May Update

Spring has arrived and the road is drivable!

John Jamieson has patched in places where it was very bad, and he dragged it once afterwards.





We are fortunate that the road has dried out so early after such a snowy winter. Many thanks to Terry Young for the ditching and clearing the sides of the road he did last fall with his excavator. Also to Peter Healy and others, especially the fellows from Young Logging, who came out for a day to help with clearing brush from the sides of the road. This has allowed the sun to get to the road surface to help dry it.

Clarke Road has been graded by the township up to Tusk Trail.



You will notice when driving past the 911 parking lot that it is empty. 

A new addition is the CJPO at 911.



Be sure to ask John Jamieson the Post Master what CJPO stands for..

Thought I would share a picture of one of the sunsets we enjoyed a couple of evenings ago.




Lastly...... 

It's Blackfly season. They are back and starting to bite..

Comments

  1. SM & KFMay 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM

    Thanks for the update! Now we can come up and open (and bring bug spray)! Cheers!

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