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James Rankin and Ryan Austin, Anthropogenic Land Uses and their Impacts on Oligotrophic and Mesotrophic Lakes Relating to the Water Quality of Upper Stoney Lake: A Literature Review, April 2022

Tags: antropogenic impact, cottages, fertilizers, homes, septic tanks, shoreline modifications, Upper Stony Lake, watershed

Andree, Peter, Planning for Sustainability in the Haliburton Bioregions: Towards Incorporating Local Interests in Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development into Ontario Land-Use Legislation Reforms, Trent University, 1992

Presents the prelimary proposals of the Commission on Development Planning and Reform in Ontario regarding cottage country issues and the feedback…

Tags: cottages, Economic Studies, Environment Studies, land use, legislation, sustainability

Workman, Cheryl, Over a Century of Hospitality: the Settlement History of Willow Beach Cottages, Trent University, 2003

This paper follows a small plot of land in the Haliburton Highlands from its use as a camping site for Algonquin Indians in the years prior to 1850,…

Tags: cottages, Cultural Studies, local history, settlement, tourism

Garrah, Kate, Marketing a Lake Plan to a Cottage Community and Watershed Residents, Trent University, 2007

This project aims to understand what motivates people to act on their values.This will provide direction for the implementation of the lake plan in…

Tags: community, cottages, Environment Studies, lake planning, lakes, marketing, Social and Health Studies

Lake Planning Forum materials, 2005

Tags: cottages, lake planning

Pollution Probe, University of Toronto, Keep It Clean: A Manual for the preservation of the Cottage Environment

Tags: cottages, lake planning, pollution, sewage

Moran, Ambrose, Cottage Septic Re-inspections need for Review and Changes, Trent University, 1995

Tags: cottages, Environment Studies, septic systems, waste

Garrah, Katie, Communication and Community Engagement - Theory and application within a cottage association for the purpose of developing and implementing lake plans and other community based stewardship initiatives, Trent University, 2007

Building on previous research (TP-557), this project identifies a method for further consultation with the lake community. The report focuses on…

Tags: community, cottages, Environment Studies, lake communities, lake planning, lakes, Social and Health Studies

Glover, Jennifer, Capturing a Piece of Paradise: Lot Subdividion and the Transition of Land Use of Canning Lake, Trent University, 2006-2007

This report investgates the history of several lots on Canning Lake and provides some analysis on the implications of the changes, in terms of land…

Tags: cottages, Economic Studies, Environment Studies, lakes, land use, local history, recreation, settlement

Chreptyk, Erin; Fryer, Julia, Beyond the Physical: An evaluation of Cottage Dreams, Trent University, 2007

This evaluation examined the effectiveness of the program, the benefits it offers to participants, and the role of the program within the…

Tags: cancer, cancer recovery, Cottage Dreams, cottages, Haliburton County, health care, Mental health, Social and Health Studies

Conohan, Rob, Applying Bioregionalism to Stanhope Township and Little Cameron Lake, Trent University, 2002

Tags: cottages, Environment Studies, lake planning, lakes, transportation, water

Matheson, Derek; Romaniuk, Matthew, A septic system guide for cottagers - A Kennesis Lake community project, Trent University, 2007

This project reviewed alternatives to septic systems that are applicable in Haliburton County. The project was done in the form of a website.

Tags: cottages, Environment Studies, lakes, septic systems, waste, waste treatment