▁provincial ▁level ▁to ▁discuss ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁lake ▁level . ▁ ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁wide ▁beach , ▁wide ▁enough ▁in ▁fact ▁that ▁cars ▁and ▁off - road ▁vehicles ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁drive ▁on ▁it ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁R ural ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁St . ▁Laurent ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁by - law ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁off - road ▁vehicle ▁on ▁the ▁be aches ▁within ▁the ▁municipality ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 5 . ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁years ▁the ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁has ▁been ▁reduced ▁in ▁many ▁areas ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁factors . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁residents ▁they ▁have ▁lost ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ ▁of ▁beach ▁and ▁property ▁combined . ▁One ▁factor ▁is ▁that ▁Man it oba ▁is ▁currently ▁experien cing ▁a ▁wet ▁cycle ▁which ▁is ▁causing ▁la kes ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁province ▁to ▁experience ▁high ▁levels , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁nearby ▁Sho al ▁L akes ▁which ▁have ▁now ▁become ▁a ▁single ▁lake . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁many ▁c ott agers ▁have ▁not ▁allowed ▁the ▁natural ▁veget ation ▁to ▁grow ▁which ▁tra ps ▁the ▁sand . ▁The ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁Lake ▁Man it oba ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁a ▁factor . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁reg ulated ▁between ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁This ▁involves ▁holding ▁up ▁water ▁at ▁the ▁Fair ford ▁Dam ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁low ▁water . ▁ ▁While ▁this ▁may ▁benefit ▁some ▁indust ries ▁and