As I mentioned in the evening news brief last night everyone needs to CHANNEL their disbelief and anger of the Lake Muskoka 2019 flood collectively and quickly. The PC Government of Ontario MUST UPDATE the current watershed management plan they are working from so its in sync with climate change and the new normal. Mega thanks to Martin Ford of Bala for creating this petition to [...]
The Township of Muskoka Lakes is facing significant infrastructure challenges over the coming years. Township Council must determine how to finance necessary improvements – through tax increases, increased user fees or service level reductions. The Township of Muskoka Lakes retains only 18% of every dollar raised through property taxes to provide services and programs. The balance of each dollar is raised on behalf of the [...]
Muskoka - the land of DIY projects, and many of them not intentional! It's probably one of few places in the world where the hand-me-down capita, in both properties and contents, exceeds any other place in the country. Why? I can't answer that but every single person who has spent time here has some personal connection to the area, and with that comes buildings full [...]
2 crappy weather summers seem like a distant memory after the sun, heat and drought of summer 2016. It seems the boat sales market isn't the only thing booming around the Muskoka area however. For the first time in over a decade there are bidding wars on cottages going down! In taking a gigantic overview of the Muskoka real estate market here's whats up: Sales up 23% [...]
Spring may have sprung, or in the case of last weekend, summer, but today is far more exciting than any day yet because docks have resurfaced on Lake Muskoka! That's right no more this ... While it could have been alot worse in the end, and very few folks will arrive to find scenes like this rather more like this, it just's a reminder that this [...]
That's right cottage season 2016 is upon us and the ice-out date pools are taking shape. Facts: Top of our dock level sits at 384" In April 2013 the water peaked at 402" (ie major flood) In April 2014 the water peaked at 389" (still flooded) "Water levels generally begin to rise on their own through November with higher precipitation. The MNR however begin a larger winter [...]
