One more day of beautiful weather due before some rain moves in toward the weekend. If it stays this way for a week or so, we may see one of those early April ice-outs, but we have been fooled before. Last weekend may have been it for official use of the snowmobile trails. The local club has closed all of its trails network as of Wednesday morning. The other local clubs have changed many of their trails conditions listings from open to either closed or limited. Check the Trails page for updates each day.
Last Saturday was spent at the York Reception Center in TO attending the FOCA, AGM. Most of the presentations were re-statements of programs and projects that are continuing. However, in the afternoon, two staff members from Transport Canada did an in-depth presentation on the Navigable Waters Act. That was packed full of interesting information on buoys, speed limits, swimming rafts, docks, and so on. They were bombarded by questions for an hour. I learned a lot there. They got a big laugh when they said that a Javex bottle is not an approved hazard buoy.
Limerick Lodge is taking reservations for the entire coming season. Rooms, cabins, campsites, and boats can reserved by phone, e-mail, or on-line through the website. We will also be taking reservations and deposits in person at the Sportsman's Show. Combination packages of a cabin plus rental boat are being offered for mid-week reservations for $175 a day. That is 30% off the summer rate. Come and see why Limerick Lake has gained a reputation as the BEST bass fishing lake in Southern Ontario. Not a fisherman? A large parking lot and easy access to the trails network make this a great place to ATV or otherwise make use of the trails from.
The driveway will be chained closed for the spring melt once again. This will be from March 15th until the road hardens enough for vehicle travel, usually around April 10th. There will be NO vehicle access to the parking lot or lake at that time.
The Trident project developer has received an extension to March 28th to submit materials to the Township for review. There is some disagreement about what is complete and what still needs to be submitted. In particular is the plot plan that shows all of the lots and where the buildings, wells, and septic tanks will be located. Nothing of this detail has been seen by anyone.
The new zoning by-law is headed for a public meeting on Saturday, May 8. Plan to be here if you wish to have your comments heard. The LWRA is attempting to get a copy of the revised by-law ahead of time so it can be posted here and on their web site. One change already in place that affects cottagers, is that building permits are no longer being issued for projects on the 66 foot road allowance until the cottager buys the road allowance. There is a process in place to do that. Links to the forms are on the Township website.
Good luck to everyone buying or selling on Limerick Lake’s own version of Kijiji. The ads run for 90 days, and are free. In those 90 days the ad would be viewed by about 180,000 limericklodge.com visitors. Even though there are not many things listed, there have been a few successful sales.
Limerick Lodge will be back at the spring Toronto Sportsman’s Show in booth number 3909. The show is moving to the Metro Convention Center near the CN tower this year. It is NOT at the Direct Energy Center as in past years. The show runs March 17 to 21. Along with our own materials, we will have Bancroft Destination Guides and Trails maps available at the booth.
