Legislation and our political challenges - breaking news
The Councils of each Rural Municipality around the South Basin hold regular council
meetings to discuss the issue of the day and pass resolution in response to these
issues. The minutes of the various Municipal Councils are provide on this site. Click
here
As is the case in most cities in Canada, cottage country also has various bylaws
concerning every topic from dog walking to building code requirements on new cottages
and renovation work. The most commonly required bylaws are provided on this site.
Click here.
The Departments of Water Stewardship and Conservation have a tremendous influence
on the lakeshore of Lake Winnipeg. This site provides links to the various reports
and statements released by these departments. Click here for more.
Recently the Victoria Beach Cottage Owners Association (VBCOA) executive was replaced by individuals closely associated with the Save Our Sands (SOS) Facebook site and the Victoria Beach Shoreline Protection Association (VBSPA). These individuals have generated unreasonable fears through the promotion of selective scientific citations about beach loss associated with “hard” protection of eroded cliff-banks along shorelines with large public beaches. The intent of these individuals is to provide themselves with a degree of legitimacy in the minds of their Victoria Beach neighbours, various levels of government, the press and the judicial courts. Essentially all organized channels of information flow to the community, government, press and courts are now controlled by the same special interest group that is providing an incomplete scientific viewpoint that’s in conflict with lakefront cottage owners. Thus, the voices of lakefront owners and other property owners who believe in private property rights have been eliminated.
