File consists of the 2006 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

Series consists of the Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook for the years 1993 to 2006, and an association handbook from 1988.

Accrual consists of material documenting aspects of the administration and activities of the Muskoka Lakes Association and some of its committees, mainly during the period from 1978 to 2003. During this time, the primary political and environmental concerns of the association included land use and resort development, taxation, water quality, and relationships with municipal and provincial governments.

Accrual contains records created and accumulated by chairs of political, environmental, and land use committees and by several presidents, as well as records relating to office administration and other committees and activities of the association.

Includes correspondence and memoranda; reports; presentations; committee minutes and agendas; newspaper clippings; publications; handwritten and typed notes; notices and decisions of provincial judicial boards; official plans, by-laws and other municipal documents; maps and architectural drawings; ephemera; and other material.

File consists of the 2005 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2004 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2003 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

Series consists of material created and accumulated in the course of the administration and operation of the MLA office in Port Carling and the role of the office in supporting the work of the association executive and committee members. Some of the files were created and maintained by Kathy Aitken, Executive Director from 1997 to 1999, and other files were possibly created and maintained by Cheryl Hallows, bookkeeper from 1996 to 1999 and Executive Assistant from 1999 to [200-], and Cheryl Watt, office assistant from 1999.

Material relates to property assessment and taxation and the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA, the activities of the Political Portfolio and Safety Portfolio, as well as various other issues and events including crime and policing, safe boating, municipal elections, the antique boat show and an annual general meeting.

Includes correspondence and memoranda (some drafts), photocopied newspaper clippings, reports and presentations, lists of MLA members and roll numbers, meeting agendas and minutes, typed and handwritten notes, financial statements for 1988 and 1989, posters, photographs, a handbook, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the organization of the 2002 antique boat show held by the MLA. Includes leaflets and programs advertising the show, working lists of boats and exhibitors, invitations and RSVP cards, correspondence (including some drafts, faxes and e-mail print outs), boat histories and information, event permits, a photocopy of a by-law, etc.

File consists of material relating to the 2002 annual general meeting. Includes an agenda, committee reports, presentations, minutes from the 2001 meeting, signatures of attendees, working lists of special guests, a memorandum to board members, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 2002. Includes schedules and a report about the program.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Safety Portfolio (committee), including work on the issue of boating safety as well as the development of a 911 service in the Muskoka region. Includes correspondence (some faxed, some drafts), photocopies of newspaper and newsletter clippings, news releases, minutes of one meeting of the committee (1997), a copy of Bill 41 (regarding the certification of motor boat operators in Ontario), and other photocopied material.

Also included are publicity materials from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Safe Boating Council. Correspondents include association members, Muskoka residents, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Allan Rock, Department of Justice Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and others.

File consists of the 2002 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

Series consists of studies and reports prepared by or for the MLA and university student theses about issues of interest to the association. Subjects of the reports and theses include: planning, the environmental impacts of planning and development, property taxation, the financing of education in Ontario, and the historical geography of resorts in Muskoka. Series also includes some correspondence, the official plan for the District Municipality of Muskoka, and amendments to the plan.

File consists of a thesis by Stacey McMechan, submitted to the Trent University Geography Department as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science Honours degree.

File consists of material relating to the expansion of the Diamond in the Ruff golf course and the associated permit to withdraw water from Nutt Lake and other sources, and an amendment to the Township of Muskoka Lakes official plan. Includes faxed and photocopied correspondence and notices, reports from the Township's Director of Planning, a review of an environmental impact study, photocopied portions of maps and drawings, a draft of an amendment (no. 27) to the official plan, and other photocopied material.

File consists of material relating to the approval of a zoning by-law (2000-117) in the Township of Muskoka Lakes regarding dock configuration at the Cedar Rail Resort. Includes faxed correspondence, reports by the Director of Planning for the Township, portions of Township Council minutes, handwritten notes, and photocopied portions of surveys and and planning sketches.

File consists of material relating to a proposed amendment (2000-144) to zoning by-law 87-87 in Township of Muskoka Lakes to permit a waterfront landing, contractor's yard, and accessory dwelling unit at Foot's Bay.

Includes photocopies of documents: a planning report, a notice of public meeting, a proposal, planners' notes, correspondence, a draft of the amendment, handwritten notes, a memorandum of oral decision from the Ontario Municipal Board, etc. Similar material relating to a previous amendment (92-125) to by-law 87-87 is also included. Sticky notes are present throughout the file.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 2001. Includes course schedules, registration information and forms, correspondence (some faxed), and a report by a course instructor.

