ALTO NEWS AND INFORMATION

The proposed ALTO High Speed Rail (HSR) is currently considering two possible routes. The southern route would pass through South Frontenac (SF). Recent information and resources can be found below:

1) South Frontenac Council:

https://www.southfrontenac.net/news/posts/alto-consultation-proposed-rail-network-through-south-frontenac/

2) Frontenac News:

https://frontenacnews.ca/article.php?id=19307

Note that a link specified in the article is incorrect and should be https://altohsrcitizenresearch.ca/ . This is a citizen-led group with a commitment to improving transparency and making reliable, evidence-based information available to all stakeholders in the ALTO high-speed rail planning process — landowners, municipalities, policymakers, and the broader public.

There are several other articles on the subject of ALTO including coverage on the SF Council vote to abandon the SF corridor ( https://frontenacnews.ca/article.php?id=19260 )

3) ALTO website:

You can respond to the survey, provide input on the interactive map, etc.

https://en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-canada-of-tomorrow-with-high-speed-rail

4) Save South Frontenac

Is a citizen-led community organization opposed to the potential southern corridor of the Alto High-Speed Rail project through South Frontenac Township. Resources from the organization can be found on https://savesouthfrontenac.ca/resources/ or on Facebook page “Save South Frontenac- No high-speed train in the southern corridor.” Registration for their weekly email newsletter can also be found on both portals.

5) Petition to the House of Commons

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/WhctKLbvWZZSHxZLwdfcZNKFfMdnbFQNVvJCjDZSbKlPfRqCPlzRmJpHFnBKzHnQMjcgGgQ

ASSOCIATION NEWS AND EVENTS

Preparing for Spring

As we look out over Buck Lake this year, winter is still holding on—at least for now. The lake remains frozen, even as we’ve begun to enjoy glimpses of spring with milder days, brighter sunshine, and that familiar feeling of the seasons beginning to shift.

It’s been a unique transition, with snowy stretches followed by spring-like warmth, reminding us just how unpredictable this time of year can be. While the ice lingers a little longer than expected, signs of change are all around us—longer days, returning birds, and the quiet anticipation of everything about to come back to life.

This in-between season gives us a chance to slow down and appreciate both the beauty of winter and the promise of spring. Whether it’s one last walk across the frozen lake or the first muddy trek down a favourite trail, there’s something special about this time of year at Buck Lake.

As always, we look forward to reconnecting as a community—sharing stories, supporting one another, and taking care of the place we’re lucky to call our own.

Here’s to the changing season, the melting ice, and the many moments ahead at the lake.

Warmly,
The Buck Lake Association

The Buck Lake Guide!

We are excited to share a resource that we created for visitors, renters, and property owners – the Buck Lake Guide. Members of the BLA and residents on the lake can get a physical copy but we also want to make it available for everyone – so it is available here on a website by clicking on the image of it below.

We have begun distributing the Guide to members so please contact us and we will get one to you via our directors. Regrettably we need to inform you that physical copies of the guide will have some links that do not work already, as South Frontenac Township has updated their website and changed some of their links. The version on our website has been updated to include any of the changes.

This site is maintained for the benefit of members of Buck Lake Association Inc., of Buck Lake, Township of South Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.