Elliot Lake Waterfront Owners Association
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Become a Member!
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Our Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Building on the Waterfront
    • By-Laws
    • Communications & Technology
    • Fishing AND Hunting News
    • Items of Interest
    • Landfill and Recycling
    • Septic Systems
  • Safety
    • BearWise
    • Boating and Water
    • Fire
  • Members Section
    • AGM Minutes and Constitution
    • ELWOA Facebook
    • Executive Reports >
      • Roads
      • Taxation
    • Executive Meeting Minutes
    • Lake Partner Program
    • Newsletters
    • Photo Contest
    • The "Royal Flush"
    • Executive Contact List
  • Links
    • Algoma Public Health
    • City of Elliot Lake >
      • By-Laws
      • Lakeshore Properties
      • Landfill and Recycling
      • Meeting Webcasts and Video Archives
    • Clubs and Organizations >
      • BirdWatch Canada
      • Bird Canada Blog
      • Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors Club
      • Fish ON-LINE
      • OFATV
      • OFSC
      • Penokean Hills Field Naturalists
    • Emergency Preparedness
    • F.O.C.A.
    • Hydro One
    • MNRF
Being a member of ELWOA offers many benefits.  
**Note:  Only members are entitled to representation and services from the ELWOA association.  Annual membership runs from the AGM to the day before the next year’s AGM.  The AGM is held annually on the Sunday of the August long weekend.  
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Benefits of Membership

Being represented by an organized group which is working to:
  • Improve communications 
  • Keep roadways maintained and safe 
  • Keep taxes fair for waterfront owners 
  • Enhance services such as mail service, boat launches and garbage collection
  • Encourage socialization amongst waterfront property owners
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Be advised of safety issues:
  • Fire safety and fire bans  
  • Boating and water safety
  • Bear Wise
  • Winter and ice safety

Having access to the private Members Section of the ELWOA website containing: 
  • AGM and executive meeting minutes 
  • Special reports/announcements from the Executive
  • ELWOA Constitution
  • ELWOA newsletters (NewsFlash) which keep members up-to-date on waterfront living
  • Access to a members-only Facebook group
  • Contact information of the ELWOA executive and area representatives 
​Having a contact organization
  • With which to pose your questions
  • To use as a resource
Having voting rights at the ELWOA AGM scheduled annually for the Sunday of the August long weekend.

Having a greater voice in issues such as: 
  • Water levels and quality
  • Pollution prevention 
  • Preserving shorelines
  • Enhancing habitat 
  • Reducing invasive species
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Having Membership with FOCA (Federation of Cottagers Association) 
​     As a member of ELWOA, you are also a member of FOCA. FOCA is the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations, a not-for-profit organization representing volunteer associations and individual property owners all across Ontario. They are your provincial voice. Associations  help support FOCA's mission to protect thriving and sustainable waterfronts across Ontario.
     FOCA's website discusses many issues with regards to living on the lakefront. It's content expands on that of this website. FOCA also offers many benefits to its members.  Check out the FOCA website at www.foca.on.ca. 
FOCA Membership:
  • Provides education and resources on numerous aspects of living on the water
  • Program support
  • Cottage succession
  • Lake partner programs
  • Safety - BearWise, Dock Talk, FireSmart, carbon monoxide
  • Advocacy & Government Relations i.e. taxation, mining rights
  • Special Pricing & Discount Product Offers
  • Cottage First Insurance​ CottageFirst is exclusively available to members of FOCA, the Federation of Ontario Cottagers Associations. As a member of ELWOA you already qualify!​
  • FOCA Articles, Tips, Fact Sheets, Videos and Other Resources
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To obtain your FOCA password to access Member Services click:
communications@foca.on.ca
FOCA Membership
Benefits of FOCA Membership
FOCA Resources
Elliot Lake Waterfront Owners Association
ELWOA
P. O. Box 22
Elliot Lake, ON
P5A 2J6
​www.elwoa.com
The Elliot Lake Waterfront Owners Association (ELWOA) is a non-profit, voluntary organization, which provides information, representation and assistance on issues that affect the interests of its members who are waterfront property owners within the city of Elliot Lake.
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