beach BOOSTER (#231) - Wasaga Beach - September 2025

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Brown Baggers in the Beach - Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous

Georgian Bay Coin & Stamp Club

Book Launch - Wasaga Saga 50th Anniversary Edition

Friends of the Wasaga Beach Public Library

Fertilizer, Grass Seed Sale Wasaga Beach Lions Club

Wasaga Beach United Church Bid Euchre Tournament

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Mayor's Charity Rodeo

Wasaga Beach Parkinson's Support Group

BINGO – Bay Shore Seniors

Jennifer Jones – Olympic Curler

September

Horseshoes

Cribbage The (Men's) PROBUS Club of Wasaga Beach

Weigh to Go (promoting a healthy lifestyle) Beachcombers PROBUS of Wasaga Beach

Al-Anon Family Group

PROBUS at the Beach (Wasaga Beach)

Narcotics Anonymous Recovery on the Beach Group

Marlwood Dart League Bayshore Seniors – So many great activities

Wasaga Sunbirds PROBUS Club Stonebridge Art Gallery – Chasing Light

Wasaga Beach New Waves PROBUS

The Scott Wood Band performs – United Church

Electronic Recycling – Wasaga Beach Lions Club

Over-Eaters Anonymous

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Dr. Yannick Charette is welcomed to Wasaga Beach by Mayor Brian Smith

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Celebrating Dune Heroes Protecting Wasaga Beach's Natural Shield

So, what can property owners do if they already have a wall? The good news: you can still help dunes thrive. Instead of mechanically removing sand each spring, allow it to accumulate naturally.

Let vegetation take root against the wall - this stabilizes sand, reduces erosion, and may even help form a new foredune. Over time, this creates a natural buffer that pushes the floodline farther away from your property.

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he Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team (WBCAT) is proud to launch the Dune Stewardship Award, recognizing beachfront property owners who are preserving or rehabilitating dunes. Partnering with the Lake Huron Coastal Centre, we've received beautiful signs that will be installed along qualifying properties to highlight dune stewardship and raise awareness among beach walkers, visitors, and neighbours. Each participating owner will also receive a Certificate of Appreciation.

With climate change driving more intense storms and rising water levels, dunes are more important than ever. They're not just beautiful features of our beach - they are living defences that shield properties, absorb floodwaters, and preserve the sandy shoreline we all cherish.

Wasaga's famous dunes are part of a fragile, ever-changing ecosystem shaped by cycles of high and low water. In low-water years, winds and natural vegetation build dunes, while during high-water years, waves reclaim sand stored in these dunes. This natural process protects both the beach and properties. Without dunes, our iconic sandy shoreline would quickly erode.

Unfortunately, past attempts to “fight nature” have sometimes made things worse.

Many decades ago, property owners started building retaining walls to block high water. While logical at the time, science shows that hardening the shoreline and removing dune vegetation actually increases erosion. Excessive raking, which strips away plant matter, also destabilizes sand and creates conditions for it to blow away permanently. Ironically, retaining walls can even push the 100-year floodline closer to homes, making them more vulnerable.

WBCAT invites you to join this effort. If you are a beachfront owner preserving or restoring dunes - or know someone who is - please reach out and visit our website for more info. Together, we can protect Wasaga's shoreline and celebrate the community of dune heroes working to preserve this natural treasure.

All are welcome to join WBCAT in-person Quarterly General Meeting at the RecPlex, Wed Sept 24 at 6:30pm.

LOCAL ACTION - GLOBAL IMPACT Engage with Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team wasagabeachclimateaction.com info@wasagabeachclimateaction.com

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Steve Says...

Labour Day may close summer, but it opens up parking spaces.

Visitors left their footprints in the sand this summer; now it's our turn to stretch out.

Summer gave us sunshine; fall gives us reasons to celebrate together.

Post-Labour Day: when residents remember they actually live in a resort town.

Tourists brought the fun… now locals get the shorter lines at Tim’s.

September in Wasaga Beach - the locals' summer sequel.

The sand is the same, but suddenly there's room for our towels.

September: when beach balls deflate and locals reinflate.

Summer's over - but the events calendar is just warming up.

Goodbye traffic jams, hello neighbours we haven't seen since June.

Fall in Wasaga: where the water's cooler, but the events are hot.

The tourists packed up their coolers - now we get the cool events.

September: when beach chairs trade places with lawn chairs at community festivals.

Locals' fall forecast: crisp air, colourful leaves, and plenty of reasons to gather.

Summer brought the visitors; autumn brings the parties we don't have to line up for.

In Wasaga, summer is for the tourists - fall is for the neighbours.