Hydro One is performing right up to expectations. With the wind on Sunday the power started to flicker around 5:45 and then went out for good at 7:00PM. Watched the Jays game via generator. Now doing this update via generator. The outage map says restoration is planned for 1PM Monday.
A warm and stormy day on Sunday. By mid-afternoon the wind speed 6-minute average was 24 mph with the temperature reaching 70F. With the wind coming from the south-east, it was very rough on this shore. Have a bit of dock repair to work on this morning once the rain stops. Unfortunately, the amount of rain that fell is only a small fraction of what we need to recover from the drought. The wind is supposed to switch to north-westerly today and the temperature fall as the day goes by. Several cloudy and stormy days ahead. Pretty much an even chance of rain all the way through Thursday. Temperatures this week should be right around normal for this time of the year.
A new addition to this website. There is now "View 6" on the webcam page. Thank you to LL South Shore 165. It is pointed roughly north from where it is mounted.
Now that we have figured out how to keep webcams alive all winter (provided Hydro One does their job) we are mulling over ways to re-introduce the spring ice-out contest. It would just be for bragging rights but could be fun. I will need to bum a snowmobile ride from someone in early March to set up the pole. Stay tuned for further info.
Please remember that we are still on summer burn rules. No daytime fires. The summer restrictions may be kept in place later than November 1 if drought conditions persist.
The October Limerick Council meeting is on the 27th (not the 20th) due to schedule conflicts with two of the councilors.
Members of the LWRA Board accompanied the local licensed trapper to the creek leading to Dixon Lake. He was quite knowledgeable on the problem and solutions that he can offer. Hopefully this leads to a long-term solution to access to Dixon Lake. More details to follow.
The Rogers 5G tower on Sutton Rd. is operational. The Rogers / FOCA special pricing plan for internet service is $60 per month this year. (unless you have a Rogers phone in which case it remains $50 per month) Even at the $60 price it is the best internet service for us on the lake. It appears they throttle the 5G connection to 40MBps down, and 10MBps up. That is plenty of bandwidth for any single-family use. This power outage is the first time that tower has stayed active. Guess Rogers remembered to finally put gas in their generator.
The dump is on Winter hours. It is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11AM to 4:30PM.
2026 fishing regulations are not yet posted. If things remain unchanged, lake trout season will open January 1. Bass season should open June 27, 2026 and close November 30. The Limerick chain of lakes has a "slot size" for lake trout that MUST be returned to the lake if caught. It is roughly 16 to 22 inches. It is also a "one line" lake when ice fishing. The Limerick chain of lakes are at the very south end of zone 15.
