Andrew Cruickshank

4 days ago | cottagelife.com | Andrew Cruickshank

For cottage hopefuls, buying a property in early 2025 was finally going to be a reality. Inflation was getting under control. Interest rates were dropping. Price increases had slowed. But then U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about tariffs, and cottage buyers slumped. According to a new report from Re/Max Canada, 59 per cent of Canadians whose housing options have been impacted by the tariffs say they are less confident in the housing market now than they were in 2024.

6 days ago | cottagelife.com | Andrew Cruickshank

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have fast tracked a permit to replace a section of aged pipeline along the lakebed of a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The project, however, disregards environmentalists’ advice to remove the pipeline all together. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fast tracked the permit after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January, declaring a national energy emergency.

1 week ago | cottagelife.com | Andrew Cruickshank

First Nations groups are asking the Ontario government to reconsider a proposed piece of legislation aimed at fast tracking mining and resource development projects. On April 17, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Bill 5, also known as Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025. Ford claims the bill is an attempt to bolster the Ontario economy in the face of U.S. tariffs.

1 week ago | cottagelife.com | Andrew Cruickshank

The crystal-clear water of our cottage lakes could be at risk as the Ontario government drags its feet on renewing funding for a water quality testing program. Since 1996, the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (FOCA) has helped administer the Lake Partner Program (LPP). The program uses 629 lake steward volunteers to collect water samples from 546 lakes at 917 sites across the province. Many of these volunteers are cottagers who have properties on the lakes.

2 weeks ago | cottagelife.com | Andrew Cruickshank

A group of First Nations Chiefs has asked the Hudson’s Bay Company to halt the auction of its 1,700 pieces of artwork and 2,700 artifacts until a First Nations-led review has been conducted. After mounting debt, the Hudson’s Bay Company announced that it would be going out of business this year. The company applied for protection from their creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on March 7.