Looks like the recent heat wave is over with afternoon highs not even reaching 80F for the next 7 days. A few upcoming days even look to be chilly. The Wednesday and Thursday smoke cleared here around lunchtime on Thursday. By evening the sky was back to clear blue. Friday should be quite nice before a chance for showers and thunderstorms moves in on Saturday. Sunday should be nice once again.
Made the tip to Pearson on Thursday to pick up family coming in from TN. I have the cell phone lot routine down to a science. Closest Tims, gas stations, restaurants, etc. and how to get from the lot to arrivals at both T1 and T3.
EC is not showing a return of smoke for this region, but those smoke forecasts have not been very accurate this entire week.
Always get questions this time of year, especially from campers, about campfire and cooking fires during the day during summer months. Here is a link to my interpretation of O.Reg. 207/96 sections 8.1 through 8.4
https://lwra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/campfire-regulations-summer.pdf
Activity on the Dixon Lake access issue continues quietly behind the scenes. Nothing official to report this week. Hoping to hear more on the 20th, but the issue has progressed to the point that most news is now confidential. (above my pay grade as they say) The last information that I have is that enough people have travelled the waterway that it is easily navigable now.
. Whether renewing or becoming a new member of the Limerick Waterways Ratepayers Association (LWRA), you can do it easily on their website at: lwra.ca. Dues are $50 per year per cottage. Please support the organization that works on many issues of importance to the lake community. The canoe races, AGM and picnic will be Saturday, August 1st at 9:30AM, all being held sequentially at what is known as Frasers Beach. (169 Limerick Lake North Shore) The traditional sailboat race will be Sunday, August 2, at 2:00PM starting near the Coxwell cottage, (202 Limerick Lake South Shore)
Summer burning rules came into effect on April 1. Fires under 2 meters in diameter are permitted 7PM to 7AM only through October 31st. Check the municipal website for information regarding total fire bans during the summer should that become necessary. There is also information there on how to apply for a permit for a legal daytime fire through the summer months. (conditions allowing)
The dump is on summer hours through August 31. It is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11AM to 6:00PM.
The 2026 fishing regulations are on-line.
https://lwra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-fishing-regulations-summary-en-2025-12-08.pdf
The fishing seasons and regulations for this area (zone 15) remain the same as recent years. They are on pages 104-114 of the regulations book. Bass started on June 27 and ends November 30. Trout started January 1 and ends September 30 with the slot size of 16 to 21 inches to be returned to the lake. It is a one-line lake for ice fishing.