File consists of the 2001 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Joseph Club, including the construction of an inn and a tent to be used as a golf training facility. Includes part of the minutes for a meeting of the Township of Muskoka Lakes Planning Committee, a report from the Director of Planning, photocopied sketches, and correspondence. Most material was received by fax.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders. Also present are typed and handwritten notes, portions of minutes from meetings of the Township of Muskoka Lakes council and reports from the Director of Planning, photocopied invoices, and other photocopied material. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to a proposed project for the development of the Muskoka wharf in Gravenhurst. Includes faxed correspondence, a presentation by the Town of Gravenhurst and Dillon Consulting on the Muskoka Wharf Project environmental screening, a presentation (photocopy) by the Muskoka Wharf Project Committee to the District Municipality of Muskoka council, minutes from a council meeting, handwritten notes, and other photocopied material. Most material was received via fax.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Peter Hand in his role as Chair of the Environmental Portfolio from 1997-1999 and co-chair in 2000-2001. The Environmental Portfolio was responsible for addressing issues of water quality, forest, land use, waste management and wildlife; during this period, much of the focus was on land use, especially resort development on the Muskoka lakes.

The series contains material relating to MLA responses, sometimes in partnership with other local associations, to proposed developments at the Lake Joseph Club, the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort, the Muskoka Sands Resort, and other locations. Responses include submissions to the Township of Muskoka Lakes and the District Municipality of Muskoka relating to re-zoning applications and amendments to site plans, as well as appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board.

Series includes correspondence and memoranda, reports, notices, handwritten and typed notes, photocopied newspaper clippings, meeting minutes and agendas, draft amendments and by-laws, photocopied plans and maps, and other material. Most material is faxed or photocopied.

File consists of material relating to a proposed expansion of the Muskoka Sands Resort and the construction of a breakwall in the lake at the resort. Includes correspondence (mostly faxed copies of letters), photocopied newspaper clippings, notices regarding public hearings and the passing of a zoning by-law, handwritten notes, photocopied portions of maps and plans, and other photocopied material. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to property tax assessment. Includes correspondence and memoranda (mostly faxed or photocopied), photocopied newspaper clippings, reports on property assessment methodology and sale prices for market value, completed survey forms from MLA members, handwritten notes, material from the Ontario Fair Assessment System and from the Assessment Review Board, and other photocopied or faxed information.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 2000. Includes lists of course participants, schedules, a memorandum, and a letter from a parent regarding the course.

File consists of material relating to the purchase and use of property assessment software programs by the MLA. Includes manuals and instructions, quotes and invoices, correspondence, handwritten notes, a brochure, etc. File also includes a 3.5" computer disk labelled "MLA requst 98-17 / Muskoka sales database / Cindy."

File consists of material relating to a request from the North Lake Joseph Association for financial support from the MLA in a case brought to the Environmental Appeal Board regarding the withdrawal of water from Harner Bay by Clublink Corporation for the maintenance of the golf course at Rocky Crest. Includes correspondence (faxed and some e-mail print-outs), handwritten notes, minutes from an MLA meeting regarding this case, and a faxed copy of an Environmental Appeal Board decision in the case.

File consists of the 2000 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of material relating to the municipal elections in Muskoka Lakes in 2000 and information about the electoral candidates. Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings and print-outs from the World Wide Web. Also present are lists council members and elected officials for the Township of Muskoka Lakes (1995) and the Township of Humphrey (1994-1997), and a guest list for a mayor's dinner held by the MLA (1991).

File consists of material relating to property assessment and taxation in Muskoka. Includes tables of data, a description of variables in a database, a list of properties, and faxed correspondence.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and a hearing before the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders.

Also present are reports (including planning and environmental impact reports), reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, minutes from meetings of the MLA directors and the Environment Portfolio, memoranda, handwritten notes, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders. Also present are draft by-laws, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, OMB decisions, photocopies of portions of maps and plans, handwritten notes, articles prepared for the MLA newsletter, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to the sale and development of the Mukoka Centre property in Gravenhurst. Includes mainly photocopied press clippings. Also present are faxed correspondence, typed and handwritten notes, photocopied plans for a resort expansion, a petition and form letter to Premier Mike Harris and Gravenhurst mayor Bob Betts opposing a development project, etc.

File consists of correspondence to Ewart McLaughlin, as well as one outgoing letter and carbon copies of letters to other recipients. Also included is a motor boat races schedule (undated). Letters relate to boating and to the MLA regatta and motor boat races. McLaughlin was possibly on the Regatta Committee.

