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For years, residents have raised concerns about the increasing speeds of vehicles on our main roads—Hwy 58 (Round Lake Rd) and Red Rock Road. After numerous consultations with law enforcement, the response has always been the same: "We need data to support your request to increase police presence."
To address this, the solution is clear—radar speed signs. These signs track and store vital data, including date, time, and vehicle speeds. This data can then be shared with the police, enabling them to take further action.
After discussing this initiative with KHR, they have committed to purchasing 2 radar speed signs for our local roads, based on this development RLPOA will no longer be pursuing this initiative
To make this happen, the RLPOA is launching a fundraising campaign to raise the funds needed to purchase two radar speed signs. These signs will be strategically moved between four locations on Red Rock Road and Round Lake Road to maximize their impact.
Your contribution will directly help us make our roads safer for everyone. Please give generously to support this important initiative.
For any questions, please reach out to:
· Mike Kendal at 613-602-3188
· Scott Gardner at 613-717-3401
· E-mail at RLPOA.Fundraising@gmail.com
Together, we can make a difference and help keep our community safe.
Invasive Species Prevention Initiative
Round Lake Property Owners’ Association (RLPOA) is increasingly concerned about invasive species entering our beautiful lake and destroying it.
One invasive species of concern is Zebra Mussels.
Zebra Mussels larvae (called veligers) are microscopic and float in water. Veligers will follow lake and river currents until they settle on a solid surface. This natural dispersal method means they can easily enter waterways.
Zebra Mussels can survive out of water for up to 18 days in high humidity. They can attach themselves to watercraft and be spread over land to waterbodies.
Zebra Mussels are filter feeders that attach themselves to solid surfaces. They breed very quickly, as females can release up to one million eggs each breeding season. Zebra Mussels can colonize in densities over 700,000 individuals per m2 on surfaces such as boats, docks, rocks, plants and native mussels. They affect the ecosystem by:
altering food webs by removing native species’ food sources, such as plankton,
affecting fish spawning areas by changing important substrates, which impacts the survival of fish eggs, and
creating clearer water, which:
increases the growth of submerged aquatic vegetation,
leads to toxic algal blooms, and
increases pathogenic bacteria, avian botulism, and localized anoxia.
How RLPOA is Responding:
RLPOA feels it is very important to act now to prevent invasive species.
Zebra Mussels are not the only invasive species threatening our lake. There are other harmful invasive species moving in, which we are also greatly concerned about, such as the Water Soldier and the European Water Chestnut.
In response, RLPOA has formed an Invasive Species Prevention Committee to work on communicating this important issue, and to raise funds for watercraft cleaning equipment and signage.
We are encouraging everyone entering Round Lake to Clean, Drain, and Dry, watercraft and water equipment, and to ensure any species or plants that don’t belong in the lake, don’t get put there - Don’t Let it Loose.
Let’s keep our lake healthy for future generations so that we can still swim, paddle, fish and boat in Round Lake for years to come.
Upgraded Obstruction Buoys
In an effort to provide additional boater safety, especially at night, the Round Lake Property Owners Association is trialing lit buoys in key locations on the lake. These buoys do not have extremely bright or excessive lighting, but they are much more visible than the current buoys we are using.
Fish Stocking
This initiative is in its early stages. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is currently working with the Round Lake Property Owners Association (RLPOA) to determine the parameters for the fish stocking plan. For the most current information, please visit the Fish Stocking page by clicking HERE.
Signage on Roadways
We're pleased to announce that after more than two years of collaborative discussions, planning, and consultation with Renfrew County and Killaloe Hagarty and Richards, we have secured approval and funding for new invasive species signage. Killaloe Hagarty and Richards has generously provided full funding for four 4'x8' signs that will be installed at key locations:
Boat Launch
Round Lake Road before Jacks Lake
Highway 60 westbound before Mask Road
Highway 60 eastbound before Simpson Pit Road
The Round Lake Property Owners Association, in cooperation with Renfrew County and Killaloe Hagarty and Richards, will be installing 4'x8' "Walk Run Cycle Cautionary" signs at four locations along Round Lake Road:
At Foy Corridor Road (southbound lane)
Before Sherwood River Bridge (southbound lane)
Before Byers Creek Bridge (northbound lane)
Between White Church Road and Tramore Road (northbound lane)
Boat Launch Improvements
An ongoing issue that users of the Round Lake Center Public Boat Launch have struggled with for many years has been the ramp lake bed portion being too shallow as well as unstable. Additionally the dock and the boat launch was too short for the debth of the water. Over the past year the RLPOA has co-contributed with Renfrew Power Corporation, Round Lake Property Owners Association and the Township of Killaloe Hagarty and Richard in improvements to this area.
Additional sections of docking was purchased and installed to extend the length of the dock to make it easier for users to moor their boats in deeper water.
Grates were purchased and installed in the water to stabilize the lake bed for users of the boat launch. This provided a more stable base for the trailers to back on when launching or removing watercraft.
Update on Automatic External Defibrillator
(AED) Sites at Round Lake
UPDATE
The Round Lake Property Owners Association has provided Naloxone kits to Killaloe Hagarty and Richards for installation in all Township-owned AED units. Renfrew County Paramedics installed the kits as part of their existing maintenance agreement with the Township.
There are now 13 Public Access AEDs located throughout the Round Lake Area. These Publicly Accessible AEDs are available at the following locations, with two additional on their way:
1. 2087 Mountain View Road
2. 2090 Mask Road
3. 16370 Highway 60, Killaloe Municipal Garage
4. 15 Round Lake Road, Killaloe Fire Hall
5. 2582 Round Lake Road
6. 2995 Round Lake Road, Round Lake Centre Fire Hall
7. 4024 Round Lake Road, Bonnechere Provincial Park
8. 15 Mockingbird Road
9. 58 Hummingbird Trail
10.1433 Red Rock Road
11. 557 Red Rock Road
12. 818 John Street, Round Lake Center
13. 15 Lake St, Killaloe CRC Center
Please familiarize yourself with the location of the AED closest to you: Location Map
A sincere thank you to the property owners who have volunteered to have these AED units located on their properties.
The next stage of this AED roll out will be improved signage, communications and community training.
All locations are in the Renfrew County 911 system, which will direct the caller to the closest AED location.
Currently you can find AED signs located on property address posts. There is easy public access. Simply open up the green box. There are no locks and no need to knock on any doors.
Aside from locations around Round Lake, there are other AED units throughout the Township. These AEDs are not part of the AED Public Access Program and are located in buildings including: the Killaloe Curling Club, the KHR Township Office, the Library, the Round Lake Centre Park.
The new KHR Mayor and Council are supportive of the AED initiative and have budgeted $4000 in 2023 for the program. The units belong to, and are, maintained by KHR with the assistance of Renfrew County Paramedic Service.
The AED units are placed where possible about 2 minutes from residents' properties throughout the KHR Township, as recommended by Renfrew County Paramedic Services. Rob Norris (RLPOA president) is working with the KHR Fire Chief to identify future locations for AEDs
RLPOA has contributed funding to this program, including private tax deductible donations through some of our members. If you would like to donate to this excellent, life saving cause, the form to donate is available on the KHR webpage, (KHR will issue the tax receipt). Additionally here is the link to the donation page:
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