Hello Members,

   I hope all LECC members are enjoying this winter.  It is nice to see all

the hockey and ice skating happening on the marsh this year. It has been a good year for ice. As soon as the weather permits a new 14ft X 4ft wood/charcoal burning barbeque will be built and installed at the Clubhouse and the final touches done to complete our pavilion. We will be looking for plenty of volunteers when the time comes. I would like to thank all the volunteers we had in 2009. We completed several projects ourselves: resurfacing the tennis courts, a lot of trees were planted, all the work on the pavilion and so on, that we could not have done otherwise.

  Throughout the winter I have heard of some of the problems we have had

with our road. We must remember the causeway is open to direct wind which causes icy conditions on more of a regular basis. Slower speeds and caution are essential during the winter months (20 KPH).

  The Board is discussing several issues with the proper authorities to

rectify some of our problems:

    1.      We are having preliminary discussions with the town of

Amherstburg about taking control of our road. By the annual meeting we should have something more concrete to share.

  2.      We are looking into warning signs for our road, as well as arrow

signs in the tight curves and caution signs at each side of the causeway. Ontario Highway Safety Authority has promised us some of the arrows and will keep us in mind for other appropriate recycled signs (meaning old signs they have removed and replaced from road construction)

      As an old timer here at LECC, I personally feel that the road has

held up better this year than any other year I can remember. The new rock and rebuilding the crown has definitely helped. I know there are potholes, but they aren’t as bad as the foot or foot and half ruts that we use to get. The washboard at the highway hasn’t been that bad either, but this is not the last blast of winter we will see.

     Lastly, there have been several sightings of wolves in our area.  We

always had coyotes and foxes, but wolves will look for lesser prey. So with the ice, the predator animals have direct route to our back yards and will attack dogs, and especially cats, so please, watch your pets.

     See everyone soon,

    Ken

    President L.E.C.C.