By Pepper Parr
May 20th, 2021
BURLINGTON, ON
There were two groups active in the Beachway yesterday; one of them will be busy today and Friday getting that part of the city ready for the thousands that are expected to want to spend time on the sandy shores of Lake Ontario.
New outdoor planking has been put in place around the Convenience Shack; public washrooms may not be ready for this weekend.
Contractors and maintenance people are beavering away to get washrooms set up, signs in place, and barriers where they are needed to keep people from putting their vehicles in the wrong places.
Mom, the boys and a girl with a pail – heading for the lake.
Then there are the Moms – those we saw were driving pickup trucks and trundling down to the Beachway with their children in tow and all the stuff you need to play in the sand and enjoy the sunshine.
Then there was the couple; two people who have known Burlington most of their lives, who have found a quiet spot where they could sit side by side and enjoy the blessings.
Listening to the silence and counting the blessings.
They were all their earlier this week; few of them will be there in the weekend.
