Membership 2025
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Please send an email to:
wlhca.membership@gmail.com
As a reminder, there are many benefits of a WLHCA Membership, as outlined below:
Wollaston Lake Home & Cottage Association (WLHCA) works year-round to protect, enhance, and celebrate the heart of our community - Wollaston Lake. Your membership ensures that this vital natural and economic resource remains healthy, accessible, and vibrant for generations to come.
1. Protecting the Lake You Love
- Your membership directly funds programs that safeguard water quality, natural shorelines, and wildlife habitat.
- WLHCA works to preserve the lake’s ecological balance, ensuring it continues to be the community’s greatest natural asset and economic driver.
2. Enhancing Fishing and Recreation
- WLHCA collaborates with environmental experts, government agencies, and local anglers to strengthen the fishery.
- Membership fees help fund projects like fish habitat restoration, spawning bed improvements, and water-quality monitoring.
- You help keep Wollaston Lake one of the region’s most popular and sustainable fishing destinations.
3. Funding Key Environmental Initiatives
Your membership dollars go directly toward action. They help make possible:
- Fish Habitat Restoration: Enhancing spawning areas and supporting long-term fish population health.
- Invasive Species Education & Remediation: Public awareness campaigns, signage, and shoreline monitoring to control threats like zebra mussels and Eurasian milfoil.
- Water Testing & Monitoring: Regular sampling to track lake health and inform proactive environmental management.
- Public Education Programs: Workshops, online resources, and printed materials on septic care, shoreline planting, and responsible boating.
- Community Collaboration: Working with the Township, conservation authorities, and partner lake associations to share expertise and expand resources.
4. A Voice That Represents You
- WLHCA advocates on behalf of all who love Wollaston Lake - full-time residents, seasonal residents, and visitors alike.
- Membership gives you a voice in local environmental policy, land use discussions, and lake management decisions.
- WLHCA’s communication is always respectful, fact-based, and community-driven.
5. Connection, Learning, and Community
- Members are invited to community events, info sessions, and the Annual General Meeting.
- You’ll meet neighbours, share knowledge, and help shape the future of our lake.
- Through our newsletters and updates, you’ll stay informed about lake conditions, funding wins, and volunteer opportunities.
6. Amplifying Our Impact
- Every new member strengthens WLHCA’s ability to secure grant funding - showing that our community is engaged and committed.
- Recent grants have funded environmental studies, shoreline restoration, and educational outreach.
- Your membership multiplies its value by attracting new funding for the projects that matter most.
Join the Wave
Together, we’re protecting Wollaston Lake - the heart of our township’s environment, recreation, and economy.
Thank you for your ongoing support. We wish you all the best over the winter.
Kind regards,
WLHCA Executive