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.

Records documenting most aspects of the activities of the Muskoka Lakes Association from 1894 to the 1990s, with some gaps in coverage. Materials present include correspondence, committee minutes and annual reports, financial records, legal records, publications, ephemera, audiovisual material, and artifacts.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including MLA Newsletter for 1979.

File consists of drafts of an article by Robert Topp on property taxation in Muskoka prepared for the MLA Yearbook. File also includes faxed correspondence, memoranda, charts and tables to accompany the article, and a newspaper clipping.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents.

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 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 minutes and supporting documents, including the agenda for the annual general meeting, Aug. 18, 1979.

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 an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including results of a 1979 member survey by Gordon Lusty Survey Research.

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 an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 1978.

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

File consists of minutes of a special meeting.

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 an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including MLA Newsletter, Winter 1979.

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 minutes and supporting documents.

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 an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 7, 1915, ms.

File consists of a newspaper clipping relating to an episode of the CFRB radio program 'Let's Discuss It' with Michael Vaughan as guest.

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 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 minutes.

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 a meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents re: Experience 78, Boat Show.

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 a meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents.

File consists of a meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents including financial statements to Dec. 31, 1977.

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 meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents, including philosophy and mandate.

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 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 minutes.

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 minutes and supporting documents.

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 minutes and supporting documents, including agenda for annual meeting, Aug. 13.

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 minutes and supporting documents, including photocopy of MLA Newsletter.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents.

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 from the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain. Includes photocopied correspondence to coalition members from coordinator Adele Hurley; photocopied newspaper clippings, press releases and speeches (including one by coalition coordinator Michael Perley); a report; a typed list of coalition member organizations; and an issue of National Journal (July 18, 1981, vol. 13, no. 29).

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

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 15, 1914, ms.

Series consists of artifacts, primarily relating to the Muskoka Lakes Association's annual regattas. Includes medallions, ribbons, flags, signs, plaques, t-shirts, and sweatshirts.

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 an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 1976.

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 minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the potential infestation of the Muskoka Lakes by zebra mussels. Includes clippings, correspondence, handwritten notes (faxed), a pamphlet about zebra mussels in Ontario's water system, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the production of the MLA yearbook for the years 1989 and 1990. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence (some faxed), memoranda, invoices, production schedules, an article and president's message for inclusion in the yearbook, etc.

File consists of an agenda and minutes.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Environmental Protections Committee and in particular the water levels in the spring of 1985. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence between committee chairman Peter Armstrong and Ministry of Natural Resources engineer A. Paul Stephen, charts and graphs, and a memorandum.

File consists of minutes. Also includes 1974 financial statements and comparative statement 1972-1975, and newsletter, Feb.28, 1976.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the Township of Muskoka Lakes comprehensive zoning by-law 87-87 and amendments to the by-law; actions taken by the Land Use Committee of the MLA in response to the association's concerns about this matter; and meetings regarding the by-law and planning.

Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, tables containing data related to zoning (computer output), a resolution of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, a notice of motion from the Supreme Court of Ontario, a draft amendment to the offical plan of Mukoka Lakes, an Ontario Municipal Board decision, and segments of maps. All documents are photocopies.

Correspondence is among James Balfour (chairman of the Land Use Committee), the Township of Muskoka Lakes, other association members, lawyers, etc. File possibly belonged to William F. Clark.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the Township of Muskoka Lakes comprehensive zoning by-law 87-87 and amendments to the by-law; actions taken by the Land Use Committee of the MLA in response to the association's concerns about this matter; and meetings regarding the by-law and planning.

Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, tables containing data related to zoning (computer output), a resolution of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, a notice of motion from the Supreme Court of Ontario, a draft amendment to the offical plan of Mukoka Lakes, an Ontario Municipal Board decision, and segments of maps. All documents are photocopies.

Correspondence is among James Balfour (chairman of the Land Use Committee), the Township of Muskoka Lakes, other association members, lawyers, etc. File possibly belonged to William F. Clark.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Taxation Committee, and in particular its response to the high property tax rates in the Muskoka region. Includes photocopied documents: reports, correspondence, memoranda, presentations, and newspaper clippings. Correspondence is among various parties including letters to the Ontario Ministry of Revenue and of Education and various MPPs.

File consists of minutes. Also includes draft financial statements for 1974.

File consists of material relating to solid waste disposal for the ratepayers of the Township of Muskoka Lakes and the landfill site in the Township of McDougall. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence (some faxed), newspaper clippings, a press release, an agreement, a resolution passed in the Township of McDougall, and a portion of the by-laws of the Ontario Municipal Board.

Correspondence is among various parties including the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (including Minister Jim Bradley), the Township of McDougall, and Gardiner, Roberts (Barristers and Solicitors).

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to the 1988 regatta. Includes lists of the committee members and a calendar of events.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Recreational Safety Committee, and in particular issues relating to boating safety and regulations. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, typed lists of committee members, a position statement of the committee, and other material. Correspondence is among William Clark, Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Stanley Darling, Ontario Minister of Justice Kim Campbell, other members of the MLA, and others.

