Seeley's Bay News Archives
2012
Posted January 28, 2012 - Join in the celebration as Seeley's Bay hosts our annual Frost Fest on February 3rd, 4th and 5th! Check out www.seeleysbayfrostfest.com for all the details and schedule.
Posted January 17, 2012 - The Abrams Brothers have been nominated as 'new artist of the month' for February by CKXS in Wallaceburg Ontario. Please consider supporting this local band - use this link to vote now!
Posted January 7, 2012 - Register for upcoming Zumbatomic (for children) and Zumba (for adults) programs, sponsored by TLTI at the Seeley's Bay Community Hall. Classes start Tuesday January 10th and run for 10 weeks. Go to the Events Calendar for details and fees.
2011
Posted: December 20, 2011 - Christmas Services will be held at the following locations in our area;
Christmas Eve - 4:00pm (Children focused) - St. Lukes Anglican Church, Lyndhurst
7:30pm - St. Lukes Anglican Church, Lyndhurst
7:30pm - Lyndhurst United Church
Christmas Day - 10:00am - Portland United Church
For more details, check the Events calendar.
If you are aware of other services, please send them to webmaster@seeleysbay.com
Posted: October 28, 2011 - Please plan to come out and enjoy the festivities, as we welcome Rick Hansen and his 25th Anniversary Man in Motion Relay back to Seeley's Bay, on Sunday October 30, starting at 12:00 noon. Visit www.seeleysbay.info for details!
Posted: October 23, 2011 - Scarecrow contest! Prizes worth $100 and $50 courtesy of The Keg restaurant. To enter pay $5 fee at Nest Egg (more info there too). This is to brighten up the village for Rick Hansen Relay visit on Sunday October 30th, and in support of Seeley’s Bay Steps Up; any proceeds will help with future ‘spruce up’ work. The contest is open to all residents of the Seeley’s Bay area; scarecrows are to be displayed on Main Street and other locations on the Hansen Relay route (route details at www.seeleysbay.info). Check out the Support Seeley's Bay Facebook Wall for updates and photos of some of the entries!
Posted: October 17, 2011 - Please plan to attend the Seeley's Bay Area Residents Association Annual General Meeting at the S.B. Community Hall on Tuesday November 18 @ 7:30pm. You will be provided with an update on the Main Street construction, the ‘report card’ on Seeley’s Bay Steps Up, launch of a sponsorship fundraising campaign, details of the Rick Hansen visit and the status of the SBARA finances, as well as Township budget. You will also have the opportunity to meet our new Township CAO, Rod Burkard. This will be followed by the AGM election for next year's SBARA Officers. Everyone is encouraged to stay afterward for refreshments and chat about community issues.
Posted: October 11 2011 - Richard (Dick) Green has entered a contest where he has a chance to win a new CAT truck. The winner will also appear in a documentary film entitled “Day in the Life Of” (partially filmed in the Seeley's Bay area). Voting is online at http://www.drivecatcontest.com/entries/254. Each email address may vote once per day until October 15th, so there are only four days left!
Posted: October 6, 2011 - Issue 12 of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter is now available - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader). In case you missed them, past issues of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter are available - Click here
Posted: September 4, 2011 - ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE....From September 6th to November 25th. Ken Miller Excavating will be installing a storm sewer and reconstructing Main Street from Highway 15 to Bracken Street and Bay Street from Main Street to Residence #133. These sections will be open only to local traffic and emergency vehicles. If you have any questions or concerns, contact their office at 613-348-3755.
Posted: August 16 2011 - Issue 11 of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter is now available - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader). In case you missed them, past issues of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter are available - Click here
Announcement by Parks Canada on August 5 2011 - Due to the prolonged dry hot weather we are experiencing, Parks Canada cannot provide at the present time a navigable channel with an available water depth of 5 feet from Jones Falls to Newboro Lockstations which includes Newboro, Opinicon and Sand Lakes. Click here for further details.
Posted: July 14, 2011 - Boaters please take note...there will be a Renegade Bass Tour tournament in Seeley's Bay on Saturday July 16th with up to 68 boats. The public boat launch and dock area will be extremely busy, especially at 7:00am and 4:00pm.
Posted: July7, 2011 - Don't forget the Seeley's Bay United Church Chicken BBQ at the park on Saturday July 9th! Click here for more details.
Posted: June 29, 2011 - Join us on July 1st to celebrate Canada's 144th birthday - Click here for details
Posted: June 23 2011 - Issue 10 of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter is now available - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader). In case you missed them, past issues of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter are available - Click here
Posted: June 22, 2011 - Seeley's Bay United Church presents the Nepean Philharmonic Steel Band on Sunday June 26th at 2:00pm. Main Street will be closed in front of the Fire Hall during the festivities. - Click here
Posted: June 12, 2011 - There will be a Public Open House on Tuesday June 14 at the Fire Hall, regarding phase one of the Main Street reconstruction in Seeley's Bay, which is scheduled to begin in July. - Click here
Posted: May 19, 2011 - The "spruce up" team of the Seeley's Bay Steps Up group are asking for your support by donating some of your plants. Click here for details.
