# Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners > Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://macoman.com/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [Wildfires](https://macoman.com/issues/wildfires/): (click on name to view or download button to save to your device) - [Estate Planning](https://macoman.com/issues/estate-planning/): Estate Planning Estate Planning presentation held at the 2025  MACO Annual General Meeting Thank you to the guest speaker Treena Nault for this informative presentation. For anyone interested, Treena’s contact information: Treena L. Nault Certified Financial Planner Tel (204) 257-9100 Email: treenal.nault@igpwm.ca Website: www.naultgrouppwm.ca I.G. Wealth Management Inc. Mutual Fund Division Member of the Power Financial Corporation Group of Companies https://macoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Estate-Planning.mp4 - [MACO Minutes](https://macoman.com/home-page/maco-minutes/): Click on the Title to view the minutes or the Download button to save a copy to your computer. - [Summer Voting](https://macoman.com/issues/summer-voting/): MACO believes that elections in rural Manitoba areas should be held at a time convenient to the majority of taxpayers and thus allow for their full participation. (click on name to view or download button to save to your device) - [Shoreline Protection](https://macoman.com/issues/shoreline-protection/): MACO is working with other organizations to lobby Manitoba to provide a more clear program with effective rules and regulations for shoreline work to protect environment but to allow developing where it is clear that no wetland or habitat is going to be put at risk. (click on name to view or download button to save to your device) - [Manitoba Hydro](https://macoman.com/issues/manitoba-hydro/): (click on name to view or download button to save to your device) - [Off Road Vehicles (OVR)](https://macoman.com/issues/off-road-vehicles/): Respect for landowners, the environment & public safety. (click on name to view or download button to save to your device) - [Lake Manitoba Flood Page](https://macoman.com/issues/lake-manitoba-flood-page/): A portion of the Mission statement of MACO states that MACO will represent its partner groups and lobby government for improvements in services. This has been done and this information is detailed in the following Flood Events Summary by Rilla Britton in the file section below. At the regular meeting of MACO on June 21, 2011 put forth and approved the following recommendations for government. That all Disaster Financial Assistance programs treat all property owners equitably and fairly. It is recognized that the present flooding on Lake Manitoba is primarily a design failure of the present flood mitigation system for […] - [Environment & Conservation](https://macoman.com/issues/environment-conservation/): Join MACO in preserving the environment for today and future generations. (click on name to view or download button to save to your device) - [Education Tax](https://macoman.com/issues/education-tax/): Every Manitoban has the right to education. The responsibility for education rests with, and should be financially supported by the province. MACO has been actively promoting removal of education taxes off ALL property for many years. School taxes – Being taxed on your asset or taxed on your debt?? Seniors/retirees may have homes that continue to increase in value thus increasing taxes.  Will they be able to keep this asset as expenses increase? What about the younger people?  Taxes on their property more than likely means taxes on the debt (mortgage) IS THAT FAIR? Where is the equity! When a […] - [Issues](https://macoman.com/issues/) - [Cottage Ownership](https://macoman.com/issues/cottage-ownership/): Good planning will make your cottage a happy home. (click on name to view or download button to save to your device) - [Health](https://macoman.com/health/): Health & Safety (Human & Animal) This section contains descriptions of conditions and hazards that could be encountered in a cottage or rural environment. Cottagers, full-time residents at the lake, and urban dwellers who frequent the outdoors should make an effort to be aware of the various risks out there and be prepared to take precautions, ensuring a worry-free and safe experience. Included in these advisories are notes on tick-borne diseases, Hantavirus in mice, mosquito-borne viruses, dealing with old wells, soil-borne fungal diseases, blue-green algae danger in lake water, to mention just a few. - [Contact](https://macoman.com/contact/): Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners Inc. P.O. Box 281 Station Main Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2G9   Membership Chair: Shelley Morris Email: info@macoman.com   President: Gordon Campbell Email: info@macoman.com Contact MACO Your Name Your Email 2+ 2= Your Message I consent to having this website store my submitted information so they can respond to my inquiry.   - [Links](https://macoman.com/links/): Associate and informational links helpful to our members. Associates Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (Edit) Morris Insurance Brokers (Edit) Whiteshell Cottagers Association (Edit) Government Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Edit) Aquatic Invasive Species Province of Manitoba (Edit) The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (Edit) The Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (Edit) Information Boat Smart – Operator Licencing (Edit) Planning and Installing an Onsite Wastewater Management System (Edit) Publications (Magazines) The Cottager (Edit) The Watershed Observer (Edit) Weather Environment Canada (Edit) Manitoba 511 – Road and Traveller Information (Edit) The Weather Network (Edit) - [Photos](https://macoman.com/photos/) - [FAQ](https://macoman.com/faq/): Hopefully below we can answer some of your most frequently asked questions. If not feel free to Contact MACO. I want to start a cottage association? Here are a couple resource articles MACO has created to help you set up a local Cottage Association. Forming a Cottage Association Start-up draft By-laws When and where are MACO meetings held? To view the full schedule of upcoming meetings go to our Meeting Schedule page here. Who is MACO? The Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners Inc. (MACO) is an umbrella association of cottage, beach, ratepayers’ groups and individuals in Manitoba (MACO is an […] - [Association Members of MACO (as of April 15, 2025)](https://macoman.com/association-members-of-maco/): Name of Association Anderson Drive Association Municipality RM of Alexander Members 37 Auglen Park& District Community Association Inc. RM of Alexander 133 Balsam Harbour Property Owners R.M. of St. Clements 25 Belair Property Owners Association RM of Alexander 94 Big Pointe Cottage Association RM of Westlake Gladstone 45 Bird River Cottage Owner’s Association RM of Alexander 79 Black Bear Co-Op Ltd. RM of Lac du Bonnet 67 Boulder Bay Cottage Owners Association RM of St. Clements 36 Cape Coppermine Land Owners Association RM of Lac du Bonnet 80 Childs Lake Cottage Owners Association Duck Mountain Provincial Park 65 East Pinawa […] - [Why Join MACO?](https://macoman.com/members/why-join-maco/): The Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners Inc. is your voice with the Provincial Government on such issues as the environment, land use, recreational safety, lake use and lake levels, communication, administration of resort communities, government grants, property assessment and taxation and we have met regularly with the Manager of the Provincial Water Quality Management Section. The Water Stewardship Minister, Steve Ashton, was the keynote speaker at the MACO Annual General Meeting in the fall of 2004 and he said “cottage owners are the grass root environmentalists and the Government looks to them for feedback”. So how do you get that […] - [Members](https://macoman.com/members/) - [History of MACO](https://macoman.com/home-page/history-of-maco/): The seeds of MACO were sown early in 1991. Dave Craig and Bruce Sloan called every association they could contact, to talk to them about joining forces to protest as a group, the unfair tax load assigned to recreational property owners. The inaugural meeting was held December 10, 1991, with about 15 interested representatives present. Bruce Sloan chaired the meeting and they chose the name “Manitoba cottage owners association” They elected a committee of 5,. Bruce Sloan, Delta: President; Dave Craig, Twin Lakes Beach, Acting Past Pres.: Stan Malec, Gull Lake, Treasurer: Al Cantor, Loni Beach, Gimli; Brian Klaponski, Alexander; […] - [Directors](https://macoman.com/home-page/directors/): Position President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Membership Chair Director Director Director Director Director Director Past President Name Gordon Campbell TBA Jim Nicholson TBA Shelley Morris Ken Corbett Leslie Beck Ray Poole Remi Brengman Kevin Crozier Wendy Alexander Gus Wruck Contact info@macoman.com       info@macoman.com - [MACO Constitution](https://macoman.com/home-page/constitution/): By-Law No.1 By-Law No.2 (Fees) - [Lake Winnipeg](https://macoman.com/issues/lake-winnipeg/): Coalition to Save Lake Winnipeg The Coalition to Save Lake Winnipeg is a collaboration of communities in the South Basin of Lake Winnipeg. The CSLW includes individual citizens, Cottage Associations from the east and west sides of Lake Winnipeg, Rural Municipality representatives and the Manitoba Cottagers Association.   Lake Winnipeg Foundation Mission: To advocate for change and coordinate action to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg. - [Home Page](https://macoman.com/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)