Welcome

The West Panache Campers’ (ESPANOLA) Association was formed to assist campers who are in the West Lake Panache Area in their endeavours toward safer, more enjoyable camping.  It provides members of the camping community a unified voice for communications with various government institutions.  Of prime importance is the promotion of boating and water safety, the environment, fire safety and preservation of Association property.  

The West Panache Campers’ (ESPANOLA) Association shall be representative of those parts of Lake Augusta and Lake Panache that are within the Townships of Foster and Truman. 

​What's New

WPCA Annual General Meeting is
Sunday Nov 29, 2025  7:00 pm via Zoom.

​Please contact [email protected] for more information if you have not received the meeting information by email, late Fall 2025.



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Link to AED Zoll 3 Training Video

Now that we have our AED in place. Please take the time to view the training video and if possible take a CPR course.

https://youtu.be/p0lWbEBOYFk

2025 Season is Here!

The 2025 Membership Form is now available.  Join today!

Talk to your lake neighbours about the Association, and encourage them to join.  By our count, about half the camps in the jurisdiction are members of the Association.  We'd like to increase that to 75%!

Please take a minute to review the Minutes of the 2024 AGM by following the link to the right.  Key issues discussed were:  Fire safety, dock repair and parking lot organization. 

Please contact us if you'd like to get involved in the WPCA.  There are lots of volunteer opportunities.  

Also, if you have suggestions on how to improve the Association, let us know.

We appreciate your ongoing support.

Angela Frisina,
WPCA Secretary 

Dock Maintenance

Gate:  In order to keep our newly refinished dock in good shape, we install a gate to prevent winter traffic.  Snow machine tracks do significant damage to the dock. The gate is not locked, so can be removed in an emergency.

2025 Director List/Contacts 

See Contacts

We are on Facebook

To find the site, log on to facebook and type in 'West Bay Panache Campers' in the search bar at the top of the page.  This is a public site, so feel free to add your comments about the weather, lake conditions, photos, etc (updated March 27,2020)

Fees/Membership

We have clarified that the non member parking without an annual pass is $5.00 per day.

See Link on the right side of page.

Fire Prevention

See link under menu header 'Fire Prevention'.  Fire Response information moved to this tab as well as the inclusion of map locations to both Fire Caches.   

Winter Boat Storage

Winter boat storage will be available in the WPCA main parking lot for an additional fee:
members $50, non members $100.  See details under menu header 'Guidelines'. (updated 10/15/2024)

Thank you!

Thank You to Our Volunteers:

• Directors for their volunteer efforts this year
• Kevin Johnson for heading the Dock Repairs.
• Water Steward Mike Michalski, Water Quality testing/reporting, and Blue Algae Lab analysis and report. How fortunate we are to have Michael on board.
• A special thank you to all the members who contributed donations
• Guy Shank, Chairman of the Local Roads Board helping to resolve any MTO roads issues and keep our road in tip top shape.
• AED Committee and Bill Hickey for monitoring the AED. 
• Wayne Caccio providing power for AED station, along with main dock light
• Brushing and dragging roads, Charlie Cole, Mike Arthurs

 

Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations

Part of your membership fee is used to purchase a membership in the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations.  FOCA is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting thriving and sustainable waterfronts, year round.  They provide competitive insurance for Association activities and a wealth of information about environmental and stewardship issues.  See the website here.
(updated 09/07/19)

Maximum Dock Load Limit

A 'Maximum Load Limit 5 Tons' sign has been placed on the dock.  Your directors felt this was necessary in order to extend the life of our aging dock.  If you are having anything exceeding that load limit delivered, then alternate plans will have to be made.  Espanola Home Hardware have agreed to comply with the new weight restriction.
(updated 10/02/2013)

Water Quality Data for 2020

Special thanks to Michael Michalski for his continued monitoring of the quality of our lake water and providing this data.  If you are interested in reading more about the Ontario Lake Partner Program go to 2020_lake_partner_program_western_portion_of_lake_panache_nov_2020.pdf
(updated 3/30/2021)

Membership

Quick Link Membership Form.  ​2025_wpca_membership_form.pdf

Coming Soon!
2025 Annual Picnic
​July 26th 1 to 4 pm
​Mountain Cove Lodge

Newsletter 2025 
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​ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM will be held via zoom 
​Date: Sunday November 29, 2025  

Address

West Panache Campers Association
PO Box 5193
​Espanola, ON  P5E 1S2

Fire Response Numbers

In case of fire, please call one of these numbers:

• MNR 705-869-1330 (business hours)
• 911
• 1-888-863-3473
• 310-FIRE  (310-3473)

FOR EMERGENCIES
The registered address for the Main Dock is:
West Bay Camper's Association
Fire Shack #1
The closest town is "Espanola"