBA has been as busy as ever advocating for you and the Georgian Bay environment over the last year. At a fall meeting of all of GBA's member association presidents, we identified 3 key areas that our members want us to focus our efforts on: Water quality This year, with the support of ...