Bob MacKay, acting foreperson for Oakville Harbors, said the bags were only installed along the He said the sandbags will be removed as soon as the water level goes down. Kleschnitzki said a 1.5â€"in. (3.8â€"cm) decrease in the water level last week was "welâ€" comed." Highâ€"water levels in Bronte Harbor have forced work crews to place sandbags along the harbor‘s edge as a safety precaution. "(The sandbags) were just installed as security," said Peter Kleschnitzki, the town‘s park manâ€" ager. By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff ;f~f you haven‘t witnessed firstâ€" the high water levels in _ Lake Ontario, then just take a walk down to Bronte Harbor. Sandbags have been placed along the banks of Bronte harbour as a safety precaution against extremely high water levels. Although water levels appear to have peaked, harbour officials fear heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions could spell disaster. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Rain, rain stay away A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 58 "Canada‘s Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1991 retaining wall in front of the Metro Marine Ltd. building, which susâ€" tained some minor flooding recentâ€" ly. He said the bags were placed along the wall as a precautionary measure against "a good southeast blow" off the lake. Lake levels were 58 cm (22.6 in.) above the longâ€"term average, and 67 cm (27 in.) above the same The woman escaped injury when she woke up as the fire was in progress and fled outside to safety. She was the only occuâ€" pant in the house at the time of the fire. A 61â€"yearâ€"old woman‘s Tisdale Street home was gutted by fire early Friday morning. Woman flees burning home Cause of the fire is suspected to be an electrical cord running into an extension cord on a lamp, said Oakville Fire Prevention Chief John Peters. â€" Fire officials estimated the total damage of the fire at $150,000. Oakville harbor lost some of its shoreline protection during one of the severe storms this year, and was replaced by armor rock. As time last year. In March, lake levâ€" els decreased by only 2 cm. The high water levels are of concern to Don Robinson, the new chair of the Oakville Harbors Development Authority. (see ‘Fire‘ page 9) "Are we in any danger? There may be some more damage if we get some bad weather. If that hapâ€" pens there‘s not much we can do. But, touch wood, it hasn‘t hapâ€" pened so far," Robinson said. Oakville was fortunate it didn‘t sustain more severe damage to its shoreline protection because of highâ€"water levels in Lake Ontario, said Ray Green, the town‘s assisâ€" tant director of operations for pubâ€" lic works. well, Robinson said some of the docks in the harbor are under water, along with some of the elecâ€" trical services. The good news is, however, that the water levels have pretty well. "peaked," Robinson said. More rain and severe weather however, could spell disaster, he said. (See ‘Oakville‘ page 10) SUNDAY, MAY 16, 1993 32 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Contract talks Mark Slipp, Investment Executive SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, Food City, AP, The Bay,Kmart, Sears, Biway, Para Paints, River Oaks Evening Post Fidelity Far East Fund FRYimmop _ (416 359â€"4633 Page 25 27â€"31 Will Ferroné hang up his cleats?