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Reviewing Local Artists 

by Mary Jane Gomes


Fashionable Art by McKellar Resident

Wave Weir

Wave's fibre mill works with the fleece local farmers produce, a fantastic idea. Something new that works with this history of our area where sheep have been raised on this rocky terrain of Canadian Shield.  Something that works with the need to develop and sustain a 100 mile market and something that returns us to the need to work with natural fibres. Creating dazzling designs from her artistic side, Wave shows us how much we can do by combining the skills of those in our community. 


 There was a recent Grand Opening of 

the Mill in nearby Seguin Township


Wave Weir works with Floor Manager Heather Darlington, a long- time wool artist/artisan of our extended area. The two work with a talented team of local people committed to making the mill a sustainable going concern.  Local tradesmen refurbished traditional equipment and an industrial electrician wired the works. 

Located in the Seguin Township, at the airport, the team had all the equipment laced up with local fleece and running for the mill's recent Grand Opening.  The Mill is up and running with Wave, founder and Fashion Designer at its helm. Without toxic chemicals or additives, the team supports local, sources local and runs the mill with a small footprint. 

 

Stay tuned for a Series of Reports on how local folks naturalized their waterfronts in this upcoming     MLCA - Show & Tell

 

Backroad Economics 

selling and passing down the cottage


The Great Canadian Dream is all about settling in somewhere surrounded by nature. Somewhere with gently curving country roads and tree canopy hidden buildings, living along forests and lakes. 

McKellar is like that, backroads with a delightful mix of year round residents, newly relocated city folk, retirees, long time cottagers and fresh new cottage owners, just dying to get at renovations and rebuilds.

Life is all about nostalgic lakeside living and family gatherings. We want sentimental traditions and we want  them to keep going on forever, that's why people go to cottage country. 

Cottage Succession, Plan Now For The Future

Because you want to keep the Cottage in the Family

If your rural dwelling is a vacation property and you’ve owned it a long time, then there are a whole lot of new economic issues to contemplate as you enjoy your morning brew or nighttime toddy. 

Like how do you deal with planning to either sell or hand the cottage down to the kids in the future? There’s no escaping death or taxes and your adult children are waiting in line.     

Unfortunately, so is the Government.

Gone are the days that we camped in bunkies and divie’d up chores and summer weekends.                        Cottages are investments now and subject to corporate rules. 

If you bought your cottage decades ago, your initial financial investment has catapulted you into a mega classification worthy of winning the lottery.

A cottage that was once $100,000 has quite an inescapable expected tax payout if it is now worth a million and it all happens when the name on ownership has changed.  Without major receipts showing extensive improvements and upgrades, you’re likely bequeathing your heirs a major pain in the wallet which might make them lose the cottage - that is, if they are unable to come up with the money Capital Gains, figures you owe.      You need a plan. There are options. 

To find out about these options register to attend our MLCA hosted, Cottage Succession Webinar facilitated by experts from the Federation of Cottage Association. 

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