The FALL COLOUR PROGRESSION REPORT IS PRODUCED EACH MONDAY AND THURSDAY DURINGTHE BEAUTIFUL FALL COLOUR SEASON, IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.

This is the report for Thursday, October 25, 2007

LAST REPORT

South-Western Ontario Region

The Owen Sound region reports some small areas of red and gold remaining with considerable leaf fall. The Beaver Valley region south of Thornbury reports significant leaf fall with small areas of muted orange and yellow. There are several excellent lookout locations in the Beaver Valley as you approach the village of Kimberley from the south on Grey County Road 13. Hockley Valley, east of Orangeville is reporting about 60% leaf fall with some areas of dull orange and yellow. The Forks of the Credit Provincial Park near Belfountain offers beautiful walking trails. There is still some good fall colour viewing on the 3rd line of Mono Township (Hockley Valley Road). The Elora and Fergus area is reporting the fall colour season is coming to an end with 90% leaf fall. The Royal Botanical Gardens, in the Burlington and Hamilton regions is reporting significant leaf fall with small areas of muted yellows and some oranges remaining. The area along the eastern shoreline of Lake Huron in the Goderich, Bayfield region, the fall colour season is winding down with 85% leaf fall. Fall colour season is also winding down in the Sarnia region, with considerable leaf fall. There are some small areas of yellow and orange remaining. The region is also experiencing significant leaf fall. There is just a 20% colour change in the Essex, Kingsville and Point Pelee areas with about 10% leaf fall.

The colours are now well past peak in the Toronto area however we still have small areas of dull yellow and orange throughout the region. The Toronto region is also seeing considerable leaf fall.

The colour is at PEAK in the Niagara Peninsula. The Niagara Parkway from Niagara on the Lake through to Fort Erie is always a very popular fall colour location, especially the view to the north along the Niagara River from the Brock Monument lookout at Queenston. There are some nice areas of gold, yellow and orange, with about 20% leaf fall. The country roads through the wine region of the Peninsula are offering some nice colour as well at this time.

Northern Ontario Region

The fall colour season has now come to an end across the Northern Ontario region.

Central Ontario Region

The Parry Sound region across to Muskoka sees the fall colour season winding down with close to 90% leaf fall. There are some small areas of yellow and rust remaining. The Haliburton area has about 60% leaf fall with some small pockets of dull orange and yellow remaining. The Barrie, Orillia, Midland and across to Wasaga Beach area is showing the remaining colours, generally dull with about 90% leaf fall. The Horseshoe Valley region, north east of Barrie is still offering some very small areas of dull orange and dull yellow. The Collingwood area is reporting the remaining colour generally dull, at this time, with 70% leaf fall.

Ottawa Region

The Ottawa region reports the colours now well past peak with about 75% leaf fall in the area. There are still some small areas of dull yellow and orange remaining.

Eastern Ontario Region

The Pembroke area across to Renfrew to Arnprior and into the Ottawa Valley region, the fall colour season as come to an end with about 90% leaf fall. There are small patches of dull orange and yellow remaining. A fall colour drive, along the 1000 Island Parkway, is always popular during the fall season. The Prince Edward County area is reporting the colours well past peak with small areas of dull yellow and orange and 70% leaf fall. The region east to Kingston and further east to Cornwall is reporting the remaining colours are dull and there is 70% leaf fall.