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Swimmers and boaters are crowding my waterfront, what can I do?

Q: “I have the misfortune of living on a gorgeous little lake. Neighbours crowd their swim rafts around our dock, making it unpleasant and challenging to swim. They don’t care. Are there any rules about where you can put a raft? How close can it be to a neighbour’s dock?”

Let me get this straight: you own a cottage on a gorgeous little lake—one that many people would give up some bone marrow to rent for a few weeks, especially during COVID-19. But your entire waterfront experience has been ruined by encroaching swim rafts? As in, adults and children splashing about and having

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