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(0 Spotlight "Connected toyour Community" T D CD O C 1 1 1 § m L U < o £ e o -i-- * CD JZ a a) £ c Flooded by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver Staff Flooding has closed several Oakville waterfront parks, including the popular Coronation Park and Bronte Fisherman's Wharf. Most of Coronation Park is submerged under several inches of water including the volleyball courts and almost all of the picnic areas. Along the Lake Ontario shoreline a portion of the running/walking trail that runs through the park has been washed away, with most of the beach area now reclaimed by the high water level. Constant wave action has washed up piles of debris and garbage along the shoreline, including a 10-foot wooden staircase. Although not flooded, the children' s playground and water park are also off limits with caution tape surrounding the attractions as the pathways leading to them are flooded. Town of Oakville staff were in the park over the Victoria Day weekend using heavy equipment to try to shoreup sections of the trail and beach area that continues to be battered and eroded by the high water. At Bronte Fisherman' s Wharf, a portion of the waterfront walkway is partially submerged with waves cresting over its top. Channel markers leading into Bronte Harbour are also partially underwater, at times barely visible due to the waves. Over further to the east, at the Bronte Outer Harbour, the water woes are much the same, as high water levels have totally submerged the sandy beach at its eastern end, replaced by Lake Ontario waves piling up more lake debris. Local conservation authorities advise the water level in the lake is expected to continue to rise over the next several weeks, with it not receding until at leastJuly Due to the ongoing flooding at Coronation Park, the Town has moved its annual Children' s Festival set for July 9 to Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC). | Graham Paine/Metroland Clockwise from top left, flooding and wave action has eroded the shoreline and closed several Oakville waterfront parks, including Corona tion Park, Bronte Fisherman's Wharf and the Bronte Outer Harbour. Heavy equipment is being used to shore up the lakefront, as parts of the walkway/running trail have been washed away. A section of Coronation Park, which houses benches for seating resembles a lagoon and with the The park under several inches of water, trees now have life rings attached to them. The water is so high at the Bronte Fisherman's Wharf that the mooring tie-ups are submerged. Lifetime Oakville resident Mark Roser shoots a video of the high water at Bronte Fisherman's Wharf, saying he can only remember once before in the '70s that the water was as high. Seagulls are the only ones using the volleyball courts now at Coronation Park. LIE ·' metroland media Beaver* Volume 55 | Number 40 Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Editorial Department Advertising Department Classified Advertising Circulation: 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington NEIL OLIVER Vice -President and Group Publisher KELLY MONTAGUE Regional General Manager DANIEL BAIRD Director of Advertising ANGELA BLACKBURN M anaging Editor 5046 M ainw ay, Unit 2, Burlington (905) 845-3824 (905) 845-3824 (905) 845-3824 (905) 632-4440 (905) 631-6095