A woman and young girl wearing water wings tread water in front of a miniature floating sailboat.

2025 Mid-Summer Update

08/01/2025

Anna Tilman

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Can’t say we weren’t warned: TSW/CEWF [~2021]: Expect warmer wetter winters; hotter, dryer summers; more extreme events.

A graph showing the variation in water level of Percy Lake in the first half of 2025.

Same source forecasts the lake level to drop ´sooner’ than usual, as there is no significant rain in forecast. Since July 1st we have had about half the ‘normal’ rainfall. And, the recent 52h Hydro1 outage would count as one of those extreme events. However, the falling lake level also translates to more beach sooner at the Spit. those near-surface rocks and stumps will be a hazard sooner too. But, Ted Mills noted at the latest BoD meeting that Dysart just let the contract for road-side brush clearing and Percy seems to have been done first. In other roads news, the Province’s work on #35 north of Minden has significant delays during the week.

Upcoming Events

  • Aug 16 events: Bass Tournament in am; AGM @Fira @2 (FIRA has pancake breakfast at 9am)
  • Golf on Sept 13

Bass Tournament Aug 16th in morning
Fishing Contests | PLRA

AGM Aug 16th FIRA Hall @2pm
Agenda to follow but

  1. Bass Tournament from the morning winners trophy
  2. Youth fishing awards from 2024
  3. Mayor Fearrey
  4. AND nominations / election for PLRA Board and Executive
  5. Refreshment table [cookies, snacks, finger foods]. Bring a favourite plate if you’d like to, or even be the convenor for next year [see item 4]
    We will be doing setup from ~1pm so come and help/socialize.

Draft Minutes from 2024: attached

Golf Sept 13th
Golf Tournament | PLRA

Reminder to take pic/measure for youth fishing entries (for 2024 we only had one entry; if your (grand)son/daughter had entered….)

According to Cottage Life, an individual kayaking on Crowe Lake was charged and fined for not having the required safety equipment. The incident took place near Marmora off Highway 7.

Anyone noticed OPP boat on the lake this year?

And of course, a membership fee reminder. [to enter Bass Tournament, vote at AGM, Golf tournament]
Membership Form 2025.pdf