Month: October 2005

The President’s Message By Judith Grant This has been a remarkable summer. Four amazing months from June to September with the Bay swimmable throughout! I haven’t seen such warmth before in the 55 years I’ve been coming to Tiny. This issue of The Tiny Cottager savours some of the particular [more]

Review of Dynamic Beach Shorelines in Tiny Township Most of Tiny Township’s 72 km shoreline has been identified by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) as dynamic beach, one of three natural hazards recognized in the Provincial Policy that result in mandatory setbacks for development. The minimum setback for a [more]

REPORT ON COUNCIL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL: Mayor Robert Klug Deputy Mayor Pierre Paul Maurice Councillor Peggy Breckenridge Councillor Ray Millar Councillor Rob Panasiuk HOW IS COUNCIL DOING? The members of Council work well together. Meetings are not rancorous, even when there are serious differences of opinion. As a group, they [more]

  Starry Nights: How long will the skies of cottage country stay dark? Whether it is counting the shooting stars of mid-August’s Perseid meteor shower, hunting for the bright jewels in Orion’s Belt, standing awe-struck under the rippling, mysterious dance of the Aurora Borealis, or just gazing northward to the [more]

Comparing Tiny with the Rest of Ontario By John Grant The age distribution of Tiny’s permanent residents is significantly older than that of the rest of Simcoe County or the province as a whole. AGE DISTRIBUTION, 2001 The latest Census also shows that Tiny’s population grew only 4.6% between 1996 [more]

Health Care in Tiny – Where to Start? By Al Taylor As a permanent resident of Tiny….and aging…..I have known that somewhere down the road I might need to access health services (not now, thank heaven). But, where to start? Cutbacks have crippled our health care system and once you [more]

                  Georgian Bay Water Levels Trending Downward By Jack Ellis The Georgian Bay Association (GBA), representing 20 member associations and about 4,200 families on the eastern and northern shores of Georgian Bay and adjacent waters, has met with success in their three-year [more]