File consists of two copies of a report by software developers about a proposed program to manage the administration of member records.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 1999. Includes course schedules and sign-up lists, a report by a course instructor, and correspondence (fax and e-mail print-out).

File consists of undated newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA. Includes some handwritten memorandum to Michael Vaughan.

Series consists of material relating to the 100th anniversary of the MLA in 1994 and the centennial celebrations held during that year. Includes commemorative books produced by the association, ephemera, correspondence, photocopied material on the history of the association, and other material.

File consists of 2 cloth "$100.00 Reward" signs.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders.

Also present are handwritten notes; draft letters and agreements; notices of public meetings, by-law amendments, and Ontario Municipal Board hearings; photocopied newspaper clippings and portions of maps and sketches; memoranda; reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning; a portion of minutes for a meeting of the Township Planning Committee, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders. Also present are draft by-laws, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, OMB decisions, photocopies of portions of maps and plans, handwritten notes, articles prepared for the MLA newsletter, etc. Most material was received via fax.

Series consists of records relating to the work of several MLA committees. Most records relate to the Regatta Committee and the planning, organization, and results of the annual sailing and aquatic regattas (1930-1932, 1965-1986). Series also includes one file each for the Antique Boat Committee (1978), the Election Committee (1979-1989), and the Recreational Safety Committee 1985-1986).

Includes correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes and agendas, handwritten and typed notes, reports, budgets, invoices, regatta results charts, regatta flyers and programs, newspaper clippings, and other material.

File consists of a 1912 plan of Lakeview Park on Lake Rosseau, originally created by G.B. Abrey, P.L.S., in Toronto, November 5, 1887. Accompanying the plan are a letter and business card.

File consists of two posters containing the MLA logo and the text: "MLA pennants sold here."

File consists of the 1999 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of 2 metal signs, one "Area Representative", one "Restricted Waters".

File consists of a draft final report prepared by Morehouse Associates. Report pertains to development charges on residential development and re-development in light of the Municipality's requirement for growth.

File consists of an untitled typed list containing names of voters and their poll numbers for Ward A in Muskoka.

File consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings related to development, municipal elections, and the annual regatta. The latter is accompanied by a fax cover sheet.

File consists of material found inside the commemorative volume containing a record of events held during the centennial year. Includes a typed draft of the book's colophon, an invitation to the centennial day celebration, a photograph of the association office in the winter, and two red regatta ribbons.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and a hearing before the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders.

Also present are reports (including planning and environmental impact reports), reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, minutes from meetings of the MLA directors and the Environment Portfolio, memoranda, handwritten notes, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to property assessment and taxation in Muskoka. Includes correspondence and memoranda (mostly faxed and photocopied); photocopied newspaper clippings; Township of Muskoka Lakes council reports; typed and handwritten notes; information kits, surveys, and data relating to property assessment; an association member mailing list; etc.

Correspondents include association Executive Director Kathy Aitken, Township of Muskoka Lakes mayor and council, the District Municipality of Muskoka chair and council, members of provincial parliament, and others. Includes a copy of a letter to Ontario Minister of Finance Ernie Eves.

Series consists of newspaper clippings collected by Michael Vaughan during his involvement with the MLA as a member and then chair of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways (1969-1982); and then as vice-president (1982-1984) and president (1984-1986) of the association.

Clippings relate to the activities of and issues of interest to the MLA. Includes clippings from newspapers in the Muskoka region and some clippings from Toronto or national newspapers. Some clippings are photocopies, and some include memoranda or annotations for or by Vaughan.

File consists of cards, stickers, etc. re: boating regulations on the Muskoka Lakes.

File consists of 1 paper sign or poster re: water speed limits.

File consists of 7 t-shirts, various colours and messages.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Robert Topp in his role as Chair of the Political Portfolio and its Taxation Committee (1994-1995) and member of the Political Portfolio and Chair of its Taxation Committee (1995-1996).

The Political Portfolio was involved in political and tax-related issues, and during this period was especially focused on property taxation and a group appeal of the 1992 property assessment to the Assessment Review Board launched in 1995 on behalf of over 1000 MLA members with property on Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau, and Joseph.

The appeal resulted in a decision favourable for the association that was then appealed by the Assessment Commissioner to the Ontario Municipal Board, where the association was partly successful and was granted leave to appeal to the Ontario Divisional Court.

Series includes correspondence (some drafts), reports, presentations, newspaper clippings (some photocopied), ARB and OMB notices and decisions, lists of members of the group appeal, handwritten notes, news releases, and other material.

