Kramberger: No sense scrimping on outdoor summer facilities

While travelling home from Toronto along Highway 401 this past weekend, an afternoon stopover at Cobourg Beach got me thinking about outdoor recreation facilities here in the West Island.
Cobourg Beach is about 120 kilometres east of Toronto and offers a sprawling public beach on the shores of Lake Ontario. It was packed with visitors the hot and sunny Sunday we stopped by. The family had planned this day trip and so we had packed a beach bag at the ready. You pay for parking, but admission to t