Fish Fin-atic

Hi, I'm new on this forum, was directed here from the fishinglakesimcoe site where it seems nobody cares about their rights to access the lake - go figure. Thanks to Chrominator13 for the link, thanks for the form letter mooseroo, here's my twist on it, if there's anything anyone thinks I need to change or add, please advise, and if anyone knows other addresses to send this out to, please let me know. Otherwise, feel free to modify and use it for your own letters everyone. Attention: Roland Chenier Thursday, November 1, 2007 Town Clerk 26557 Civic Centre Road RR#2 Keswick, Ontario L4P 3G1 Regarding the proposed by-law to stop up and close a portion of Raines Street and authorize its sale as well as the sale of the Roches Point dock and adjacent water lot. Dear Mr. Chenier, Please accept this letter in opposition to the proposed by-law to stop up and close a portion of Raines Street and the sale of said property, and in particular, the Roches Point Dock, and the adjacent water lot. I have been using this this public land to access Lake Simcoe for the purpose of fishing and boating since my earliest memories, as has my father before me. This public access is routinely used for this purpose (and has been used as such for over a century thanks to Canadian citizen's federal tax dollars) The removal of said access point would be a great loss to the community, most businesses in the area, and the sport fishing community both within Keswick/ Georgina, as well as those who of us who travel to this destination from further abroad. Under the posted notices the land is described as "surplus land", implying there is more land there than is needed; that cannot be further from the truth. The Roches Point dock is one of the few remaining public lake access points on the south side of Lake Simcoe, and every year it seems there are more restrictions to accessing these points. It seems the lakeshore properties have been sold to the highest bidder with no regard for the public interest. Let us not forget that Lake Simcoe has been available for general public access since the retreat of the last glaciers. Only recently have a handful of people (no doubt with strong political influences) been allowed to build properties on it's banks and exclude others from "trespassing on their land" forcing the general public to rely on the ever-decreasing lake access points available; what right do these few people have to prevent the general population from accessing this water body? Multiple public access points to Lake Simcoe are a necessity, and should be everybody's right as a Canadian and Ontario citizen, not a whimsical political decision to be made lightly. Please note my vehement objection to this preposterous by-law. If there is anything else I can do to prevent this proposed by-law from passing, please don't hesitate to contact me. Sincerely,