After the shutdown of trails due to last weeks warm spell and rain, most local trails are back open. The 950 Limerick Lake trail is still showing RED on the map. Check the OFSC ITG for the latest status.
There will be no January Limerick council meeting. I believe the next meeting is February 18th (Wednesday instead of Monday due to Family Day holiday)
The Toronto boat show is coming up January 17 through 26. Fun place to wander and dream.
The Spring Cottage Life Show is March 26–29 at the International Centre, Mississauga. Get $5 off admission by using the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.
AMO is running a series of on-line courses for those interested in running for local council. Some are aimed at first time candidates, others at those seeking re-election. Links to the registrations for the courses can be found here:
https://www.quintenews.com/2026/01/12/374710/
The Bay of Quinte Walleye tournament will return May 2 and 3. The tournament was not held for a year or two due to a lack of volunteers. Looks like it is a new (different) organization that is holding the tournament this year.
Not sure if congratulations is exactly the right term, but Bonnie Clark who sits on the Source Water committee with me was elected chair of the EOWC on Monday. We have had a habit of sitting next to each other at the meetings and I have got to know her quite well. She will do a great job.
The Rogers / FOCA special pricing plan for internet service remains $60 per month. (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 many of 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. I have used the service for two full seasons and grade it an A-. If the service keeps working through power outages in the future I will up their grade to A+.
We are now on winter burn rules. Fires are permitted 24/7. Some of the signs around the municipality have not been changed from "No Day Burning" so that can be confusing.
The dump is on Winter hours. It is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11AM to 4:30PM.
The 2026 fishing regulations are now posted on-line. Copy and paste this URL into your browser to navigate to them:
https://lwra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-fishing-regulations-summary-en-2025-12-08.pdf
Sorry this editor does not allow me to insert active hyperlinks.
The seasons and regulations for this area (zone 15) remain the same as 2025. They are on pages 104-114 of the regulations book. Bass starts June 27 and ends November 30. Trout starts 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.
