Lake Simcoe Water Levels Rise, Boaters & ATV Riders Prepare

0:00It's April 28th, welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Warmer weather is hitting the Lake Simco region hard, pushing water levels way up. Officials at the Lake Simco region conservation authorities say Lake Simco is sitting at 2.19.41 meters right now, that's about 32 centimeters above the usual 2.19.09 for this time of year. With rain in the forecast, those levels might stick around for weeks. Parks Canada's maxed out the outflow, but it could take a full month for some drop and several more to hit normal seasonal marks. Boat owners down at Berries downtown Marina aren't letting it slow them. Folks like Lee Calhan and Robert Deacon spend Mondays scrubbing their sailboats, pumped for launch day. Deacon's God is hitting the water this Friday at 7am, weather holding steady. Here in Barry, the city's massive snow piles from winter, 385 kilometers cleared, 180,000

1:00cubic meters are. Finally melting into sand mountains, assault shortage meant extra sand, so clean up stretches into July way past last year's June 1st finish. ATV riders are itching to rip through Simco County trails too, with mud and water perfect for the kickoff. After a long winter, their planning with saga beach runs this weekend, turning forests into playgrounds as spring fully locks in.