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.  

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. 

Waterfront Property Owners and Rural Economic Development - Read FOCA's report on The Economic Impacts of Waterfront Property Households in Ontario. See proof of the  importance of waterfront property owners to local economies.
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
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.