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Further Reading

Most well-stocked bookstores will either carry, or can order, any of the publications listed below.

• Cottage Life magazine,
  54 St. Patrick St.,
  Toronto, ON M5T 1V1
  
  Published six times a year, Cottage Life is an excellent source of information for anyone owning, or even renting, residential waterfront property.
  Phone: 416-599-2000
  Fax: 416-599-0500
  E-mail: clmag@cottagelife.com
  Web Site: www.cottagelife.com
  
  
• Cottage Water Systems, Max Burns,
  Cottage Life Books, Toronto, ON
  ISBN 0-9696922-0-X
  
  Not about docks, but if preserving your bit of God's country is important to you, this is the best book available for people living or vacationing on property not serviced by municipal sewers and water (the situation for many waterfront residences). The book discusses where to find water, what could be in it, how to get the water into the cottage or house, pumps, water treatment, sewage treatment, outhouses, alternative toilets, and even how to cope with your plumbing when the world around you is white and frozen. (Contact info same as for Cottage Life magazine) .
  
  

• Docks & Projects,
  Cottage Life Books, Toronto, ON   
  ISBN 0-9696922-1-8
  
  A compendium of fun and useful things to make at the cottage, from deck chairs and loon nesting platforms to games, snow huts, and much more. It features docks, too, with complete plans for two floaters. The portion on dock building was written by me and subsequently expanded and updated in The Dock Manual. (Contact info the same as for Cottage Life magazine.)
  
  
• The Dock Manual, Max Burns,
  Storey Books, Pownal, VT
  ISBN 1-58017-098-6
  
  The only book dedicated to residential docks. All topics are covered in detail, from site planning to every dock type and the many variations available. Includes extensive how-to sections with lists of required tools and materials. Also features sections on mooring a dock, shore access (ramps), winterizing, boat lifts, and marine railways. There are also ten sets of plans and a list of suppliers and dock builders - everything you need to know in order to build the best dock for you and your shoreline.
  Storey Books
  Phone: 800-793-9396
  Fax: 802-823-5819
  E-mail: storey@storey.com
  Web site: www.storey.com
  
  

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Contacts

Cottage Life
54 St. Patrick Street,
Toronto, ON M5T 1V1
(416) 599-2000 - fax : (416) 599-0800
E-mail: clmag@cottagelife.com

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fish Habitat Management Program - Ontario,
Referrals Coordinator,
867 Lakeshore Rd.,
Burlington, ON L7R 4A6
(905) 336-4595 - fax: (905) 336-6285
E-mail: referralsontario@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resoures
Lands and Water Section,
300 Water St., Box 700,
Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5
(705) 755-1694 - fax: (705) 755-1267
E-mail: mnr.nric@mnr.gov.on.ca
Web site: www.mnr.gov.on.ca

Parks Canada
Ontario Service Centre,
111 Water Street East,
Cornwall, ON K6H 6S3
(613) 938-5937 - fax: (613) 938-5987
E-mail: Mark_Yeates@pch.gc.ca
Web site: www.parkscanada.gc.ca

Conservation Ontario
120 Bayview Parkway
Box 11, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4W3
(905) 895-0716 - fax: (905) 895-0751
E-mail: conserve@idirect.com
Web site: www.trca.on.ca
(This Web-site for the Toronto region
lists contact info for Ontario's
38 Conservation Authorities.
Click the link for "Things you
should know about us.")

Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations

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