On Tuesday morning of May 9th, 2017, I went for a stand-up paddle board launch from Sunnyside Pavillion paddling towards Ontario Place. During the paddle, I was pushing human poo, plastic forms, plastic cups and serval other disposable products out of the way. There was a terrible stench coming from the lake and the water was extremely brown. As I approached Ontario place the water levels were so high that I could see the sidewalk and break walls underneath my board.
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