Why Become a Member?
Membership in your lake association is a contribution to the community and the environment you care so much about. In addition to social opportunities for members on the lake, you can have your voice heard on issues you care about at Lake Bernard. Receive mailouts via e-mail or on paper each year informing you of issues affecting lakefront property owners on our lake. Benefit from collective and informed representation of your interests at all levels of government and in coordination with the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations. You can also receive discounts through our membership with the Federation of Ontario Cottagers Associations. (See below.)
Issues we regularly address include:
Issues we regularly address include:
- Water levels, as well as placement and maintenance of shoal markers and buoys
- Lake health, blue-green algae and invasive species
- Community programming support (Sundridge Public Library, Canada Day, Splash Pad, etc.)
- Services around the lake including road maintenance, plowing and access, recycling and garbage disposal, emergency services and more
- Bylaws of all kinds that affect your enjoyment of your time on the lake
- Building relationships between property owners
- Building relationships between property owners and local governments and businesses
Three-year positions on our Board of Directors become available regularly and we encourage members to consider taking the opportunity to give back to the community in this way.
Discounts for Members
Current members of the LBPOA are eligible for many discounts on purchases. For example:
Go to www.foca.on.ca any time to check out current offers available to members like us! You need to have a current LBPOA membership to qualify.
Our 2019 Summer Social is also a free event for members (including food and entertainment). Join us on July 4, 2019 from 12-4 at the Northridge Inn to catch up with friends and meet new neighbours. We think you’ll feel that this one free event alone is worth your family’s $30 membership!
- 10% off Dock in a Box docks or boat lift kits. Go to foca.on.ca/dockinabox-offer;
- Cottage Life magazine subscription for $24/8 issues including free digital access;
- Discounts on insurance for properties and road associations through cadeinsurance.com/foca;
- Invisirail glass deck railings at 7.5% off through foca.on.ca/invisirail-offer;
- Home Defibrillators are 18% off for our members from Action First Aid. www.foca.on.ca/action-first-aid-aed-offer/
Go to www.foca.on.ca any time to check out current offers available to members like us! You need to have a current LBPOA membership to qualify.
Our 2019 Summer Social is also a free event for members (including food and entertainment). Join us on July 4, 2019 from 12-4 at the Northridge Inn to catch up with friends and meet new neighbours. We think you’ll feel that this one free event alone is worth your family’s $30 membership!
Membership Dues
Members of the Lake Bernard Property Owners' Association contribute $30 per family each year. Some of the funds are used for annual meetings, mailouts, handouts and other administrative expenses. Water safety measures are funded as agreed upon by members, including the maintenance of buoys around the lake. Members also vote annually to make contributions to community services like the Sundridge Public Library, the Canada Day fireworks and the Splash Pad, all which are actively enjoyed by many members, and other initiatives may always be proposed by members at our annual meeting. The LBPOA Executive meets twice annually and works on issues raised by members such as community events, lake health, lake levels, road quality and more.
Membership dues can be paid:
- Online, securely, at https://foca.on.ca/product/lake-bernard-property-owners-association/
- By e-mail to lbpoatreasurer@gmail.com and use the password Bernard.
- By regular mail: Our mailing address is LBPOA, Box 428, Sundridge, Ontario, P0A 1ZO
- In person: pay your dues this year at our Cheers to Summer Event, Annual General Meeting or Sunflower Festival.
Membership dues can be paid:
- Online, securely, at https://foca.on.ca/product/lake-bernard-property-owners-association/
- By e-mail to lbpoatreasurer@gmail.com and use the password Bernard.
- By regular mail: Our mailing address is LBPOA, Box 428, Sundridge, Ontario, P0A 1ZO
- In person: pay your dues this year at our Cheers to Summer Event, Annual General Meeting or Sunflower Festival.
Our Most Recent Financial Statement
To participate in our budgeting process, members are encouraged to come to the Annual General Meetings.