Long weekend incidents: slow down, people

Yes, life is short. My client passed away. We never have enough time with loved ones.

This is a glorious time of year, spring. Our long weekend was quite something, however. Our First Responders have to be prepared for anything: boats, cars, single vehicle access roads that lead to cottages. 

It has been a busy weekend on the roads in rural areas. The traffic speeding by our home is quite something. When they transfer that mindset and attitude to boating, it is easy for things to go wrong.

"It's a horrible situation. There were still people in the water when first responders arrived," OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson said in a video update on X. 

UPDATE: Oct. 30th it was announced that an arrest has been made. Matthew Splinter has been arrested for multiple charges, including death, alcohol, and bodily harm. 

What a tragic event

Reporting from South Frontenac, Ont. for Global National and Global Toronto on weekend boating collision that claimed three lives and left five in hospital. Speedboat, rear, appears to have slammed fishing boat. It happened after dark on Saturday night. ⁦@globalnewsto⁩ pic.twitter.com/pmq3XSpMSe

— 𝚂𝚎á𝚗 𝙾’𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚊 Global News (@ConsumerSOS) May 20, 2024

Named as Matty Splinter

A CBC interview with a witness.  

Three young people, in their early 20s. Gone.

Global News was there. 📹

• 'You couldn’t ask for a better son and a better friend'
• Her father Jim said the young people were just coming back to a friend’s cottage after watching the sunset, their boat’s lights on, through a no wake zone — where boats are required to slow down to pass through a narrow area in the bay. They had just shifted into gear when they were struck out of nowhere, he said, recounting what Côté’s partner Viau, who was with her, told them of the crash. – TorStar

Remembering Victims Of Fatal Boat Collision Near Kingston, Ont: Family ...

 MEMORIAL FUND FOR Kaila Bearman

In Algonquin Park at 1 a.m.:

They are huge animals. 

Warden Steve Fournier (Drummond/North Elmsley Reeve) has proclaimed May 19 to 25, 2024 to be Paramedic Services Week in Lanark County. 

It is so sad. It really affects everyone in the area, as well as family. It impacts First Responders, who do amazing work. 

The police have tools, fortunately. This was sweet to read! [

Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR)

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#OttawaOPP stopped this driver on #Hwy417 after receiving a notification from the ALPR about the registered owner being a suspended driver. The G2 driver was charged with Driving While Under Suspension and received a 7-day vehicle impound. Driver is set to appear in court. ^mf pic.twitter.com/Bw3Yd0RgIs

— OPP East Region (@OPP_ER) May 19, 2024

• Two vehicle collision on Highway 7 results in heavy damages 
• Smiths Falls resident charged with impaired driving after collision

Day Trip April 7th: Bunker Hill Rd. Part 3

It was another trek! This was a long leg. Part of the two hour section. We just kept driving, enjoying the homes, the lakes and rivers of our fair part of the country. We had veered from plan A, to Westport, to plan B, Myer's Cave, to try find that sweet spot where we saw the otters.

• Day Trip Sat., Apr. 7th Perth => Canoe Lake Rd. part 1
• Day Trip Sat., Apr. 7th => Desert Lake Rd. part 2

We motored on... Beyos Rd., Bunker Hill Rd., Buck Bay Rd. Bob's Lake Rd. ALMOST a straight line.

Old barns, windy roads, houses large and small.


The rock cuts are lovely.



Then, some water! Open water! And swans!!!


Right on the edge of the ice.
Swans and a crow from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Back on the road.



This is a road through a swamp, which was quite wet! Then, the basement of an old barn.

Bob's Lake Rd. crosses Bob's Lake!

This place is lovely, right down to the lake it goes.


Hubby liked this spot, with the water rushing beside the house. I suppose it could have been a mill, at one time. There was no where to stop. Barely wide enough for two cars.

Hubby liked this waterfall

This was another sweet spot. I think it is still Bob's Lake, a wee bay.
There were some ducks. A shy Wood duck and, perhaps, a mallard? It was good to see. It was amazing that one side of the water was open, the other still frozen.

Sadly, empty plastic water bottles had been dumped.

Wood duck from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.