Ice hut operators and ice anglers have been busy removing huts from the lake for the past few days, with the decent weather conditions making the task a little easier than usual.
Residents of idyllic small town on Lake Simcoe worried about huge high-rise condo project
Depending on your point of view, it s either a glimpse into the future of development in southern Ontario, or a dangerous waste of good farmland. Either way, the proposed Orbit development planned for Innisfill, a town of 37,000 just southeast of Barrie, is making residents take notice.
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BARRIE, ONT. There were some tense moments on Lake Simcoe Saturday as three vehicles broke through the ice on Cook s Bay. No one was injured as the vehicles sank into about four feet of frigid water. A tow truck pulled the vehicles out while scores of people watched on. It s a reminder of how uneven and unreliable ice on Lake Simcoe remains despite this week s deep freeze. Even after repeated warnings from police and ice hut operators, about a dozen people parked on the lake Saturday morning. Do not park on the ice, do not drive on the ice, it s not safe yet, says Jack Hayward, producer of the Blue Ice Report.