An island has appeared in the midst of the Grand River but it surely’s not a pure formation.
Residents who stay alongside the water in Galt say the man-made construction has been rising for weeks.
They’ve seen at the least two individuals gathering rocks from the banks of the Grand River, wade by means of the water and stack them up in a pile.
The mound is large enough that somebody has additionally added a wagon and Canadian flag on prime.
One resident advised she first noticed the man-made island about three weeks in the past and has seen bonfires there. She additionally shared video of two individuals stacking stones.
The person-made island (left) and video stills of two individuals seen stacking stones within the Grand River. (Submitted)
The girl thinks the island ought to be disassembled.
She worries that it could set a harmful precedent.
“Grown men out there, doing something that’s needless, silly and dangerous,” she mentioned. “I don’t want my tax dollars spent saving somebody who’s out there doing a foolish act and then they slip and fall and are taken down the river. If kids see that little island over there, who’s to say they won’t try to get across.”
The girl mentioned she’s already contacted Waterloo Regional Police and was advised that they’re working with the Grand River Conservation Authority to resolve the state of affairs.
additionally reached out to police however they didn’t reply by our deadline.
The GRCA, in an e-mail assertion to Wednesday morning, mentioned: “The GRCA is conscious of the small rock island being constructed and have been involved with the Waterloo Regional Police Service, the Metropolis of Cambridge, in addition to the Ministry of Pure Assets Aylmer District Workplace. We proceed to control the small synthetic island as a part of our routine dam inspections and as a part of our flood administration position; nevertheless, on this particular occasion, the GRCA doesn’t personal that part of the riverbed.”
