Oxtongue News
Articles for everyone interested in Oxtongue (Members & Boosters have additional articles in the Members & Boosters News)
Note from President and Events
All, I am so very sorry for my tardiness this year!!! And no newsletter....yikes... There are a great line up of events. I wanted to add them now (and will do so individually over the coming days). But I REALLY hope to see you all out tomorrow at Canada's 150th...
Public Access Defibrillator Training
Urgent! Please call 705-766-9968 by 4pm today if you are interested in this free course - thank you! We currently do not have enough people for it to run and need to know before the end of the day - thank you!
CANCELLED – ASC FISH DERBY & PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON 4TH MARCH 2017
CANCELLED - ASC PANCAKE BREAKFAST & FISH DERBY ON 4TH MARCH 2017 , DUE TO WEATHER & LAKE CONDITIONS.
4th Annual Oxtongue Lake Community Christmas Tree Lighting
4th Annual Oxtongue Lake Community Christmas Tree Lighting Friday, December 2nd, 2016 (Snow date Sunday, December 4th) Welcome at 5:30pm Tree Lighting & Caroling at 6pm Warm Up Social at 6:30pm At the Oxtongue Lake Community Centre, 3987 Hwy 60 Join in the fun...
Fall Colours & Traffic Council Update
Hi all, as you all may remember, last year was a disaster here at Oxtongue Lake with the heavy amount of traffic on Hwy 60 and surrounding roads due to the leaf season. It caused safety concerns, excess litter, difficulty for the fire services to respond and plain...
We Say Goodbye to a Centenarian – Mildred Smith
It is with a great deal of sadness that I pass along this information on behalf of Don Smith of Fort St. John, British Columbia. Mildred Smith passed away peacefully at the Bayview Care Home in Kemptville, Ontario, on August 21, 2016, at the age of 101 years old, just...
Burn Ban Lifted
According to the Algonquin Highlands website the Burn Ban is now off. http://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/fire-services.php
Remember Fire Ban STILL in Effect
All, Due to some inquiries, I thought it best to update. While Algonquin Park may have lifted their fire ban, many of the surrounding areas, including Haliburton and Muskoka have not. The Fire Ban is still in place in Haliburton County. We are hopeful for tomorrow’s...
Flossie Bowen Turns 90 on August 21st!
FLOSSIE BOWEN TURNS 90! Turn back the year to 1926, and that is when Florence Bowen was born to Bill and Aletta Card of Bancroft, Ontario. Born into a farming family, Florence, who soon became known as Flossie, grew up to love the outdoors, fishing in nearby lakes,...
Ontario Wide Low Water Warnings
Low Water Warnings The most recent report of low water conditions in Ontario, produced by the Surface Water Monitoring Centre of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), shows parts of southeastern Ontario at Level 3 low water conditions. Click the image...