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Fairy Lake Dock #Acton

September 16th and Sept 17th, will be our last weekend at Fairy Lake during the 2017 Acton Fall Fair. We are excited to see the ground break for the new wheelchair accessible dock that will hopefully be ready (fingers crossed) for the 2018 season.

Please join us at the Paddle House! See you on the water.

Photograph by Ann Vanderlaan Adema

Thank you to everyone who have helped build this company to what it is. We couldn’t have done this without you!

Paddle hard!

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Prospect Park Dock Replacement – Delayed HALTON HILLS, ON – The Town is still moving forward on the replacement of the dock on Fairy Lake at Prospect Park despite a delay with the overall project. Bids for the project received in March were in excess of the approved budget, and Conservation Authority restrictions would not allow work to be completed in the lake from April 1 to July 1. The Town has decided to retender the project and delay the construction until fall in order to ensure the best quality solution. “We are disappointed that we could not construct the dock this spring” said Mayor Rick Bonnette, “But we are committed to completing the dock replacement project in order to improve accessibility to Fairy Lake for all. Meanwhile our partnership with Holy Cow Canoe continues so as to provide canoe and kayak rentals at the park throughout the season.” The Town is currently redesigning the project to reduce costs, and investigating alternative funding sources. Improving site accessibility is key for both the replacement of the dock and ramp access to the launch area. Regular dock inspections and minor repairs will ensure that use is not impacted this season. The project will be retendered this summer with construction in the fall after the summer boating season is over. About the Town of Halton Hills The Town of Halton Hills, with a population of approximately 60,000, consists of two urban centres, Georgetown and Acton, the Halton Hills Premier Gateway employment area, three hamlets – Glen Williams, Stewarttown and Norval – and several smaller settlements. Halton Hills has long been recognized for its natural beauty, active agricultural community, high quality of life and proximity to major centres, including Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto. The Town is the 2013 recipient of the National Municipal Environmental Award from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators and is ranked as one of the top small communities in Canada by a national magazine. – 30 – Communications Contact: Alex Fuller, Manager of Corporate Communications 905-873-2601 ext. 2412 afuller@haltonhills.ca

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On change.org we have started a petition to update fairy lake with a wheelchair accessible floating dock.

Working dockside at Fairy Lake, I see on a daily basis the hurdles from a broken down dock. The general public tripping on the public dock as well, wheelchair bound people unable to reach the lake for the boundaries they have in front of them.

There are plans in the works to update the park at Fairy Lake in the near future. I would like the Town of Halton Hills to include updating the dock to introduce a Wheelchair Accessible floating dock that will allow for the many who cannot reach the waterside. Currently, the dock is falling apart with tripping hazards, bumpy uneven surfaces.

We communicate with many people in the community of  Acton who strongly agree it is time the Town focuses on removing the boundaries that prevent “enjoying the water”.

Please consider signing the petition.

UPDATE

Dec 9, 2015 — Received an email from the Town of Halton Hills. The town has agreed to replace the dock to include a wheelchair accessible dock based on community consultations. The community consultations will be likely in the Spring 2016 with the construction in the Fall of 2016.

We are the cow that jumped over the moon happy! @holycowcanoe

“Soldier On is a Canadian Armed Forces program that supports currently serving members and veterans to overcome their physical or mental health illness or injury through physical activity and sport. The program is a highly visible and integral component of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces’ commitment and priority towards providing a comprehensive approach to care for ill and injured members.

Since its inception in 2006, Soldier On has helped more than 1,300 ill and injured members to obtain sporting or recreational equipment, gain access to high-level training from world-class instructors and supported their participation in a wide range of structured activities from alpine skiing to fishing to adventure expeditions. Although Soldier On events are primarily focused on sport or other physically challenging activities, promoting an active lifestyle is only part of the mission.  Soldier On not only supplies members with equipment and coaches to meet their needs, they also provide members with a safe environment to challenge themselves to get inspired in ways that they may not have thought possible.

Serving members and veterans who acquired a permanent physical or mental health illness or injury while enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces, regardless if it is attributable or not to service.  

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Halton Hills, News Article

To the editor,

Jennifer Stanley with her Robin’s egg blue canoe.

I would like to bring your attention to some truly wonderful spirits who live and work in your community. This April the generous people at the Holy Cow Canoe Company donated a specially made $1800 canoe to me and my diligent friends.

Last year I was diagnosed with cancer and underwent a year of chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. My loved ones wanted to present me with a gift and contacted the Holy Cow Canoe Company to see if they could  scratch a deal. A deal was struck, one that would have never been anticipated. The company offered to make me canoe and in turn donate any money my friends put toward the price of the canoe to a cancer charity.

April 9, 2005, is when I was pleasantly surprised and in awe of the generosity of these business owners. I feel this kindness should be something your community would be proud to know.

Jennifer Stanley.

News Article Halton News 2005