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How do you feel about noise on the lake

Summer is for letting loose and having fun, right? Or is it for relaxing in a beautiful, peaceful environment? A local resident wrote into MyKawartha to complain about the interruption of loud boats. What do you think - should there be a fine for loud boats interrupting the peace? Or, do you come to Kawartha Lakes to enjoy your favorite motor sports? 

Time to control the noise levels of boats on lakes across the Kawarthas

I find it amazing that there is no control of the noise that is emitted from many of these power boats that ply our lakes here in the Kawarthas. Why do people who drive these boats need for the rest of us to be bombarded by noise levels that rival those coming from a jet engine at the airport? Are they deaf? Do they feel the need to let everyone on the lake know that they have a big boat based on the noise? Do they not know where the switch is to silence their noise? Or do they just...

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