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Sunset cruises will continue for an eighth season during the Farmers Market in Rosseau. Seguin Council approved the request at yesterday's meeting. The Idyllwood will be in operation again this year to provide sightseeing tours of the harbor and upper Lake Rosseau area, but this year there will also be another vessel. After a lengthy restoration period, the larger commercial passenger vessel Peerless II will also be available for tours if the capacity calls for it.

Our local health unit is getting ready to test our mosquitoes for West Nile Virus. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says we are starting to see mosquitoes pop up this time of year. However, Program Manager Brenda Armstrong says the bugs that are a risk to humans come out later in the summer, between July and September.

Armstrong says there were no human infections in Muskoka last year. She says they will start testing the species for the virus in June. Meantime, there are many things you can do to protect yourself against West Nile. Armstrong says the most important is to get rid of any standing water, which is a major breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Armstrong says you should also be using a federally approved insect repellent whenever you’re going to be outside.

For more information on West Nile, go to www.simcoemuskokahealth.org.