Welcome to the "New" Upper French River Cottagers Association Website!

Located at the boundary between Parry Sound and Nipissing Districts in Ontario, Canada, the river drains Lake Nipissing and flows southwest to Georgian Bay. Once part of historic First Nation and fur trade canoe routes, the French River is now a Provincial Park and the summer residence of hundreds of cottagers. The "Upper" French River lies between Dokis First Nation and Lake Nipissing.

Mission Statement (from the UFRCA constitution)

The Upper French River Cottagers' Association has been founded for the cottagers in the area of the Upper French River above the Chaudiere and Little Chaudiere Dams, and extending from the Hall River and Five Mile Bay on the west to Lake Nipissing on the east. The Association concerns itself with taking an interest in everything that may contribute to the protection and pleasure of those temporarily or permanently living in the area. The wish of the organization is to preserve the natural beauty and serenity of the Upper French River.

Latest News and Stories


Current Environment Canada Weather Report... 6/28/2008
Native Fish Market Up And Running In North Bay... 6/28/2008
Ontario Bans Sturgeon Fishing... 6/28/2008
Festival of Peoples July 5 2008... 6/28/2008
June 2008 Newsletter... 6/28/2008
AGM 2008 Announcement - updated... 6/26/2008
By Law Amendments... 6/18/2008
Fire destroys Dokis landmark... 6/18/2008
Species at Risk Book from Nipissing Naturalist Club - update... 5/22/2008
May 2008 Newsletter... 5/21/2008
Adopt A Sturgeon... 5/16/2008
Telephone Directory Information... 5/16/2008
Membership Telephone Book... 5/15/2008
Lake Nipissing Area Links... 5/13/2008
AGM 2008 at Dokis... 5/11/2008
Fishery Enters Modern Era... 5/3/2008
It's official now: Lake Nipissing was free of ice April 26... 4/30/2008
2008 -2009 Membership Form... 4/28/2008
Take a guess; Nipissing still covered, Trout Lake nearly ice-free... 4/26/2008
Lake Nipissing Ice Free Dates Statistics... 4/26/2008
Officials have 'zero tolerance' during walleye moratorium; Con... 4/23/2008
West Nipissing Holds The Line On Taxes... 4/18/2008
Spring Rains Could Cause Problems on Lake Nipissing And The French Riv... 4/9/2008
Environmental Groups Protecting Water Quality... 4/5/2008
News From the Nipissing Forest... 3/20/2008
French River abandons recycling facility; Bowing to local opposition, ... 2/22/2008
Want to clean green? It's not hard to do... 2/18/2008
French River Council Votes To Take Own Bylaw To Court... 1/18/2008
French River Backtracks on Recycling Development... 1/15/2008
Flimsy Excuse To Back Out... 1/15/2008