Coping with Disaster

"On Friday April 19th, Bracebridge was declared a state of emergency along with other parts of Muskoka" The flooding of this magnitude was a once in a lifetime event, we hope, and has closed and damaged many roads within Muskoka. For those of us who live here or those who come up on a regular basis, this is all part of everday life and survival in the north. Imagine not being able to return to your home at night and the fear of not being able to return or leave your home for a week! A handful of us are experiencing this right now and have acted on repairing and gaining access to the cottages and homes on the lake. The next time that you feel that the road is a little rough, please stop to think, your property is in a rural area that is prone to the conditions of mother nature and you have to accept the risk of this fact. Quite often access is possible through the hard work of a small group of volunteers that pull together to make things happen.

Its been quite the experience these past two days and we would like to thank the few who have helped to get the road passable, unfortunately the north side and Fraserburg Rd have extensive damage that will require major work.

The Stewarts

PS: from Alan Greenwood.

We are in Florida until the end of the week. We brought along a little computer to keep us in touch with the e-world. I did not think it would cope with pictures etc but it seems to have functioned just fine. Our kudos to all those that are coping with, and overcoming the disaster Mother Nature has wrought.