Series consits of photographs, snapshots, negatives, contact sheets, and slides relating to the activitites of the Muskoka Lakes Association.

File consists of a printed pamphlet, 12 p., p. 3-4 and 7-8 lacking, containing the minutes of the annual meetings Aug. 19, 1912 and Aug 18, 1913 as well as the annual report of the Executive for those two years.

File consists of material relating to an invitation from Bill Hand, president of the Browning Island Cottagers Association, to Michael Vaughan to speak at the association's 1981 annual meeting. Includes correspondence, handwritten notes by Vaughan, and the minutes for the meeting, which include a summary of his presentation regarding development in the Muskoka region.

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 minutes. Also includes financial statements for 1973.

File consists of material relating to the compilation of procedures manuals for the committees of the MLA. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence from William Clark to members of committees, and terms of reference or procedures for three committees: the Land Use Committee, the Taxation Committee, and the Antique Boats Committee.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to meetings of the MLA board of directors. Includes meeting notices and agendas only.

File consists of photocopies of the MLA newsletter. Also included are typed articles and messages from the president for inclusion in the newsletter.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes. Also includes financial statements, Oct. 31, 1972.

File consists of photocopies of incoming and outgoing correspondence of William Clark with MLA members and others regarding association fees, the concentration of association activities in certain geographical areas, and other issues.

File consists of material relating to the Membership Commitee and membership in the MLA. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, typed notes, a list of committee members, etc.

File consists of material relating to an opposition filed by the Muskoka Lakes Association to a trademark application by Snowmass Inc. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, the statement of opposition and a counterstatement to the opposition, and a page from Trade Marks Journal. Correspondence is among William Clark, Marketing Committee chairman Douglas Ross, lawyers from Blake, Cassels & Graydon and Ridout & Maybee, and others.

File consists of material relating to property taxes in Muskoka and in particular the rates of taxation paid by seasonal residents. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence (some faxed), reports, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, photocopies of an Ontario government bill and portions of municipal acts, etc. Correspondence is among the District Municipality of Muskoka, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs, William Clark, and others.

File consists of material relating to long distance telephone services and charges in the Muskoka region. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence; memoranda; orders, notices, and decisions of the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC); news releases; and handwritten notes. Correspondence is among William Clark and other association members, the mayor of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, and individuals at Bell Canada, the CRTC, and others.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Land Use Commitee from 1985 to 1990, including actions relating to the official plan of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, rezoning by-laws in the District Municipality of Muskoka, programs of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, proposed developments, and other issues. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, reports, proposals, memoranda, drafts of plan ammendments and by-laws, newspaper clippings, etc.

The correspondence is among members of various bodies, including: South Muskoka Lake Community Association (Land Use Planning Committee), District Municipality of Muskoka, Township of Muskoka Lakes, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (including Minister Jim Bradley), and the Town of Gravenhurst.

File consists of financial statements and auditor's reports for the years 1987-1989, as well as some draft financial statements and a piece of correspndence.

File consists of minutes for a Special General Meeting, May 2, 1912. Minutes for the annual meeting held Aug. 19, 1912 are in File 7 as they were printed as a pamphlet, together with the 1913 annual meeting minutes.

Series consists of publications of the Muskoka Lakes Association, including the Association handbook, newsletters, and the yearbook.

File consists of the minutes and agendas for two meetings of the board of directors of the Muskoka Lakes Association in 1981. Michael Vaughan reported at both meetings as chair of the Land Use Committee.

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 material relating to the activities of the Environmental Committee, including action on issues such as composting, recycling, and waste management; sewer systems; acid rain and pollution; and wildlife (eastern massasauga rattlesnake in particular).

Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, a press release, minutes from a meeting, and a typed list of committee members. Correspondence is among various parties, including William Clark, the District Municipality of Muskoka, the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain, the Georgian Bay Association, the Ontario Tourism and Recreation and Environment Ministries, and others.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Community Relations Committee. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and memoranda. Correspondence is among William Clark and various members of the association, Muskoka-Georgian Bay MPP Ken Black, and others.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the board of directors and the incorporation of the association in 1980. Includes photocopied documents: letters patent, proposed by-laws, the application for incorporation, typed drafts of material relating to the Robert W. Purves award, a letter, and lists of MLA area representatives (1986) and committee membership (1988/1989).

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Antique Boat Committee and in particular the organization of antique boat shows. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence and memoranda among association members and between committee members and various organizations and individuals in the community, committee terms of reference, and a typed list of participants in the 1988 show.

File consists of material relating to activities of the Administration Committee, and in particular to insurance policies. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, a report, a copy of the by-laws, a newspaper clipping, and a typed list of committee membership. Correspondence is among William Clark, other association members, Robert Purves Insurance, and others.

File consists of material relating to the Your Muskoka campaign by the Political Action Committee during the 1982 municipal elections in the District of Muskoka. Includes handwritten notes; minutes of a committee meeting; fact sheets, telephone scripts, and other typed information used in the Your Muskoka campaign for communication with voters; newspaper clippings; and a letter from association president Jeffrey Shearer to the president of the Torstar Corporation.