Tuesday, June 15th was an exciting day at the Beach Club -- the swimming pool opened for the first time since 2019! And the first residents ready to take a dip were Lorne & Sue Nisbet. So great to see their smiling faces, along with all the others who were eager to be there too during this first week of the trial period opening! Special thanks again to the committee group that worked [...]
Poker among friends and neighbours! Would you like to join us on a Monday night when we are able to gather again? We play from 7:00 pm to around 11:00 pm. $10.00 buy-in with two re-buys. Winners are; a first out and 1st,2nd,and 3rd prize. WPT Tournament rules apply. Please confirm your interest and email me at idballantyne@gmail.com. This is needed in preparation for CLC approvals to start up. Thank you. Iain [...]
UPDATE: We’ve had a very enthusiastic response to our notices in the Beach Club’s Friday emails over the past 2 weeks and now we’re ready to hold our Inaugural Meeting by Zoom on Thursday, June 24 from 7:30-9:00 pm. Please sure to bring your ideas about what you would like this group’s activities to be, and also remember to forward your email address to Mary at maryelizabethmckenzie@hotmail.com to ensure that you receive your [...]
Join our Inaugural Meeting! Have you moved to Craig Bay within the past two years or so? Did you leave your family, friends and/or usual community supports behind? Has the pandemic created unique and unexpected challenges for you in connecting with new friends in your new community? Many of us are in a similar situation, and the Craig Bay Newcomers Group is being initiated to help us make new friends together and connect [...]
Craig Bay Residents’ Survey: Landscaping and Irrigation Practices Introduction and Background Information Over a number of years, various groups of dedicated volunteers have been monitoring the consumption of water within our community and how it is being used. One of the largest annual budget items within each of our five strata groups is the cost of water. During this period, a variety of improvements and adaptations have been made in an [...]
The weather has been great and many residents are enjoying sunny strolls and admiring our spectacular blooms and wonderful landscaping throughout our community. A gentle reminder that all owners and guests are encouraged to please confine their walks to our many paths and trails that meander through our common lands thereby ensuring that residents‘ ‘limited common property’ and privacy around the home is respected and maintained. Thank you. A message from Seaside Village [...]
On Wednesday Nov. 18th this week the Social Committee showed their gratefulness of the WMPG workers by going up to the Beach Club and delivering envelopes with a letter of appreciation and a certificate of recognition of the tremendous work they do for Craig Bay. Attached is a photo of the Serious Coffee gift cards and notes for each recipient, picked up by the leaders of the groups within WMPG for distribution to the [...]
THANK YOU! Those simple words do not seem to be enough for the outpouring of generosity from the residents of Craig Bay – at least that is what Fire Chief Marc Norris intoned at our Giveaway on Sunday morning. Major Norm Hamelin from The Salvation Army also spoke to the gratitude he feels for the help we are providing his organization. What prompted those words and the rounds of applause from all those gathered [...]
APPRECIATION FOR THE BOTTLE DRIVE VOLUNTEERS As soon as a COVID-19 compliance plan was in place, the dedicated bottle drive volunteers have been meeting monthly (now on the first Monday of the month) to collect, sort and transport returnable bottles to the recycle bottle depot. Funds collected have supported social events for Craig Bay. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to provide coffee hour with goodies from our baking volunteers following each bottle drive [...]
