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In Memory of Bobette Jones

Dear BICA and Bay of Islands Community and Friends, It is with deep and heavy hearts that we share the loss of our dear and loyal bay friend, Bobette Jones. Born in 1944, Bobette Jane Stern Jones died Sunday October 22, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador.  Ill from this past spring, Bobette’s ...

BICA Annual Members Meeting 2023 Summary

4:00 - 5:30 PM EST Saturday August 5, 2023 Ruby Island (TP2567) Minutes 1. Call to Order – Patrick Thoburn 2. Approval of Minutes 2022 – Patrick Thoburn Moved - That the general membership approves the minutes of the 2022 BICA AMM Mover – Zachary Shewchuk Second – Scott Boatman Passed: Unanimously ...

President’s Report 2023

Bay of Islands Community AssociationPresident’s Report 2023By Patrick ThoburnDelivered at the 88th annual member meeting of the Bay of Islands Community Association on August 5, 2023.Our community has been meeting for the past 88 years on these shores with the same unwavering purpose: To preserve ...

Environmental Report 2023

BICA Environment Committee Report 2023 By Chris Redston We continue our focus on three key areas: Water Quality, Invasive Species, and Septic Systems. We are planning Love Your Bay Week 2023 - from August 5 to 12 - to communicate directly with members via email and post relevant content on the BICA ...

Lost in the Light: Taking Action to Address Light Pollution

By Britt Oldenburg, Bay of Islands Association One of the key attractions of cottage life is being immersed in the beauty of nature: the lake, the trees, the loons, and a dark, star-filled sky. This dark and starry sky is increasingly threatened by light pollution caused by artificial lighting. Ironically, ...

Help Stop Microplastics Pollution

GBA is supporting Georgian Bay Forever (GBF) and the two MPPs who have proposed Bill 279 which will require new clothes washing machines to have filters installed. This legislation is the result of GBF’s successful research projects in Parry Sound and Collingwood, which clearly demonstrated that installing ...

In the News

The Fall GBA Update features the Bay of Islands and our community in articles written by BICA's own Liz Phillips. On page 8 you will find an article titled Return to the Bay: US Residents Get Back to their Happy Place.  And on page 10 another article called Keeping Members Engaged ...

A Fairly Brief History of Heaven’s Gate – Ted Cowan

This note touches on geologic, forest, soil, and human use of Heaven’s Gate and the La Cloche with a view to understanding a bit more about what is there and why the area is special.  There are obstacles to understanding the La Cloche’s past.  The first is grasping the time span.  Each ...

Phighting Phragmites

July 31- Today we had another successful Phragmites cut. It is getting a bit easier each year as we weaken the root system.  Had an amazing crew today urged on by Michael Dewson and Ann Atkey:  Dan Galipeau from Pig Island brought his roofing harness and wielded the power cutter, ...

Water Quality Data 2019

Thanks to Justin Montgomery for preparing this graph, using the collected results for the past season.  Click on the title above to see the graphs. ...