Seguin Quotes: August 3rd - 8th

Reptile Museum Road

The 'Seguin Quotes' series reveals the considered thoughts and beliefs of the people of Ward 1.

It was nice to get back on the road, campaigning this week after building the sauna complex in Burk's Falls. One of the good things about running for office is it's a great excuse to walk up to a stranger's home or cottage and get to know them. Every opened door is a new adventure and most often a pleasant surprise.

I was most fortunate earlier today to meet Phil Brook at the end of his cottage driveway on Rankin Lake's Haystead Bay. I stepped inside the cottage for a chat and the thundershowers started soon after. Over the next few hours I enjoyed the fine Brook family hospitality and learned a lot about Seguin history. Phil, a Foley councillor in the 80s, helped to create the Parry Sound airport and establish Matheson Park on Little Otter Lake. I should be so lucky to claim such a legacy of accomplishment.

Haystead Bay Road

But now to Seguin Quotes, my ongoing collection of quotes from your neighbours who answer the question...

"What's the one thing you would change about Seguin Township?"

"We need to consider the problem of the McKaig entrance to 69 because people use it as a [69] highway off-ramp - they're going too fast. This area has a public beach, a baseball diamond and ambulance/fire station. We have a kilometre here where there's going to be an accident if no measures are put in place to prevent it. We need to deal with the increased volume and speed of traffic on Horseshoe Lake road". - Dawn Major, McKaid Road.

"If there are by-law differences between former townships, Seguin should now have a single standard. for example, boathouses with upper structures" - Philip Weingarden, Horseshoe Lake Road.

"Is there an imbalance in the taxes paid between a single unit cottager and a resort which has multiple units making demands on the lake? If so, the taxes paid should be more equitable" - Philip Weingarden, Horseshoe Lake Road.

View of Lioness Lake.

"Seguin needs to pass a clean yards by-law" - Lucy Scrratore, Downes Road FR.

"The Ferris Road hill should be maintained by Seguin's 5 ton snowplows in winter. There's no reason why it can't be done. I've done it for the last three years" - Kerry Loucks, Ferris Road.

"Due to the increase in traffic Ferris' single lane road is dangerous because of a number of blind spots and is going to result in a fatality. And it shouldn't be that way"- Kerry Loucks, Ferris Road.

The blind, one lane railway crossing on Ferris Road.

"Ferris road needs to be developed for year-round access. It needs to be widened. The hill needs to be re-engineered. Our taxes are not cheap considering we don't have year-round [road] access" - Philip and Cheryl Mack, The Farm Road FR.

"We really appreciate Seguin Township for taking the initiative for publishing the [new] Sustainability Guide" - Barry, Francis, and Cooper Ross, The Farm Road FR.

Little Otter Lake Road.

"The Little Otter Lake residents are concerned with the grade of The Big Hill [on Ferris Road]. Emergency vehicles may not be able to use it during inclement weather. I understand that it's the worst grade of hill in Seguin Township. It wouldn't pass the current standard" - Dianna Cromwell, Little Otter Lake Road.

"The Transfer Station at Brooks Road is viewed by other municipalities to make improvements on their own facilities" - Dianna Cromwell, Little Otter Lake Road.

"From a safety factor of the year-round residents, there's a risk that safety vehicles may not be able to access the road above The Big Hill. The hill needs to start back further to eliminate the steepness of the grade" - Stuart Kennedy, Little Otter Lake Road.