The MLA sent out a list of questions to the candidates for reeve in Beckwith and Drummond/North Elmsley. Only Paul Kehoe responded. Check out his answers here: Q 1. The Mississippi Lakes Association relies on the financial support of its adjacent municipalities for our water safety, environmental, communications and private roads work. Will you continue to support the work of the MLA, in addition to continuing to work closely with the regional Conservation Authority? Absolu

-by John Kenny, who served 33 years with the Toronto Fire Department. He is now on Ebbs Bay where his family has lived since the 1850’s. Most of us on Mississippi Lake live 10 minutes or more from the closest fire station. In some places, like mine, it’s over 20 minutes. And the dedicated volunteers who make up our local fire departments need time to drop what they’re doing and respond. The actual response time needed to start effectively fighting a fire can be 20 or 30 minut

Lise Boulay, Environment Chair has provided the following update to her previous article. This summer, cormorants congregated on and around Loon Island on Big Lake, with a count of well over 100. Many residents were concerned because cormorants can damage island vegetation, shoreline habitat, fish populations, and the overall ecosystem of a small island. The Mississippi Lakes Association carried out water quality testing around the island and fortunately we did not identify