It’s hard to conceive of how much damage has been done to Lake Louisa. I never expected this turn of events.

To help pay for the boat wash station, Mayor Jason Morrison took a grant from the Province, but he never told us about the strings attached, AND HE NEVER ASKED OUR PERMISSION. Because of the “free” grant money, we’re now forced to let anyone in the world put their boat in our lake for only $50. (If you don’t believe me, click boat-wash.)

Somebody can buy a pontoon boat, pay the one-time fee, and let their boat sit on the lake all summer long. Not only that, nothing stops them from putting a bedroom, small fridge & stove on their pontoon boat, and thereby having their own private HOUSEBOAT parked on a beautiful lake for only $50/year.

Why buy an expensive cottage, and why pay constantly rising property taxes? It’s way smarter to have a cute little houseboat you can use whenever you want. Not only that, you could BnB your houseboat and make a constant stream of income. In fact, go ahead and buy 10 houseboats, and you could live off that for the rest of your life.

There are about 90,000 people who live within a one-hour drive of the lake. One hour means you could just go up for an afternoon, and spend a lazy dusk floating and watching the sunset. If only 1% of those 90,000 decide to put a boat on the lake, that makes 900 MORE BOATS.

I’m telling you, I’m in shock.

We’re caught in a lobster trap built by Mayor Morrison. Neither him nor any staff live on Louisa, so they don’t pay the cost.  (You Dunany people, your day is coming. In my next article you’ll be just as shocked about something else.)

Even though we can’t give back the grant money, and can’t cancel the deal, I think I know a way to break apart this lobster trap.

Elections are on 2 November. Register to vote NOW. Make sure all your contacts at the lake read this article. If YOU don’t vote, and YOU don’t spread this news, then your passivity is going to wreck the lake.

VOTE FOR TOM