If you’re one of those people, like my beloved, who can’t really enjoy nature without having a rake in your hand (how many trail walks have turned into frantic raking exercise?!?!?!), then the Village of Pemberton’s latest initiative, to tackle those sons of beaches pooping up our favourite beach, will be right up your alley.

They’ve installed rakes and pans at the boathouse and the Paddle Barn, that you are welcome to use, to do a little goosepoop patrol. If you do, be shameless about it, take a selfie, and post it to the Village’s Facebook page, and you could win yourself a lovely paddle board session out on the lake. Nice reward for a little effort.