Posted: May 22, 2011 - Check out the latest update from the Seeley's Bay Area Residents Association - Click here
Posted: April 9, 2011 - "Seeley's Bay Steps Up" is looking for your ideas to help brand (taglines and logos) Seeley's Bay. The group has decided to use an online contest (ends April 16th) to solicit suggestions, in images and words, of how best to communicate the Seeley's Bay brand. For more details on how to get started, check out the information on www.seeleysbay.info.
Posted: April 6, 2011 - The Seeley’s Bay and Area Residents’ Association is hosting a federal all-candidates meeting (minus Conservative Gord Brown) on Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30 pm, at the Seeley’s Bay Community Hall. Click here for details on BrockNews.ca.
Posted: March 20, 2011 - The final Story Fest Adventure - Thursday March 24th at 7:00pm! Join James Raffan and Bill Buxton, principal researcher for Microsoft Inc., as he retraces a very difficult journey taken back in 1939 by his Anglican minister father, from Stanley Mission to Cumberland House, via the day school in the Cree Community of Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan. It's a story about what it's like to build and paddle a real birch bark canoe on the routes of the explorers and voyageurs. The facility is fully accessible with an elevator, the fee is $5 cash at the door ($3 for youth), and there will be a snack available afterwards.
Posted: March 15, 2011 - Issue 9 of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter is now available - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader). In case you missed them, past issues of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter are available - Click here
Posted: February 20, 2011 - Another StoryFest Event with James Raffan - Today @ 2:00pm! Please join us at the Community Hall in Seeley’s Bay, above the Fire Hall. Remember. The facility is fully accessible with an elevator, the fee is $5 cash at the door ($3 for youth), and there will be a snack available afterwards.
Posted: January 30, 2011 - Come to Seeley's Bay Frost Fest, February 4 to 6th. Bringing the Community together to celebrate winter. Activities for the Family. Supporting the Community. Frost Fest brings the Seeley’s Bay Community together each February ~ to celebrate the season and enjoy the many events surrounding this weekend Winter Festival. From crafts, rides, dances and hockey, to childrens' events and dances - all add up to Fun Weekend! For details Click here
Posted: January 5, 2011 - The next Story Fest session with Jim Raffan is our first week-night event – a special effort to ensure that working families and young people can attend. Please come for 7:00 event on Tuesday January 18 and get an early taste of Frost Fest. For more information - Click here
2010
Posted: December 11, 2010 - Come one, come all to hear Jim Raffan tell tales and show beautiful pictures of a journey through the Northwest Passage, 2:00 pm, December 12, Community Hall, $5 cash at door, $3 youth, $10 family - fundraiser for Seeley's Bay Steps Up.
Posted: December 1, 2010 - Issue 8 of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter is now available - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader). In case you missed them, past issues of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter are now available - Click here
Posted: November 2, 2010 - Our TLTI Fire Service has just received an accreditation level from the Fire Underwriters Survey that may result in improved fire insurance rates for residents who live within 8 km. road distance of a responding fire station. Click here to view and print the letter, then contact your insurance company to find out if you qualify.
Posted: November 1, 2010 - "Seeley's Bay Steps Up" is an initiative by the Seeley's Bay Resident's Association to rejuvenate our community. For information - Click here
Posted: November 4, 2010 - Issue 7 of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter is now available - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader). In case you missed them, past issues of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter are now available - Click here
Posted: November 1, 2010 - Make plans now to attend "Seeley's Bay Story Fest" with Jim Raffan, a fundraising event for the Seeley's Bay Area Resident's Association. The first session is November 14th. For more information - Click here
Posted: October 22, 2010 - There is now a video of The ALL TLTI Candidates Meeting from October 20th, in Seeley's Bay. To view please click here.
Posted: October 19, 2010 - Eligible TLTI voters may place their electronic vote in the 2010 Municipal Election, from now until 8:00pm on Monday October 25. Electronic voting can be done by phone (1-888-357-3435) or at www.leeds1000islands.isivote.com. The PIN that was sent with the voter instructions is required. If you wish to vote in person, the only election day poll is located at the Municipal Complex, 1233 Prince Street, Lansdowne.
Posted: October 8, 2010 - Seeley's Bay placed finished 5th in Canada in the final ranking of The Ultimate Fishing Town Contest. Thank you for your support! Click here view the details.
Posted: October 1, 2010 - The First Impressions presentation made by Keene at the recent Public Meeting is now available for viewing - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader 6 or higher)
Posted: September 12, 2010 - Issue 6 of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter is now available - Click here (Requires Adobe Reader). In case you missed them, past issues of the Seeley's Bay Newsletter are now available - Click here
Posted: September 10, 2010 - For all the latest updates on Seeley's Bay's bid to be named the Ultimate Fishing Town in Canada, check us out on Facebook - Click here (You don't need a Facebook account to view the entries)
Posted: September 7, 2010 - Voting for the final round of the Ultimate Fishing Town In Canada has begun. Click here to go directly to the page where you can vote for Seeley's Bay as the Ultimate Fishing Town in Canada. You may vote every 12 hours.