File consists of two articles clipped from the Globe and Mail on July 22 and July 24, 1998. One article is about pollution in the Great Lakes, and one is an opinion piece about canoes.

File consists of material relating to the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA regarding property assessment and taxation. Includes Assessment Review Board notices of decisions and notices of hearings, lists of MLA member addresses and roll numbers, returned envelopes, and a faxed copy of a letter from association president Robert Hodgins to the directors including the Ontario Municipal Board decision regarding the appeal, and other correspondence.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Political Portfolio (committee) for 1997-1998. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings, meeting agendas and minutes, presentation slides and notes (computer print-outs), correspondence and memoranda (some faxed), and other material. Includes photocopied letters to the Chair of the District Municipality of Muskoka from Ontario Premier Mike Harris and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Tony Clement.

File consists of material relating to the administration of the MLA and various activities at the association office, including the coordination of yearbook production, office supplies, the Cottage Watch program, advertising, and other tasks. Includes correspondence (some faxed) and memoranda, invoices, photographs for the yearbook, typed information, etc.

File consists of material relating to opposition to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders. Also present are handwritten notes, reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning, photocopied newspaper clippings and portions of maps, motions and an agenda from Township council meetings, a draft by-law, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders.

Also present are handwritten notes, reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning, photocopied newspaper clippings and portions of maps and sketches, memoranda, minutes for a meeting of MLA directors and a special meeting of the Township council (portions only), a draft planning report for the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to a proposed re-zoning of the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort property and a public meeting about the proposal. Includes correspondence (some faxed) with attachements, a photocopied planning report with appendices, and typed notes. Correspondence is among planning consultants, MLA executive director Kathy Aitken, and Peter Hand.

File consists of a manual created by the Political Portfolio to assist members with understanding property assessments and appealing to the Assessment Review Board in the case of an over-assessment.

File consists of material relating to Cottage Watch, a program to reduce cottage break-ins developed in partnership between the OPP, Federation of Ontario Cottage Associations, and local cottage associations. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings, typed notes, photocopies of a program brochure and memorandum to OPP detachment commanders, and a photocopied report from the Bracebridge OPP detachement.

File consists of material relating to crime and policing in the Muskoka region, the development of a 911 service in the region, and a public forum on crime held in Bracebridge in March, 1998. Includes photocopied clippings from newspapers and the association newsletter, drafts of a presentation by Kathy Aitken prepared for the public forum, handwritten notes, typed notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to property tax assessment and the results of the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA. Includes memoranda and correspondence (some faxed) among directors as well as to and from association members, news releases, typed notes, reports, addresses of association members, etc.

File consists of the 1998 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of a signed agreement between the Lake Joseph Club and the Muskoka Lakes Association regarding a condominium development by the Club. Also present are a master plan of the development and a plan of Phase 1 of the development as schedules to the agreement.

File consists of the 1997 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of photocopied pages from the MLA newsletter relating to taxation in the Muskoka region.

File consists of material relating to the outcome of the Assessment Review Board hearing for the group appeal filed by the MLA, and the appeal of the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes faxed correspondence, draft correspondence, handwritten notes, photocopied newspaper clippings, information on organizing a group assessment appeal, etc. Includes correspondence between association vice-president Robert Hodgins and Ontario Minister of Finance Ernie Eves.

File consists of material relating to a seminar presented by Robert Topp and others on "How to appeal your property tax assessment" at the March, 1996 Cottage Life show in Toronto. Includes correspondence, handwritten notes, presentation notes, overhead transparencies, and typed information on organizing a group assessment appeal.

File consists of material relating to a hearing by the Ontario Municipal Board regarding a group assessment appeal for a test case waterfront property on Lake Joseph. Includes faxed correspondence, faxed and photocopied documents from the OMB (including a notice of motion, appointments for hearing, decision, etc.), handwritten notes, and photocopied newspaper clippings.

File consists of correspondence from J.G. Cowan of Weir & Foulds, legal counsel for the MLA in the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board. Includes correspondence from Cowan to other parties sent to Topp as a carbon copy. Much of the correspondence was sent by fax and includes attachments. File also includes some outgoing correspondence from Robert Topp, as well as handwritten notes.

File consists of correspondence from J.G. Cowan of Weir & Foulds, legal counsel for the MLA in the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board. Includes correspondence from Cowan to other parties sent to Topp as a carbon copy. Much of the correspondence was sent by fax and includes attachments. File also includes some outgoing correspondence from Robert Topp, as well as handwritten notes.

