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Winter Yoga Schedule will run from January 8th to March 28th. Classes will be held downstairs in the clubhouse on Sundays 12-1pm and Wednesdays 8-9pm. Mat Rental: $2  Class: No charge but tips are appreciated Nikki Lafrance, the instructor, is working towards her 200hr Teaching Certificate; and, she needs to practice teaching with a class of participants. The classes will be gentle and light-hearted. All levels welcome! Here’s an interesting article from Salon.com where a writer recounts her first experience in a coed naked yoga class. http://www.salon.com/2012/01/06/my_naked_yoga_class/singleton/ Please contact the office before attending to confirm availability as well as the time and date. Non-members mustRead More →

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A picture taken by Mark Blinch for Reuters last summer has been selected as one of the National Posts’ 25 oddest photos of 2011. As is often the case, we are lumped in with other “crazies”. But the normality of the photo speaks for itself and should raise good questions in many people’s minds. http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/29/25-oddest-photos-of-2011/Read More →

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uo7iGK1Nwo France is often regarded by naturists as the Mecca of naturism.  While the naturist movement is generally considered to have started in Germany, the largest resorts are now found in France. The French government has a division of the tourism ministry whose purpose is only to promote naturist tourism. The naturist district in Cap d’Agde was created by the French government in the 1970’s and now attracts over 40,000 people every summer. Millions of French citizens vacation every year in naturist resorts, clubs and beaches. But as advanced as naturism is in France, it is also an example of how things can go wrongRead More →

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The producers of the movie Act Naturally have announced the pre-release sale of the DVD version. http://ActNaturallyMovie.com/merch.html So if you were there at the Fox Theatre on June 26th or saw the screening during the 2011 Naturist Festival, you can now have your own copy! (plus bonus material) If you missed both screenings, then this is your chance to finally see it! Please support independent naturist film by purchasing your own copy of this movie instead of duplicating it or downloading it.Read More →

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Fifteen years ago today, on December 9th, 1996, the Ontario Appeal Court reversed the 1991 conviction of Gwen Jacob for indecency making it legal for all women in Ontario to be topfree. Jacob, at the time a university student, had walked bare-breasted through the streets of Guelph in July 1991 in order to protest the inequality of current law. http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/1996/1996canlii1119/1996canlii1119.html On July 19, 1991, Gwen Jacob took off her shirt and walked home from the University of Guelph. She was charged with committing an indecent act. (Section 173 of the Criminal Code of Canada) It was actually the second time that she had walked top-freeRead More →

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If you are a member, you should have received by now the 2012 invoices that were mailed a week ago.  They are not due until April 1st. This year, the rates have gone up modestly but if you take advantage of the early payment discount, your rates will be the same as last year! If you have not received your invoice, please contact the office to request another copy.Read More →

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Woodall’s Family Camping Blog has a good article on how to prepare your recreation vehicle (RV) for the winter: http://blog.woodalls.com/2010/10/winterizing-your-rv-a-step-by-step-time-proven-system-to-get-the-job-done-right Photo by brentolsonRead More →

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We’ve held out as long as we could but frost is now a possibility at night.  So we will be shutting down the seasonal water (Beckett Circle) on Monday, October 31st. If you have a trailer, this is also the time to winterize it otherwise you may experience damage.  If you need someone to winterize your trailer, please contact the office for recommendations. But the clubhouse with its hot tub, saunas and fireplaces is open all year and members are most welcome to continue using the property and their trailers throughout the winter.Read More →

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The call box at the entrance to Sun Valley Gardens circa 1964 Some people will have noticed that we have the old call box from Sun Valley Gardens hanging on the wall in the Bare Oaks office. The club had a significant impact on Ontario’s naturist scene. Almost every existing club in Southern Ontario (and a few that have since closed) in some way owe their existence to former members of SVG. A 1961 interview with Karl and Marlies Ruehle, owners of Sun Valley Gardens, has been posted in the CBC’s archives. They are being interviewed by a young June Callwood on CBC-TV’s Close-Up. http://archives.cbc.ca/lifestyle/living/clips/17573/ Note:Read More →

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The Toronto Star has picked up the Reuters photos and made them into a slide show: http://PhotoGallery.TheStar.com/1056411 It includes some photos that were not in the Reuters Blog but were still taken by Mark Blinch from Reuters. It has also been picked up around the world in places like the USA: http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/20/7859951-nudity-not-optional-for-photographer-at-naturist-camp-in-canada Argentina: http://www.misionlandia.com.ar/index.php/cultura/curiosidades/23786-la-practica-de-nudismo-comunitario-es-posible-en-canada.html China: http://news.ifeng.com/photo/hdsociety/detail_2011_09/20/9326344_0.shtml Romania: http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/lumea-vazuta-prin-teleobiectiv-sanctuar-nudist-946304.html Vietnam: http://www32.24h.com.vn/phi-thuong-ky-quac/cong-vien-khoa-than-tai-canada-c159a405068.html World: (17 editions, published in 10 languages across 13 countries) http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/217124/20110920/nudist-vacations-naturist-travel-naked-toronto-bare-oaks-family-naturist-park.htmRead More →