High water levels caused by extreme amounts of rain are delaying the start of the navigation season on some major waterways. The conditions have made it too dangerous to open the Trent-Severn Waterway and the Rideau Canal, which were supposed to open on Friday and boaters won’t be able to get onto those systems until
On May 13 Dennis Fletcher, co founder of Quinte SailAbility was kind enough to make a presentation to club members that described the organization’s programs and goals. Fletch’s talk covered the organization’s staff, finances, special equipment, and sailing programs. Interspersed with this information were stories of how their sailing programs have instilled life changing confidence in individuals
Lift in that was scheduled for May 6 has been postponed because of the current high water level and the forecast for further increases. The pictures presented here were taken after the rainfall on May 1. The gauge readings at Cobourg show that levels continue to increase. See http://tides-marees.gc.ca/eng/Station/Month?type=1&sid=13590&tz=EST&pres=0&date=2017%2F05%2F31 for latest data. Lift in is now
Using our Northwest dock as a subject these two pictures show the water level difference between our early lift out in 2012 and our delayed liftin in 2017.
