Lake Stewards awarded $200,000 by MSIFN
LAKE STEWARDS’ FANTASTIC NEWS: On September 15, our project to improve Port Perry Bay 
got our first major leap forward with a generous $200,000 donation given to the Lake Stewards by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. We had been invited to help witness the signing of the new partnership between MSIFN and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission along with hundreds of others. Following their culture, gifts are presented between signatories and often to others. In this case, $500,000 was given in total to the community but when we were called up we were totally blown away by not only the recognition before our official campaign has even started, but by the amount of the gift. It was totally unexpected.
The funds will go towards the Lake Scugog Enhancement Project, a Township project with the Stewards and Kawartha Conservation. It will see a large part of the Bay and the municipal boat launch dredged and an engineered wetland installed to remove the nutrients and other pollutants coming from stormwater from a very large portion of Port Perry. This will keep the bay much more healthy for people and for the environment in general.
Still in the final design stage, it will be presented to the public at a meeting sometime in October. We will notify you when it is about to happen so that you may attend.
Please share with us our very happy news! Thank you so much to Gary Edgar and all the Baagwating Board and the Council of the Missaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.