(Established in 1955, Incorporated in 1965)
President’s Welcome
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the CPOA, I would like to wish everyone all the best for 2015 and want to thank all members for their continued support of the CPOA.
I would also like to thank everyone in our community for their support in this last municipal election – and for those of you who have not heard, third time was a charm for Richard Hinton, and I now have the honour of serving as a Councillor in the Township of
Tiny.
Due to my new duties as Councillor, I feel that it would be inappropriate for me to remain as President of the CPOA, and so as a result, I will be stepping down effective February 1, 2015, and in the very near future, the CPOA Board will meet to select the new President – I will stay on as a Director. Thanks again,
Richard Hinton
Co-ownership Agreement with Tiny Township
I would like to report to all members that our co-ownership agreement (MOU) worked very well for us this past summer. We had the OPP patrolling our beach; fire burning on the CPOA/Tiny
Township beach property was at an all time low; and Township staff did a great job in enforcing the by-law regarding dogs on the beach. This first year, our agreement proved to be very successful.
Why YOU should be a Member
As mentioned above, the Board is pleased to announce that the co-ownership agreement with Tiny Township has been a great success. This agreement affects everyone who uses Cawaja
Beach. It is more important than ever for eligible property owners to be part of the process―have your say―have your vote. If you are not already a member, please join us. Participate in the decision making process that governs the use, maintenance, and management of our beach, and the co-owned roads and pathways.
The Township Report
On October 27, 2014, a new Council was elected for the Township of Tiny. It definitely was a very different election this time with quite a few members of the community being engaged, and in the end, in this election we achieved a real good mix of individuals, which we think will be good for the Township. For Mayor, George
Cornell was elected; Deputy Mayor Steffen Walma; Councillors are Cindy Hastings, Richard Hinton and Gibb Wishart.
George Cornell had served as a Councillor of Tiny from 2006 to
2010 and Gibb Wishart has returned for a second term, having served from 2010 to 2014. Steffen, Cindy and Richard are all new to the Council.
The reports we are receiving back from our Councillor Richard
Hinton, is that the new Council is working very well together and it is evident that our whole community in Tiny is being well represented.
Policing costs have risen in Tiny. The provincial government has changed the funding structure as to how they bill municipalities and so Tiny taxpayers will see an increase on our tax bills due to this budget. Please be aware your that your Council will do their best to keep the costs as low as possible, and please understand that policing budgets are passed down to municipalities and not negotiated with them.
The parking strategy in Tiny will be coming forward to the new
Council and so we should be able to report by March, what is decided regarding the Fire Chief’s report on narrow roadways which are unsafe for parking in Tiny.
Beach Grooming
As reported in 2014, we will follow the same plan where the CPOA will cut the “Common Reed” on the beach, and if all goes well, we will cut twice again this year. We will monitor the growth in the
Spring to make the decision about cutting before July, with the intention to cut a second time in the Fall.
Annual Beach Clean Up
The Board is proud to report once again we will hold the annual beach cleanup which will be done by the second week in June, weather permitting. All pathways to the beach will have notices posted two weeks in advance of the date. We will be hiring a maintenance company to do the cleanup as we did last year.
Dog Owners
The issue with dogs running loose on the beach continues to be a problem. Some owners fail to clean up after their pets. Again, the problem often relates to day-trippers and visitors who may not be aware, or simply choose not to respect the rules of the beach, as they pertain to dogs, and the regulated hours. We ask Cawaja owners to inform and remind offenders of the rules.
Please remember that Tiny Township bans dogs entirely on some beaches. The Township is a one third co-owner at Cawaja, and beach access for pets is a privilege, and not an automatic right.
Please continue to help us this summer to respect and enforce the rules.
By-Law Officers will be enforcing the “no dogs on the beach, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm” rule by issuing tickets to violators from June 15 through September 15.
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Cawaja Pines General Store
The Cawaja Pines General Store will be celebrating its first anniversary under the new ownership. We are looking forward to another successful season. We have heard that a delicious selection of ice cream is on the way, and all we will need is some warm weather to really enjoy it. Once the snow melts, you will see the front door open.
Thank you for supporting your local store – it was very much appreciated by the Hinton Family.
