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Yoga classes will start this Saturday, May 28th and continue throughout the summer. They will take place in our freshened up Outback building in the Yogi Bare Studio. The classes are being organized independently by Nikki Lafrance who is also the instructor.  She is offering 3 one hour classes a week: Tuesday’s class is gentle(1-2pm), Thursday’s class is fun(8-9pm), and Saturday’s class is energetic(11:30-12:30pm). The Daily Drop-In fee is $14 or you can purchase a 6 class package for $65. You can pay her directly or through the Bare Oaks office. Nikki is a nurturing and compassionate teacher working towards her 200hr Teaching Certificate. She’dRead More →

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This afternoon, the York Region Department of Health Inspector has given us the green light to announce that the pool is open!! Since we’ve been heating it all week, the water is at a very comfortable 29ºC (84ºF). And with the sun finally shining on the solar collectors, expect that to keep climbing! Also, the volleyball aficionados in the park have decided that every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm is volleyball time. Everyone is welcome to join in!  Don’t know how to play?  That’s OK, they’ll happily teach you.Read More →

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OK, that talking head that popped up every time we loaded the front page was getting annoying. Plus some people complained that the unexpected voice at work was embarrassing – good point. So we’ve revamped the page so that our spokesperson now walks on quietly carrying a sign that says “click to play video”.  When you do, then you get the discourse – but you’ve had fair warning. So you no longer have to be afraid to load the web page while in your cubicle at work. P.S. It only works if your system supports Flash. So it won’t work on many phones …or the iPad or iPhone becauseRead More →

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Unfortunately, we have decided to cancel Saturday’s Volunteer Day due to the weather forecast. All of the projects for this year were outdoors. Given the almost certainty of a large amount of rain in the forecast, it had become obvious that most projects would not be able to proceed. So the decision was made to cancel the event. Thank you to everyone who was planning to volunteer!  We are considering rescheduling to later in the season. Note: As soon as the decision to cancel was made on Thursday afternoon, we posted it to the Twitter feed, on our Facebook page, and sent an email toRead More →

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Occasionally, people have come to Bare Oaks and been disappointed because one of the amenities is unavailable due to maintenance issues. While we usually post notices in the clubhouse, you can’t see that until you get there. So we needed a better solution. In this age of technology and instant communications, there are many options. The Bare Oaks Blog is best suited to important announcement and news items. We don’t want to overwhelm everybody with a large number of minor blog postings. And not everyone wants to subscribe to another email list. So we’ve decided to use Twitter to provide status updates. The short messagesRead More →

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Zippered storage pocket We’ve had a steady number of requests at the Bare Boutique for a pocket towel to carry keys, money, etc…  (Because as textiles love to point out, we naturists have no pockets!) Variations on the pockets towels have been sold in the past by the FQN, FCN and, most recently, the Nudist Store. Unfortunately, none of these options are still available. Then last fall, we found this incredibly functional towel. It took the pocket towel well beyond what anyone had seen before! Slides over back of chair Folds into a bag So we brought in 10 towels to gauge the interest. And they soldRead More →

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There is a great demand for trailer sites at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park. There 14 members on the waiting list for a year-round campsite. But rest assured that we will continue to keep 25 sites for short-term use. That way, everyone gets a chance to spend a weekend or their vacation at the park. But if you want a year-round campsite, there are ways to get there faster. (1) Members who take an unserviced spot (no water, no electricity) get priority on the waiting list. (2) Members who buy an existing used trailer with a campsite through the office get to keep the site.Read More →

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Our water is drinkable! Until now, we could not say that our water was safe for drinking. That’s despite the fact that it was filtered, chlorinated, and tested daily for adequate chlorine & weekly for lack of pathogens. Since the Walkerton tragedy of E. Coli contamination in May 2000 that lead to 7 deaths and thousand of illnesses, the regulations for drinking water have become incredibly rigorous in Ontario. (some say excessively so) But after several years of work and many thousands of dollars in expenses, we now meet the regulations! So rest assured that you can safely drink the water at Bare Oaks. Two wellsRead More →

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  We have introduced a video tour of Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park. A TV with 4 headphones has been installed in the office to show the video to visitors. There are many reasons for the video: Do a better, more consistent job of giving a tour Provide a more complete look at the park and its activities regardless of weather or season Include information about the philosophy behind naturism Give tours to everyone – in the last two years, we have been getting so many visitors that we just didn’t have the staff to give a tour to everyone Stop touring clothed people aroundRead More →

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On the penultimate day of Toronto’s Fashion Week, the fashionable thing to wear to the Theatre Passe Muraille was your birthday suit. Thursday night’s clothing-optional performance was a great success with a near-capacity audience of 133. The majority of crowd enjoyed the show clothes-free. Maev Beaty and Erin Shields, the performers and co-creators of the production who spend most of the show nude on stage, also enjoyed the event.  After the show, they both commented that it “felt like a special event” and that they were “very excited for this performance.” Erin added that “it was just wonderful… just people really generous… sitting there… enjoyingRead More →