On April 15, 1974 owners and interested parties of property in the Buffalo Pound Lake North shore developments met at the Moose Jaw Co-Op Auditorium. The meeting was called to order by John Finn. Fred Pepper acted as secretary. Charlie North, of the South shore development of Buffalo Pound Lake (Sun Valley) was invited to speak on how the South side formed a hamlet.

It was discussed that an organization was needed to protect the interests of the owners/tenants of the 110 cottages on the North shore. Tax assessment was considered too high in relation to the services received. It was agreed that an association be formed first, and then go to the Government to investigate other forms of organization, such as a hamlet.

A motion was passed that an executive be elected consisting of a chairman, secretary-treasurer, and three members from different sections of the shore. Elected were John Finn, chairman; Fred Pepper, secretary-treasurer; and committee members Vic Myles, Jim Luther and Henry Gebkenjans.

In the first year 103 cottage owners joined the Association. Issues of concern were garbage disposal, road improvements, constructing a boat ramp, moving the Sasktel pay phone from the highway to midway along the road, taxes, obtaining titles to properties, and improvement of administrative problems. In January 1975 a proposed constitution was presented . It was adopted on May 14, 1975.

In 1978 the North Shore had named 5 subdivisions: Ash, Elm, Maple, Oak, and Pine.

In 1979, the Association petitioned to become a hamlet, but it never materialized. It took many years of legal surveying to be completed. In 1988, a petition was submitted to the Minister of Urban Affairs to have the resort area of North Shore on Buffalo Pound Lake (in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, No. 190) incorporated as the Resort Village of North Grove.

On Wednesday, May 31, 1989 the North Shore Cottagers Association held their last annual meeting. The North Shore area was now the Resort Village of North Grove. A motion passed that was made by Howard Hilts, seconded by John Finn that the North Shore Cottagers Association be dissolved and when their affairs are settled and all debts are paid, any surplus funds are to be transferred to the Resort Village of North Grove.