In Memoriam
Frances Rzepecki passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning,
January 21st 2014. She was 95.
Loving mother to daughters Anna and Helen and to son Joseph and to loving Brother Ernest.
Grandchildren Victoria, Patricia, Walter and Patrick. Great grandchildren Rayden, Tyler, Antony, and Jacqueline.
In Memoriam
Katherine Kirk Quinton Hauser died on December 7, 2013, at the age of 90. She was born on January 28, 1923, and grew up in
Ohio. She and her husband Dick Hauser moved to Albany, NY, in
1948. Katherine’s father, Jack Quinton, was an Episcopal minister in Ohio. Her mother, Marianne Quinton, suffered from hay fever so her doctor, George Wellwood, also a member of her father’s congregation in Ohio, suggested they spend the summers in
Canada. George Wellwood’s brother Harold, a minister in Barrie, had bought property on a new beach called Cawaja because his wife suffered from allergies, too, (and three businessmen in his congregation named Card, Walker, and Jamieson wanted Harold to be the first to buy a lot on the new Cawaja Beach to encourage others to buy lots). Jack Quinton bought the lot next door to
Harold Wellwood, sight unseen. He hired a Midland contractor to have a cottage built for them when they arrived in the summer of
1927 when Katherine was four years old. (Harold Wellwood was
Patricia Campbell Warner’s grandfather. Katherine’s nephew and niece, John Carveth and Anne Mills, live next door on the original
Wellwood lot.)
Katherine was the mother of Sally (Bob) Miner, Scott Hauser,
Becky Hodgkinson (deceased) and son-in-law Seamus
Hodgkinson (Patty), Douglas (Tammy) Hauser, Wendy (Bill) Liebl, and grandmother of 10, and great-grandmother of 3. She lived for her summers at the cottage and made sure that the cottage stayed in the family. She had her own seamstress business and was famous for starting and completing a dress in an afternoon. She and her father built the very first Y Flier sailboat, based on her father’s friend’s designs. Every summer, Katherine faithfully rowed her red rowboat every evening, built by son Scott, into her
80’s. Having come up every summer since she was four years old, she was very upset when she had to miss last summer because of health reasons. She cherished visiting on the beach with her cottage friends and family.
In Memoriam
Maxie Dowsett‹daughter of Jane and Walter Stewart‹arrived at
Cawaja Beach in the spring of 1930, a baby in arms. She spent every summer of her 85 years at Cawaja, first in a tent and later in the family¹s beloved log home known as “Chez Nous” her true home. Predeceased by her parents and her husband John (2010), she was well known and well loved. When she died last
November, her last few conversations centred around the cottage and how keen she was to return. Famous for her brownies, she was a friend to all children and opened her doors to many over the years: two generations of the Curtis gang, the Simmons, the
Yules, more recently the Hinton children and many more. And one of Maxie's closest life friendships evolved at Cawaja with Mary
Yule.
Owner of the beloved Bailey, Maxie was legendary for feeding ice cream to her dogs, often cones she bought at the corner store. A veteran storyteller, she had decades of Cawaja memories, which she happily shared from her cottage deck where she could often be found playing Scrabble. Mum's mantra: "We are so blessed with our neighbours here. I could count on any one of them to help me out." And she could.
She leaves her children Ann Dowsett Johnston, Cate Dewey
(Randy) and John Dowsett, plus her grandchildren--Nicholas
Johnston; John, Christopher and Peter Dewey; Madeline Dowsett-
-and two great-grandsons. A beloved representative of a generation passing, she will be sorely missed.
Your 2014-2015 Board of Directors
To be determined – President
David Danischewsky, Vice President
Andrew Chomentowski, Secretary
Tom Czudec, Treasurer
Richard Hinton, Director
Adam Parsons, Director
Andrew Woyzbun, Director
Tom Zakrzewski, Director
For up to date information on the CPOA, visit our website at www.cpoa.ca
or contact us at:
Andrew Chomentowski, Secretary c/o 2289 Log Wood Court,
Mississauga, ON L5C 3G2
E-Mail address: andrew.chomentowski@sympatico.ca
Or call / leave a message (905) 270-0825
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