- May 2026 Membership Newsletter
Hello everyone,
Your Clear Lake Cabin Association (CLCA) Board is pleased to share an update on our activities over the past nine months. It has been a busy and productive period, and we are happy to highlight several key initiatives.
To keep members informed, we will continue to send email updates and post information on our website at: www.clearlakecabinassociation.org
- 2026 Membership Drive
In March, Parks Canada included our membership mailer with RMNP lease payment invoices. We hope this made it more convenient for many of you to renew or join.
At the same time, we introduced a new automated system to streamline membership sign-ups. This system allows us to collect member information, update as well as maintain our email distribution list, and match Interac payments with minimal manual effort. In short, it helps us stay better connected while reducing administrative workload.
By joining CLCA, you will continue to receive regular communications and be provided with an opportunity to participate actively in both the July General Meeting and the September Annual General Meeting by exercising your assigned Voting privileges. Membership remains $10 for the 2026 season.
All funds directly support advocacy and initiatives that enhance the Clear Lake cabin area for everyone.
If you have not yet signed up, please use the link: Membership Sign Up
- Incorporation as a Nonprofit Organization
During work on our website and operations last fall, we discovered that CLCA was not formally incorporated and that the name had not been registered with the Manitoba Companies Office.
After careful consideration, the Board determined that Incorporation is an important and practical next business step. Some of the key benefits include, but are not limited to:
- The ability to enter into formal agreements, including specific “Memorandums of Understanding” with Parks Canada that address common concerns of our seasonal Cabin Community
- Access to preferred pricing (e.g., Google Workspace for Nonprofits)
- Limited liability protection for Board members
- The option to hold property and assets in the Association’s name
- Increased credibility through a formal governance structure
- The ability to consider the establishment of an Old Campground Enrichment Fund
Our initial request to register the name “Clear Lake Cabin Association” was declined due to its similarity to the “Clear Lake Cottage Owners Association.” As a result, and after due consideration, the CLCA Board selected “Old Campground Cabin Association” as the new legal name. The name was registered in December 2025, and the organization was granted Incorporated status in January of 2026.
The cost to incorporate was modest: a one-time fee of $210 and an annual filing fee of $40.
We will continue operating as CLCA until members can openly and in-person meet as a group to discuss and vote to formally complete the initiated transition by reaffirming the Association’s current Board of Directors. At the General Business Meeting scheduled on Saturday July 4, 2026, members will be asked to approve a suitably tabled Motion placing the CLCA in a position to commence operations as an Incorporated Nonprofit under the newly named “Old Campground Cabin Association Inc.”. Only the name changes; our day-to-day operations, priorities, purpose and Mission will remain basically the same but strengthened with the added benefit of now being viewed as a recognized legal entity.
Further details will be included in the July 4 meeting package, which you will receive in early June.
As mentioned above, we are completing work on our new enhanced website, which is expected to be launched in early July. In addition to email updates, information regarding the Old Campground and RMNP will be posted there for easy reference. We will also be updating our email system in early July which will allow us to send email updates more effectively than what our current system allows us to do.
- July 4 General Meeting
Please mark your calendar for our General Meeting on Saturday, July 4. Additional details and an Agenda will be shared in the coming weeks.
We are pleased to announce that Tom Sheldon, RMNP Field Unit Superintendent, and Jim Avram, Townsite Manager, will be joining us to discuss matters that affect the residents of the Old Campground.
This will be an excellent opportunity to hear directly from Parks Canada and learn more about what lies ahead for the Old Campground and the broader Clear Lake Community.
- Fairness for Clear Lake (FFCL)
FFCL continues its work toward the re-establishment of the Wasagaming Tenants Association (WTA). Discussions with RMNP are ongoing, with the goal of developing a Memorandum of Understanding or or an appropriate and binding Terms of Reference.
Further updates will be shared as progress continues.
Thank you for being a part of the CLCA.
- Water is on in the Old Campground
I spoke with Miles from Gord’s Plumbing, who advised that approximately 95% of cabins currently have running water. The remaining 5% are still without water due to frozen lines.
Jim Avram has just confirmed that the water in the Old Campground is safe for personal consumption.
- Westman Internet Project
Parks Canada is still waiting for a revised proposal from Westman. They have reached out for a status update.
Terry Botterill
On behalf of the Board of Directors
info@clearlakecabinassociation.org
CLCA Board of Directors
Officers
Terry Botterill – President
Rick Grimshaw – Vice President
Dan Leitch – Treasurer
Colin Gilmore – Secretary
Christian Robin – Past President
Members at Large
Carl Adam
Kyle Bazylo
Kyla Cottom
John George
Michael Hance
Jill Lee
Gale Simpson
Andrew Urbanowicz
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