Camp Timberlane is a residential summer camp located in the Haliburton Highlands in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It was founded in 1958 by Barry and Philomena Lowes. The site is located on a private lake, Lake of Two Islands

Lake of Two Islands

The Lake of Two Islands is a lake in Dysart et al in Haliburton County, Ontario. This lake has three islands of which the largest, Solo Island, is the only one to be named. This lake is used by Camp Timberlane and Camp Samac....

, 2½ hours north of Toronto

Toronto

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In 2006, Corey Mandell, CEO of Mandell Entertainment bought Camp Timberlane and is the current owner-director. In his own words, he is striving to protect and maintain the "Spirit, Integrity, and Tradition" of Timberlane.

Some Notable Alumni

Over the years, Timberlane has been home to thousands of children from around the world. Some of the alumni who are on the camp's wall of fame have also earned international recognition:

• Lorne Michaels
  Lorne Michaels
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   of Saturday Night Live
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  and The Kids in the Hall
  The Kids in the Hall
  The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1988 to 1994 on CBC in Canada, and 1989 to 1995 on CBS and HBO in the United States...
  
  attended Timberlane as a camper where he participated in several "rec hall" productions.
• Howard Shore
  Howard Shore
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  , an Academy Award-winning composer, also attended Timberlane as a camper and counsellor.
• Leonard Dick
  Leonard Dick
  Leonard Dick is an award-winning television writer and producer who is currently writing for The Good Wife .Leonard was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended high school at Upper Canada College, where he was elected head of Howard's House, and thus served on the Board of Stewards.Leonard attended...
  
   who is known for work on television's Lost
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  and House
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  ; the latter winning him a Writer's Guild of America award.
• Brent Buckman, who was on Season 5 of The Apprentice, also attended Timberlane as a camper.

Accreditations and Affiliations

Camp Timberlane is a member of the Ontario Camping Association (OCA) and also the Canadian Camping Association (CCA). Timberlane also has close relationships with; The Ontario Tennis Association and Tennis Canada

Tennis Canada

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, as well as The Red Cross Swim Programs.