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Preston Lake is a community located in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The community is centred on Preston Lake, a natural glacier kettle lake, immediately north-east of the intersection of Bloomington Road and Woodbine Avenue, east of Highway 404, near Aurora. The Preston Lake community has approximately 700 residents divided into three distinct sub-communities: The North Shore, the Association of North Shore Ratepayers (cottage-type homes); Preston Lake Beach Club on the west shore (luxury estate properties); and the Preston Lake South Shore Property Owners Association (upper middle-class). These three distinct homeowner's associations form the ''Pride & Preston Lake Community Association'', a not-for-profit corporation, consisting of three elected Directors (one from each residential shore - north, south, west), and an Executive Committee of volunteers, which includes a President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.〔(About Pride & Preston Lake ), official website. For photographs of the lake, including an areal view, cf. (A photographic journey through the four seasons of Preston Lake ), by Jeffrey Elliott; cf. also the stunning areal view, (Ontario Fall Colours--Preston Lake ), 2009.〕 ==Geography== *Lake Depth: approx. at deepest point *Area: approx. 280,000 m² open water (approx 70 acres) Preston Lake is home to numerous fish species, including Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead (Catfish), Pumpkinseed (Sunfish).〔Pride and Preston Lake, (Fishing ), official website.〕 The Ontario record for Largemouth Bass was caught by Mario Crysanthou of Willowdale in Preston Lake in August 1976; the fish weighed 10.43 pounds, and was in length with a girth of .〔Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, (Ontario Record Fish Registry ), official website.〕 Thanks mainly in part to the preservation of the lake by its residents (Lake Management Plan/Homeowner's Guide) and a Town by-law that prohibits the use of gasoline powered motorboats, the water of Preston Lake remains extremely clean and beaming with wildlife. Shoreline restoration funding is granted regularly by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.〔Town of Whitchurch Stouffville, (Minutes -Preston Lake North Shores Road Committee ), May 25, 2009.〕 The fragile ecosystem, and further land use is now tightly restricted by the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act.〔Cf. the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville's (Vandorf - Preston Lake Background Report ) (2006) for future land needs in Preston Lake and Vandorf, and development plan.〕 Use of the lake and its shorelines is regulated by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in conjunction with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (including some funding for shoreline restoration); the Ministry of Natural Resources governs fishing regulations, town by-laws prohibit the use of power boats on the lake,〔Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, (Council Minutes ), November 2, 2004.〕 and laws are enforced by the York Regional Police Marine Unit.〔Pride and Preston Lake (New Residents ), official website.〕 While the resources of all levels of government are used for the regulation, protection and preservation of the lake, the entire perimeter of the lake is currently in private hands, and the homeowners in the sub-communities alone benefit from exclusive access rights to one of Whitchurch–Stouffville's most significant natural and recreational assets. It remains one of the premiere communities in all southern Ontario. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Preston Lake, Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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