A full fire ban for all of Hastings County was announced on Wednesday, August 6th. This means NO open fires at any time. A gas BBQ (not charcoal) can still be used at your residence or in an organized campground with the permission of the campground.
There is a forest fire burning in the north-east corner of Marmora and Lake Township. It is west of Steenburg Lake and south of Murphys Corners. It is designated as fire HAL018.
Current status on boating access to Dixon Lake: The creek is no longer open and navigable as the lake level continues to drop. There will be a meeting with municipal officials and representatives of the LWRA on August 14th to discuss the on-going situation and develop a long-term solution.
A bonus for those who will be here to take advantage of the dark, night sky: At its peak (Aug 12–13), the Perseids Meteor shower will have up to 100 meteors per hour shooting across the night sky, some even turning into fireballs!
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. If you have signed up for that service, FOCA sent me a long list of other Rogers benefits available. (drop me a line and I will send you the link) It appears they throttle the 5G connection to 40MBps down, and 10MBps up. That is plenty of bandwidth for any single-family use.
The dump is on summer hours. It is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11AM to 6:00PM. It changes back to winter hours on September 1.
The 2025 fishing regulations are available on the Ontario.ca website. The Limerick chain of lakes remains at the very south end of fisheries zone 15. Pages 104 to 114 of the regulations book. I had a chat with our local minnow trapper on the 19th and just a reminder that it is forbidden to transport minnows across fishery zone boundaries. Bass season opened June 28 and closes November 30. Lake trout season opened January 1 and closes September 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.
