Here are a few pictures of the initial phase of the playground equipment being set up. We’ll post more photos as they become available. If you have any of your own you want to share, send them to lostcreekpark@gmail.com
Here is what the playground equipment will look like. We’ve been told it should be going in thru November!!! Remember this is just one item that will make up the park. In addition to this there will be a graded landscaped open play area, walking trails, a couple of picnic tables and several benches. Also in the works is a covered picnic area whitch will be great for kids and parents to get some shade.
We will have to form a ‘Park Grand Opening’ committee thru the winter to plan for a family fun day at the park in the spring. That should be lots of fun for everyone.
We’ll put out a call for committee members after Christmas. Please consider helping out. If no one volunteers, its likely not going to happen.
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has ruled that HRM council is to be reduced from 23 to 16 councillors. This means the districts each councillor represents will be changed as well. There are 2 different scenarios being shown on HRM’s website. We would encourage everyone to take 10 or 15 minutes and look over these proposals and make your voice heard at a public meeting OR the Municipal Clerks office if you have any questions or concerns.
Click HERE to go directly to the page that has this information.
Two members of our executive held the draw for the summer fundraiser Wednesday Evening at Lost Creek Golf Course. The tickets were drawn by a staff member who did not have a ticket in the bin. The prize winners are listed below. Congrats to each of you and thank you to everyone who bougth a ticket to support or new park. We also want to give a big THANK YOU to the SPONSORS listed below who put up these great prizes.
1st prize includes green fees for four people and 2 power cars for 18 holes at Lost Creek Golf Course. WINNER – Susan Leslie from Dartmouth.
2nd prize is a Nikon Coolpix S3100 camera that includes a case, a memory card and a $100 gift card for Henry’s School of Imaging so that the winner can take a free camera class – WINNER – Lucie Kendell from Beaver Bank.
3rd prize is 1 night for two at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton. Includes full buffet breakfast, internet and parking – WINNER -Victor Cobb from Beaver Bank.
Thanks to Henry’s Camera Store in Dartmouth; Hampton Inn and Suites Dartmouth and Lost Creek Golf Club for supplying these great prizes.
A Black Bear Cub was sighted in Lost Creek Village today in someone’s driveway on Crooked Stick. We don’t have an idea of the size and the Mother wasn’t seen so we don’t know if this is a juvenile just starting out on their own or perhaps the Mother was nearby. (The photo below is just an example)
Its exciting to see a large predator around our area. Nonetheless, it might be a good idea to speak to your children and tell them to never approach a bear cub, no matter how cute they might be. Mommy bear might feel threatened or fear her cub is in danger. The results could be very bad.
Kids should tell Mom or Dad or the closest adult that there is a bear nearby.
Check out this link to some Nova Scotia Bear Facts for more info.
We have some exciting developments lately that eveyone should know about. We are so close to making the park a reality this summer or fall; thanks to the help of lots of different people within HRM, other community groups, local organizations and volunteers within our own group.
We’re excited and happy to announce that with the help of Councillor Barry Dalrymple and a few other folks at HRM, our park has been included and approved in this year’s capital budget for HRM for the amount of $50,000.
Further to this, we’ve recieved several thousand dollars from the Councillor over the last couple of years. Last fall we had a donation from the developers of Lost Creek Village (Larry Gumbley + family and Keith Barrett) in the amount of $2000.00.
Home Depot has also given us funding thru their Home Depot Canada Foundation for $5000.00.
So with the contributions above, and with our own association’s fundraisers; we have over $18,000.00 in the bank. This money is held at a local bank under the care and trust of the Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Awarness Awarness Association.
And as most of you are aware, our area rate was approved by council last November. This will enable HRM to ‘lend’ us an additional $50,000 to get the park built asap. This will be paid off over the next several years from our area rate (see post below for additioanl info on the area rate).
Just this past week, we learned we are going to be funded in the amount of $5,000.00 from the Cobequid Community Development Fund.
All we need is for one other big funding application to come thru. We have applied to the Province of Nova Scotia for $60,000 from the Recreation Facility Development (RFD) Program. Hopefully we’ll hear on this one soon and we’ll start to see some action in the next few months.
UPDATE – JUNE 7, 2011…More excellent news…HRM/Lost Creek Community Association approved for grant of $50,000.00 from the Government of Nova Scotia‘s Recreation Facility Development (RFD) Grant Program.
This round outs the funding for phase 1 of our park and its going to be great. We should see some development there this summer. Stay tuned for updates and info on an upcoming meeting of the association this summer.
Everyone certainly heard the severe storm we had Wednesday, June 1, but did you hear that we had multiple lightning strikes in Lost Creek?
Below are some pics from a tree that was blown apart mid way up Lost Creek Drive. Splinters and chunks from the tree were sent clear across the road and into adjacent yards. We had a report of another tree that was struck on the opposite side of the road.
Did you witness any damage from the storm? Was your dog or cat upset? Please share your comments or stories.
We’ve had some emails about a disgusting trend in our community. There is even a post about this on our forum. We’ve all likely seen it ourselves if you walk our streets.
There is a lot of dog poop on the shoulders of our streets. Please pick up your dogs poop!!
Its not hard. Its requires a little common courtesy. Its respecting your own neighborhood, your neighbors and yourselves.
So please have the decency to scoop up your pets poop. Ask your neighbors if they’ve seen this post. Ask them what they do. If your out and about, carry an extra bag or two, offer it up to someone who might have forgotten a bag on their walk. Its the friendly thing to do.
