Fund Raising

Dear Bruce Beachers:

Those of you fortunate enough to have either arrived, or visited the beach, will have seen the progress being made on the golf course clubhouse. There is a new roof, windows and doors have been restored, flooring is in, siding has been painted, repaired and some replaced, the bathroom is near completion as is the kitchen. The chimney is in the process of being repointed, new fencing has been installed. In short, the old clubhouse looks GREAT! New appliances are being purchased. There is a need for some new furniture. All this is with thanks to David Wilson who has overseen the project and his committee who have helped make decisions moving forward. AND of course none of this could have occurred without the contributions of so many of you. Thank you from the Bruce Beach Golf Club Capital Fund committee!

However...for those of you who have not yet made a contribution, you should know that your participation is still needed and is important. While the work on the clubhouse is near completion, the work on the golf course should commence soon according to reports.

Donations should go to the Bruce Beach Golf Club, c/o Anne Wright, # 3a Bruce Beach, or 300 Regional Road #21, Port Perry, ON L9L1B5.

 Stepping Back

In our last issue, we introduced the term "biodiversity", the diversity of living things in our environment. In this issue we'll discuss biodiversity from a broad lake-wide perspective, and how plant life in particular contributes to the health of our lake environment.

 When we observe environmental problems showing up at the beach, like excessive algae washing ashore, or posted beaches due to high bacteria, often these problems originate beyond the local beach area. Some of these issues are compounded by the state of our watersheds.  The Lake Huron watershed covers roughly 134,000 square kilometres.  Since European settlement of the Lake Huron region, the watershed has undergone significant changes, particularly south of the Bruce Peninsula, and along southern Georgian Bay. Forest cover, for instance, has been reduced from  an estimated pre-settlement extent of 90% to around 18%, and as low as 6% in some of Huron's river systems.

Golf ClubsSECOND GOLF FUNDRAISER NETS $5720 FOR GOLF COURSE RESTORATION

The second golf outing fund raiser was a smashing success (the golf was rained out but the after golf drinking was not) netting the restoration project $5720 led by a $2000 contribution from the Pottier family (Cottage 152) , a $1000 gift from Bill and Jean Lichtenberg (Cottage 171-2) and a $500 check from the Sled family (Cottage 159). The Pottiers have raised their funds through the sale of tee shirts , polo shirts and Bruce Beach paraphernalia. There is plenty of merchandise in stock and the proceeds go to the restoration project so contact any member of the Pottier family for details. … continue reading »