Editing Orillia (section)

==Grape Island==
Grape Island is a lake island located off Victoria Point in the north end of [[Lake Simcoe]].

Today the island is occupied by about 40 private homes or cottages and residences are part of the ''Grape Island Property Owners Association'' (c. 1952).<ref name="GrapeIs">{{cite news |url=https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/councils-grape-island-decision-not-fair-to-anyone-820211 |title=Council's Grape Island decision 'not fair to anyone' |date=January 23, 2018|first=Dave |last=Dawson |website=OrilliaMatters.com |access-date=July 7, 2019}}</ref> Access is restricted to residents of the island with access by boat from Forest Avenue South dock to private docks on the island.<ref name="GrapeIs"/> The heavy traffic at the mainland docks have resulted in tensions between island residents and residents of Victoria Point.<ref name="GrapeIs"/> The city of Orillia is working on finding a solution for access to the island without inconveniencing residents in Victoria Point.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=104117 |title=Search for New Location for Grape Island Dock |date=September 11, 2018 |first=Ken |last=Hashizume |publisher=Bayshore Broadcasting |access-date=July 7, 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

There are no vehicular roads on the island. Only Ivy Lane, a road allowance, serves as path to homes on the island.<ref name="IvyLane">{{cite web |url=http://www.mcsrealestatewebsites.com/assets/chestnutpark/pdf/rhenderson_14Ivy.pdf |title=14 Ivy Lane |publisher=Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503194626/http://www.mcsrealestatewebsites.com/assets/chestnutpark/pdf/rhenderson_14Ivy.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Water taxi is the main means of transportation to the island (unless residents have their own private vessels) from the GIPOA-owned mainland dock to the island dock (on a vacant lot).
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