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- PART THREE - CONCLUSION OF THE SERIES Following a disastrous flooding in the spring of 1960, there were renewed calls for rebuilding and raising the level of the Scugog Bridge, which by this time was beginning to be referred to as “The Causeway”. During April of that year, water in Lake Scu- gog rose dramatically, with up to 30 inches of water covering sections of both the Port Perry and Cartwright causeways. On a number of occasions, the causeway had to be closed down to traffic as washouts and ice floes created a = eee, fees = - hazard for anyone attempting to cross the open This photo, believed to have been taken during the late 1940s, shows a car stretch. But some residents drove through pulled over waiting to cross the flooded causeway towards Scugog Island. in spite of the warnings, and one man was reported to be barrelling through, and ended up sitting on the roof of the car for a couple of hours waiting for help. Another incident was reported as follows: “During the noon hour on Monday, Mr. Lorne Hunt, a resident of Scugog Island, attempted to drive his Volkswagen to Port Perry. While crossing the causeway the car was pushed off the road by floating ice driven by a wind. Someone saw the car leave the road and phoned the police, and Pargeter’s Garage was also called. Chief R.J. Cameron and Pargeter’s tow truck were soon at the scene. Don Wallace, driver of the tow truck and Robert Duff were able to rescue Mr. Hunt who had succeeded in getting out of his car A work truck driving through water towards Scugog Island pre-1960. and was found clinging to a pole in the icy waters. He had been marooned about 25 minutes and suffered from severe shock and exposure, and was rushed to Community Memorial Hospital.” The causeway was still partially submerged when a severe rainstorm hit the area, causing the level of the lake to rise even further and increasing the depth of the water along the causeway. More than eight weeks after the flooding began along the causeway, many spots were still not entirely free of water. During the high water, Port Perry Reeve J.J. Gibson put his pontoon boat, equipped with an outboard &} = motor, into service as a ferry transporting residents across the causeway, and the Depart- ment of Highways also provided a shuttle What appears to be a 1957 Chevrolet, is seen here making it's wa towards town, with water from the flooded causeway half-way up its doors. 30 FOCUS - APRIL 2011 APRIL.FOCUS.40.revisedindd 30 3/21/11 9:36:30 AM