Role of Leadership Educational Facilities in the Haliburton Highlands: A Case Study of Bark Lake Leadership Centre

Title

Role of Leadership Educational Facilities in the Haliburton Highlands: A Case Study of Bark Lake Leadership Centre

Author

Sylverster, Lara F.

Supervising Faculty

Wadland, John; Whillans, Tom
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies

Reference Number

TPB-559

Date

1996

Location of Document

U-Links Office and online

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Bark Lake Leadership Centre

Abstract

In the 1990s the Bark Lake Leadership Centre served as a facility which provided progressive leadership development for youth and adults residing primarily in Ontario. Located on Highway 503, the Centre was approximately 30 minutes from Haliburton. The site and activities of Bark Lake as a distinct entity and as an active contributor in the Haliburton Highlands clearly placed it as a unique facility in the Haliburton Highlands bioregion. The paper discusses the historical development of the facility and examines its role in the social, leadership skill development, environmental, and economic sectors of the region concluding that it was an important source of education on bioregionalism to the residents of Ontario.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Sylverster, Lara F., Role of Leadership Educational Facilities in the Haliburton Highlands: A Case Study of Bark Lake Leadership Centre, Trent University, 1996