Welcome To Winter
The board of directors, management, and staff at Midnapore Lake take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season! Best wishes to everyone for the new year.
Our Christmas light display is scheduled to be turned on starting December 1, 2024.
Please be advised that we will have reduced hours over the holidays and will be closed on Christmas Day to allow our staff to spend time with their families.
Please keep your eye on our website, www.midnaporelake.ca, or our Facebook page for updated park and office hours, ice conditions, and operational limitations. Please know that we are working to have the hockey rinks and pathway open by the Christmas season.
Please remember that helmets are strongly recommended for skating and tobogganing. Have fun and be safe!
Invoicing – Important!
2025 invoices will be distributed by email. If you have not provided the office with your email address, or if you think you may have an old email address on file, please contact us at 403-256-0550 and we will update your account.
Please ensure that you check your email before the first of December to access your invoice.
If you have any questions or have not received your invoice by the middle of December, please call the office at 403-256-0550.
Please note that invoices are due by January 1 of each year. Not receiving your invoice is not a valid reason for non-payment. Fees for 2025 will be $305 + $15.25 (GST) = $320.25. For your convenience, we recommend payment by e-transfer. We do not accept credit card payments over the phone and do not accept cash. This year a $5 convenience fee will be added to the fee for the use of credit cards. There is no additional fee for paying via debit or e-transfer.
Office hours will be extended in December and January to accept payments (please check the website, www.midnaporelake.ca, for details).
Looking Forward
• Christmas lights will be turned on December 1.
• Skate with Santa (tentative – December date TBD)
• Skating Lessons – Check Facebook and the website for registration information. Lessons will start in January.
Please check our Facebook page, our Instagram account, and our website at www.midnaporelake.ca. Also, watch for email notifications which you will receive only if your email address is registered with our office.
President’s Message
I’m delighted to report that we are entering into the winter season with good water levels and a fish-stocked lake. The City of Calgary was able to grant us permission to “top up” and we added what was needed to be prepared for spring. Water additions happen after the price per cubic meter decreases from summer rates and we are not charged any sewer fee for the injection. We received more precipitation this summer and fall than expected, and our well contributed at least 5” to the lake this year.
Speaking of wells…. We did attempt to dig a well in September. With the guidance of a hydrologist and keeping in mind the need to pump the water into the lake, we dug at the far end of the dock. Our goal is to replace our need for city water. Sadly, at 400 feet we did not strike the volume of water that we were seeking, and the dig site has been safely closed. We knew the inherent risk of attempting a well. The payoff of finding water is significant and the project will quickly pay for itself. We plan to attempt another location in March.
With that update I encourage members to embrace the winter season. Watch for the announcement of Skate with Santa. Our lake is a very special part of our community and there is something for everyone. If you aren’t planning to skate or toboggan this winter – I encourage you to just come out with a cup of hot chocolate and sit by the fire.
See you at the lake,
Jen Hawkins
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