A BIG thank you for everyone who took time to vote in the municipal election. Kim won for mayor in a landslide with 76% of the vote. The three council candidates supported by the LWRA, Jan, Shawn, and Kevin also won. Selena Bruni from
Steenburg Lake won the 4th council seat. With an incumbent mayor and two of 4 council members returning, the new council should be able to hit the ground running.
Also wish to congratulate Tracy McGibbon for winning for mayor of Bancroft. Tracy has worked tirelessly for decades for the community. She will do a great job.
Daily weather and gossip are on hiatus for the winter. Got the plumbing drained just in time for a couple of very chilly mornings. A quick recap, we had 19.91 inches of rain since April ice-out. Warmest day of the season was Canada Day, July 1 at 93F. And, as we all know, the rainiest day(s) of the season were on the August holiday weekend with 2.1 inches of rain falling both of those days. That storm brought almost 5 inches of rain.
The webcam at 165 South Shore is back on with a great view of the north-west corner of the lake. The bear that had been in the camera view last winter has migrated inland to a safer location.
A reminder that the fall Cottage Life Show is coming up November 13-15. No more great discounts on tickets though.
Dump is on winter hours through April 2027. 11AM to 4:30PM, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays. (fires/burning are still on summer restrictions through October 31)
There is an upcoming (October 28th) provincial webinar on the effects of road salt on drinking water and waterways of Ontario. Follow this link to register:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f4fe38b2-f5ae-454e-8f16-b209c1c3501e@529e04ed-75bf-4e68-9ebb-f5a80df3c879?source=copyLinkOneEventsShareDialog
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) remained the same in 2026 as in recent years. They are on pages 104-114 of the 2026 regulations book. Bass started on June 27 and ends November 30. Trout started January 1 and ended 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. Trout will most likely open once again on January 1, 2027 for ice fishing. I will keep an eye out for the 2027 regulations. They are usually posted in early December.
