After a brief hiatus on our road rehabilitation, Mr. Grader and Mr. Roller finally started their jobs on Second and Third Streets today. This was great fun to watch for fans of those “Big Truck” shows. The paving work will start tomorrow, although it is uncertain whether that task will be completed in a single day. It will almost certainly be completed on Friday. There will be clean up and finishing work to do afterwards. This may drag into next week. I think we can reasonably expect the road crews to be clear of the Village before the August long weekend. Residents of Second and Third Streets will rejoice!
Environmental WorkShop July 16th 10:00 am, at the Church
Algae! Doh!
On Saturday morning we’ll be hosting an informative meeting with multiple presentations. All deal with issues revolving around the health of our lake. The main event will be an Algae Workshop, presented by Dr. Emily Porter-Goff, who is heading up a two year study on algae in our lakes. The study was commissioned by the Kawartha Lakes Stewards Association and sponsored by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Dr. Porter-Goff will discuss the important role that algae play in the lake’s ecosystem. Algae can also cause problems, and these will be discussed too. We will also get a chance to look at samples of common algae in our lake. You can even bring in water samples from the lake or your property so that Dr. Porter-Goff can identify it right there with her microscope!
In addition to the algae workshop, the morning’s agenda includes three other short presentations:
- Update on the Sturgeon Lake Management Plan (David Pridham Kawartha Conservation)
- Update on the Lindsay-Ops Landfill (Chris Appleton, Public Review Committee, Lindsay-Ops Landfill)
- Special presentation by Mayor Ric Mcgee on the CoKL’s environmental initiatives.
There will be coffee and refreshments will be served after the presentations. See you Saturday!
Sturgeon Point History Project Presentation – Saturday, July 9th, 9:30 a.m.
This event will be of interest to all you history buffs out there. Liane Kennedy will be presenting a talk entitled “The Development of Sturgeon Point and some of the Early Families”. This will be a one-hour presentation starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Sturgeon Point Union Church. See you there!
Road Paving Work has Started!
Second Street has been ripped up and covered with gravel, and bottom of Third Street has just started receiving the same treatment. Removal of the old asphalt surface will continue on Monday morning (July 11), and will likely be completed that day. There will be no road work done on Friday or the weekend.
The paving crew is not expected to arrive for approximately one week after the initial roadwork is completed. In the meantime, please excercise caution when driving along Second and Third Streets!