Welcome Package – Buckhorn Lake Estates Community Association

As a new resident of the Buckhorn Lake Estates community, the Buckhorn Lake Estates Community Association has compiled this handy information to help make your settling in a bit smoother. We hope that you will find the following information useful.

Are You Interested in joining The Buckhorn Lake Estates Community Association? We’d be so happy to have you join us. Please contact a member of the Executive Committee about starting your membership today! The easiest way is via our Contact page. Membership in the Buckhorn Lake Estates Community Association is not compulsory, but we do hope that you will join us.

IMPORTANT INFO ON DOCKS

There is an annual cost to be a member of the association and hold a dock location. Properties that are not on the water do not own the location where their dock is kept (the waterfront location is not deeded into home ownership despite what a real estate agent may say). Home owners own their own dock, but the waterfront location the dock is kept at is owned by Trent Lakes and managed by our volunteer association.

All docks at our waterfront park are on township leased land and our association is responsible for maintaining the waterfront property PLUS managing the locations home owners may store their dock.

Dock membership includes a location to store your dock, shoreline maintenance and the very necessary annual weed harvesting. You own and maintain your own dock, but do not own the land.

There is also a one time fee for a key to the boat launch. If lost replacement keys are available at a small cost. Details can be found on the Membership Dues page.

Like to volunteer? We sure like to hear that! Please let the Executive Board Secretary know that you would like to volunteer your time and services to the community, we can sure use the help! E-mail the Secretary here.

Like to serve? The Executive Board changes every 2 years whereas our Directors-at-Large serve a one-year term.

To view our current volunteer Executive team, click here

CHURCHES

St. Matthews Anglican, Buckhorn – 705-657-9898

Wesley United, Buckhorn – 705-657-9808

St. Martin’s Church, Ennismore – 705-292-8823

St. Jean de Brebeuf, Buckhorn – 705-652-3095

BONFIRES, YARD WASTE

You must have a Burn Permit. The Burn Permit is issued annually, free of charge and can be obtained from the Township Office, or from the Waste Transfer Site Attendants. Please follow the instructions on the burn permit and keep it in a safe place.

If you have construction waste and may want to burn outside of the permitted hours please contact the Fire Chief during normal business hours at the Township Office (1-800-374-4009) prior to burning and make arrangements.

Always call the hot line on your permit prior to a burn to ensure there are no burn restrictions imposed. This is important with living in a heavily wooded rural area. If the Fire Department responds to a fire that is not an emergency, you could be held liable for all costs of their call out.

TELEPHONE

To order telephone services for this area please call 1-866-955-0557

or visit the Bell World Services Centre, 746 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, 705-741-2555

Internet services are provided to our rural location via DSL service (uses the telephone line).

Internet DSL service can be purchased through Bell or local supplier Nexicom. We recommend Nexicom.

CANADA POST

To obtain your assigned mailbox and begin to receive your mail at your new address you must go in person to the Canada Post, Station Main located at 795 Rye Street, Peterborough. Telephone 705-745-9560 ext 2005.

DOG TAGS, RABIES, PET CLINIC

Dog Tags are sold at the Township Office, 701 County Road 36, 1-800-374-4009. They are annual and usually have a discount price if purchased before March 31^st of any given year. You can also obtain a tag from the Waste Transfer Site Attendants.

Rabies Clinics take place in the Spring of each year (May/April) by the Peterborough City County Health Unit, call for date, time & place. 705-743-1000.

Dogs are not permitted to be running at large in this Township and must be under control at all times. It is an offence for anyone to allow a dog to deposit waste (feces) on private property or property of the municipality unless that person without leaving the scene picks up the waste and disposes of it in a proper manner.

We are a Poop and Scoop community. (By-law B2003-69)

Please note that Federal Health regulations do not permit dogs on any area beaches, so please leave your dog at home if you will be spending the day at our local Sandy Lake Beach.

FAMILY SERVICES

Trent Lakes Public Library (in the town of Buckhorn)
(705-657-3695)

Buckhorn Nursery & Daycare – 705-657-1677

Harvey Community Care – 705-657-2171
(Located at St. Matthews Anglican Church, Buckhorn)

GARBAGE/RECYCLING/COMPOST

You will need a Waste Disposal Site Pass to access any of the Waste Transfer Sites in the Municipality. If you purchased from someone, hopefully they left you a pass. If you’re newly constructing, contact the Township Office to get a pass and a schedule of times the Transfer Sites are open. YOU MUST TAKE YOUR GARBAGE AND RECYCLABLES TO THE WASTE TRANSFER SITES YOURSELF. The closest Waste Transfer Site is just outside Buckhorn. Go straight through the intersection at the only set of lights in Buckhorn and proceed for approximately 3 km and on the left-hand side will be a road appropriately named Dump Road.

Details on the counties recycle program can be found here.

GROCERIES

Buckhorn Foodland 705-657-3311

Buckhorn General Store 705-657-3202

Country Mart & Bakery 705-657-3455

Ennismore Foodland 705-292-6719

GOLF COURSES

Tamarac Golf & Country Club
705-292-8761
www.tamaracgolf.com

Six Foot Bay Golf Course
705-657-8788
www.sixfootbay.ca

The Quarry Golf Course
705-292-0019
www.quarrygolf.ca

GOVERNMENT AND TAXES

You are now living in the Trent Lakes Township, in the County of Peterborough.

Your taxes will be paid to the Township Administration Office at 701 County Road 36, telephone # 1-800-374-4009, their website is www.trentlakes.ca

You might want to pay them a visit with a copy of your Deed so that they can change their records. The Land Registry and MPAC can take some time before they forward such changes to the Township. The Township cannot change your information and the land ownership until they have either received the information from those sources or by you stopping in with your deed.

There are 2 tax billings per year and each requires 2 payments for a total of 4 payments per year. Call your Township Office (1-800-374-4009) for further information.