File consists of draft and final copies of letters sent to group appeal participants and other associations regarding the progress of the appeal, drafts of articles for the MLA newsletter, draft and final copies of news releases regarding the appeal, faxed correspondence, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to property tax and market value assessment, and meetings about these issues held in Toronto. Includes faxed correspondence and memoranda, handwritten notes, speaking notes for Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Al Leach, a presentation by the Simcoe County Residents Against Market Value Re-assessment, and newspaper clippings (some photocopied).

File consists of material relating to reform of the property tax system in Ontario, an advisory panel chaired by Toronto mayor David Crombie, and submissions to the panel by the MLA and the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA). Includes faxed correspondence (plus attachments), newspaper clippings (some photocopied), news releases from the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, minutes of a FOCA Tax Committee meeting, and other information on property tax assessment systems.

File consists of tables of information (computer output) relating to property assessment in the Muskoka region.

File consists of material relating to the Ontario School Board Reduction Task Force recommendations, which included the amalgamation of the Muskoka and Simcoe County school boards. The Muskoka Lakes Association was concerned with a potential increase in property tax as a result.

Includes photocopied and faxed correspondence, photocopied newspaper clippings, an interim report from the task force, a news release from the Muskoka Board of Education, etc. Correspondence is from the Director of Education and the Chair of the Muskoka Board of Education to MLA president Joan Booth and vice-president Don Hewgill.

File consists of the 1996 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of material relating to the MLA group appeal to the Assessment Review Board. Includes lists of group appeal members, faxed outoing correspondence, and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to the MLA group appeal to the Assessment Review Board and finalizing the details of the list of group appeal members. Includes lists of group appeal members, correspondence (some faxed), and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to income and expenditures for the MLA tax appeal campaign. Includes correspondence (some faxed or photocopied), statements of revenue and expense, budgets, and handwritten notes.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating mainly to taxation in Muskoka. Some clippings are faxed. Also present are several pieces of correspondence (photocopies) sent to Robert Topp regarding taxation.

File consists of material relating to the Assessment Review Board decision about the MLA tax appeal and the ARB appeal of the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes correspondence and draft correspondence (most faxed) with attachments, handwritten notes, ARB decisions and notices, and a notice from the OMB.

File consists of forms, bulk mailings re: taxation and appeals.

File consists of material relating to the Assessment Review Board decision about the MLA group appeal. Includes faxed copies of the ARB decisions, notices of hearings and decisions, lists of MLA group appeal members, faxed correspondence, and handwritten notes.

File consists of a draft report by John Beare, Ph.D., entitled Analysis of the reassessment at 1992 market values for Lakes Muskoka, Joseph and Rosseau for Muskoka Lakes Association. File also includes photocopied handwritten notes, a draft executive summary, and an agenda for a special meeting of the Political Portfolio. John Beare was a former chair of the MLA Taxation Committee.

File consists of material relating to the District Municipality of Muskoka, Muskoka task force on property taxation. Includes agendas (plus attachments) and minutes of task force meetings, photocopies and faxes of a discussion paper and other information, a memorandum with attachments, and minutes of a meeting of the Sub-committee on Phase In. Also included is an agenda (plus attachments) for a meeting of the District Municipality of Muskoka Administration and Finance Committee.

File consists of material relating to the 1992 property assessment and analysis of land values in Muskoka and data gathered in preparation for the group appeal. Includes tables and charts of data relating to land values, faxed correspondence regarding the compilation of the information, handwritten notes, the Ontario Assessment Act, drafts of a letter sent to MLA members, a report on the impact of reassessment at full market value in the District Municipality of Muskoka, and other material.

File consists of forms completed by people not members of the MLA regarding participation in the group appeal. Includes forms granting authority to representatives of the MLA to act as an agent in the appeal and forms regarding pledges of support for the appeal. Also present are photocopies of tax bills and notices of valuation.

File consists of a letter from Robert Topp to Muskoka property owners regarding the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board. Includes draft and final versions of the letter as well as other faxed correspondence and a schedule of land assessments.

File consists of a spiral-bound note book containing handwritten notes relating to taxation issues.

File consists of a proposal and quotation by J & D Systems Inc. (Kitchener, ON) for a telephone system for Muskoka Lakes Association.

File consists of material relating to contributions to the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA regarding property assessment and taxation. Includes a memorandum, a draft letter to group appeal participants, a list of participants with their roll numbers, and address labels.

File consists of the 1995 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.