ALPINE VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION AVPOA Introduction to AVPOA The following is a brief introduction to our private community located at the north end of Pigeon Lake (approx 10 minutes east of Bobcaygeon) in Ontario, Canada. The information contained here is to assist Realtors who deal with prospective buyers interested in property within Alpine Village. New homeowners are also encouraged to reveiw the information on this website, Membership info and the Docks & Parks page for clarity regarding the AVPOA docking regulations (per Trent Severn Waterway) and costs. We have added a Membership Application page to further explain the application process. We welcome Realtors to contact us for other questions or concerns their prospective clients may have. Further, it has become necessary to clearly state that any home existing or recently sold/purchased for the purpose of an Airbnb, or any other short term rental entity will be strictly prohibited from the association. Access to association private conveyed lands, beaches, boating, boat launch and our parklands will be denied. The common conveyed land(s) deeded to the AVPOA are strictly for the personal and private use of property owners (within Plan 47) who maintain the status of paid members of the association. We encourage respect to the few rules and regulations described in the Code of Conduct and Mission Statement necessary to maintain harmony within our community. Membership is through application only and the sole discretion of the AVPOA Board of Directors. Any questions or concerns please use the Contact Us page and we will respond as promptly as possible.
Alpine Village Property Owners Association
15 Bay Island Drive,
Trent Lakes, Ontario,
Canada
or send dues to: alpinedues@outlook.com or Leave a message or Txt: 705-731-9811 Events Page Snapshot Neighbourhood alert Spring Newsletter Community Events March 2025 OCWA Report - pdf link provided Message from the BOD re: Short Term Rentals Letter opposing Dewdney Quarry Your Free Burn Permit can be found on the Trent Lakes website.
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About the Association
The Alpine Village Property Owners Association Inc. (AVPOA) is an incorporated Not for Profit Association (NPO) entity. The Letters Patent describes the duties of the Board of Directors and is the legal instrument that dictates the rules and regulations (by-laws) to administer it's business activities.
The association is comprised of the membership who are among the 112 residential properties (Plan 47) within Alpine Village. There is an annual Membership Renewal fee (dues) that each member of the association pays by May 1st each year. All of the expenses (taxes, maintenance etc) costs are paid out of the membership dues/fees collected annually. Application to the association is done when a new property owner moves into the community. See the newly added Membership Application page, where the process for membership is explained. Since 1978, an Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held in the fall, where the membership gather and receive the current business reports. Also, a new Board of Directors are nominated from among the membership, for the following fiscal year. The Board of Directors are members of the association, nominated at an AGM as unpaid volunteers to the administration. Business skills such as computer (microsoft), communications, book-keeping (excel), knowledge of municipality by-laws, Trent Severn Waterway, Service Ontario and most of all leadership skills are required to guide the executive team, and the membership through the four seasons. The new executive will be fiscally responsible to the membership for their participating financial year. This maintains the success of the business duties of the association for the membership that has continued for 47 years. The fiscal year is July 1st to June 30th of each year.
The AVPOA is governed by its Letters Patent and By-Laws from 1978 to most recent rulings defined by the Not for Profit Corporations Act, 2010. About this Website
The Events and Alerts is a public page that contains general information for meetings and various social activities hosted by the AVPOA. From time to time there may be alerts regarding fire restrictions, wild life activity or water system updates to be relayed for the safety of the membership. The Parks and Docks page is a public page that expands on the cooperation of use for our parkland with regard to current events. Also municipality notices, fire regulations (temporary fire restrictions) regulatory municipality By Law changes are also posted here. For boat owners please review the Trent Severn Rules and Regulations that governs our shoreline and waterways. Extensive information is provided on this page for existing and prospective boat owners looking for launch and docking priveleges. Dock spaces are limited, and not transferable from a previous homeowner. We also suggest to re-visit this information as each season approaches for regulatory changes. The Membership page is a quick reference for basic AVPOA information mostly to do with annual fees and renewal forms. Privacy Policy, Mission Statement and Code of Conduct are posted on this page. From the Membership page, there are other secure pages that contain the business and private documents, reports, minutes and financials for our membership. These pages are password protected for security reasons and can only be accessed by a member who is current with their membership and dock fees. New Homeowners: As homes sell and new owners move into our community, we direct you to review the new Membership Application page that explains the process to becoming a member of the association. As you scroll through these pages, much information is repeated, this is for continued clarity on specific points. Also, rules, regulations either Federal or Provincial, or at the Municipal level that pertain to non profit organizations or our community are subject to change. Our goal is to keep our membership informed, and updated as changes occur. Please contact us with any questions or concerns, or if you require a paper copy of a document please go the Contact Us page and email your request. Leave a message or text direct: 705-731-9811
Thank you for your support.
Board of Directors
Last edit Dec 7th, 2024 Fiscal Year July 1st, 2024 - June 30, 2025 Mary CawkerNelson President Darryl Thistel V President Norma J Nelson Treasurer/Secretary Dominic Losenno Docks Cindy Comtois Parks Marybeth Nelson Web Manager Associates Matt Bays Mike Kelsey Pat Sexsmith
IMPORTANT MEMO
CANADA'S NEW ANTI SPAM LAW (CASL)
Starting July 1, 2014 Canada's Anti-Spam Law will regulate all Commercial Electronic Messages sent or received by computer in Canada. This will include electronic newletters from other business affiliations and from the Alpine Village Property Owners Association.
Background: Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) was passed into law in December 2010 and comes in force on July 1, 2014.
There is a 3- year transition period, to July 1, 2017, for certain categories of "implied consent" as described in (a) to (c) below. CASL will regulate all "Commercial Electronic Messages" (CEMs) sent or received by computer in Canada, as well as a broad range of electronic/online activities, including digitally collecting email addresses without consent (address harvesting).
Notes; * express consent does not expire; if someone subscribed to your email list before July 1, 2014, their consent stands until they indicate otherwise. Note: express consent cannot be obtained using a "pre-checked box" in an email; CASL is an "opt-in" regime.
* examples of implied consent that may apply to member lake association include:
a) recipient has an "existing business relationship" with a no-profit organization if the recipient was a member, purchased a prdict, good or service from the organization in the preceding two years; or, in the past six months, the organization recieved from the recipient an inquiry about a product, good or service.
b) recipient has a "non business relationship" with a non-profit organization if the recipient is not currently a member but was in the preceding two years, or volunteered for or donated to, the organization in the past two years.
c) recipient gave business card to sender, or recipient's electtronic address is "conspicuously published" (eg. online) and the recipient has not said " don't send me emails" and the CEM is relevant to the recipient's official role or duties.
Therefore; Where there is implied consent in an existing business or non-business relationship that has already included the communication of CEMs, "Businesses and people may take advantage of this transitional period (to July 1, 2017) to seek express consent for the continued sending of CEMs.
Contact Information:
email: alpinevillage@hotmail.ca Ph. or Txt: 705-731-9811
Affiliations
Federation of Ontario Cottage Association:
FOCA represents over 500 cottager associations. Providing support on property taxation, healthy and sustainable environments, effective land use planning, emergency services, rural crime, fire safety, and safe boating.
Trent Severn Waterway and Parks Canada
These are Federal and Provincial agencies who govern the waterways, lakes. They provide the guidelines that the AVPOA advocate to the dock and boat owners of the association.
Township of Trent Lakes; formerly the Galway/Harvey/Cavendish Township
This is the Municipal Agency that provides information of the local by-laws, information for Ontario Provincial Police, OPP, Fire Department, By-Law Officers for our law abiding citizens of the municipality. http://www.trentlakes.ca Ontario Clean Water Agency
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