Birchcliff Property Owners Association

Please help the bees & help your garden.

Check your battery operated smoke detectors & CO detectors, clean them and replace batteries. Some modern wired in detectors have 10 yr back-up batteries that last until the detectors are replaced on the 10 yr cycle.

Now for something more positive. Enjoy the weekend.

BPOA supports and participates in the various programs and research projects, of KLSA. Looking forward to reading the 2020 report when it is released.

Thursday March 4th at 10am, join in to here KLSA Director & Ontario Tech University Professor Robert Bailey, speaking on "Bioassessment of freshwater ecosystems...". Follow the registration link to receive an email with free access to the lecture. https://klsa.wordpress.com//u-of-w-watertalk-lecture-with/

On the subject of the Provincial Stay at Home Order, "Getting exercise or walking pets" is in the necessities list. Here are the rules from the Ontario Covid-19 website: As of January 14, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., a stay at home order is in effect for all of Ontario. This means you must stay at home. You should only go out for necessities, such as: -getting food, beverages or medication... -going to medical appointments -supporting vulnerable community members -child care -attending school or a post-secondary institution -going to a bank -accessing government services -getting exercise or walking pets -going to work, if you can’t do it remotely Businesses must ensure that all employees work from home if they can. Do not travel outside your region or the province unless absolutely necessary.https://covid-19.ontario.ca/zones-and-restrictions

If you want to view the Special Council meeting at 3pm, go to the Douro-Dummer YouTube channel. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Council meetings are being held electronically. Meetings will be recorded and live-streamed on the Township YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPpzm-uRBZRDjB89o2X6R_A

Just another of the many things Bill Ratcliff does for the community, in addition to being the membership chair for BPOA. Thanks Bill for all you do to make our community better.

The Council Mtg agenda and links to the proposed bylaw are at https://pub-douro-dummer.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx

There is a special DD Council mtg on Fri. Jan 15th at 3pm to review and adopt a Responsible Dog Ownership By-law.