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Show Notes
It's Victoria Day Weekend, which means for many lucky people, it's time to open up the cottage and get summer really going. Traditionally, May Two-Four weekend is all about fun, but as Premier Doug Ford put it in one of his briefings recently, "It's not the party weekend it's been in the past." While all communities have been dealing with the pandemic, cottage country has faced a unique set of challenges as these communities—that depend on seasonal residents and visitors—have been asking people to stay away for fear of their smaller health systems being overrun. Public health leaders echoed that sentiment and some communities tried to ban cottagers outright. Despite all the warnings, some high-profile politicians said one thing, and then zipped off to their lakefront properties. This weekend, community leaders expect a lot of cottagers to visit, but it is going to be a different weekend. To discuss how people should enjoy it, This Matters decided to talk about cottage country etiquette in the time of COVID-19, with Phil Harding, Mayor of the Township of Muskoka Lakes.