Public Notice: Adoption of Heritage Designation for Meredith House & Shadow Rock Cottage
Notice of Adoption of By-law No. 2026-108 to designate Meredith House & Shadow Rock Cottage
1170 Units 1 & 2 South Portage Road, to be of Cultural Heritage Value and Interest pursuant to the provision of the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Lake of Bays passed By-law No. 2026-108 under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18, to designate the property located on Parts of Lots 18 & 20, Con 11, Lot 19-21, Con 12 Part of Lots 16-18 Con 12, Township of Franklin, now in the Township of Lake of Bays; District Municipality of Muskoka and known municipally as 1170 Units 1 & 2 South Portage Road, Lake of Bays to be of cultural heritage value and interest.
Appeal to the OLT
Notice of Appeal can be filed by August 15, 2026 using the OLT e-File Service, along with any applicable appeal fees, by visiting olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service/
In the event the OLT e-File portal is not available, a Notice of Appeal may be submitted to:
Carrie Sykes, Clerk,
1012 Dwight Beach Road,
Dwight, Ontario P0A 1H0
Email: csykes@lakeofbays.on.ca
The Notice of Appeal must:
- be on the prescribed form as provided by the OLT;
- set out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection; and,
- be accompanied by the fees required by the OLT. If paying by certified cheque or money order, it must be payable to the “Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario”.
- Additional information regarding the appeal process, including appeal forms and the required appeal fees is available at olt.gov.on.ca.
For further information and for a copy of By-law 2026-108, please contact the Deputy Clerk, Laura Vaisanen at 705-635-2272, ext. 1250 (lvaisanen@lakeofbays.on.ca).
