The fire ban has been lifted. Fires between 7PM and 7AM are once again allowed.
The local Rogers 5G signal has been pretty crappy the last few days. It improved for a few hours on Saturday only to become weak again Sunday morning. Hopefully they get it back to normal operation soon.
Had lunch after a round of golf at Alex and Cheryls "Nineteen" restaurant at the BOQ Golf and Country Club on old highway 2. (between Belleville and Trenton) Great food, fair prices, great service. Highly recommended. Support our cottager community. It will close for the season October 31.
Current status on boating access to Dixon Lake: The creek is no longer open and navigable as the lake level continues to drop. There was a meeting with municipal officials and representatives of the LWRA on August 14th to discuss the on-going situation. The municipality was less than helpful, with Councilor Glenn Locke holding up documents from the municipal lawyer as though they were some sort of bullet proof shield. Wish I had better news. The LWRA Board members who attended have begun efforts to address the problem on our own. Contact has been made with the Bancroft MNRF office and an in-person meeting is scheduled for later in September. Also working to get Transport Canada to a meeting through back channels at FOCA. The lack of help from the municipality will definitely affect who we support for re-election in 2026.
The Rogers 5G tower on Sutton Rd. is operational. (note the comment above) 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. (usually) 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 now on Winter hours. It is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11AM to 4:30PM.
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 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 shortly on 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.
