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Fibre Optic Internet Is Coming To The Bay!

It could come this summer!

UPDATE JULY 27th

IT’S TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO SIGN UP BEFORE INSTALLATION STARTS (probably the 2nd week in July!!)!

Your late signup will delay your installation by weeks!

It is best to sign up prior to building because then when the equipment goes by they can do it at the same time, when people “see the equipment” and decide to sign up then we have to submit one calls for their location which can take up to 3 weeks, by then the equipment has come and gone, then we have to make special trips back to the customer to hook them up later, which extends the time it takes to hook them up, and of course costs more because of moving equipment 2x.
 

iF YOU HAVE A SEPTIC FIELD…

…and if the installation is coming through the back of your property, be prepared to mark the location of your field and mark a route for the drillers to avoid cutting through the field.

 

FIBRE OPTIC IS COMING, STARTING IN JULY!

We were advised this morning that installation will begin in the next couple of weeks, and EVERYONE should be online by the middle of September!

Two discount installation options are valid until July 31:

  • $600 up front
  • $0 up front, $30/month for 2 years

 

 

Missing Link out of Rimbey (Rimbey TV) has been awarded the contract to add Birch Bay and Birch Meadows to its fibre optic high-speed internet network. One source said it could be this summer, while another said it could be this fall. I have contacted the owner to find out when he expects to begin installing the fibre optic internet in our community.  I will update this post when more information is received. 

Please contact Missing Link directly for more information.

Documents Provided By Missing Link:

Package Information

 

Download PDF

FAQ Document

 

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Flooded walkway problem resolved

Cripple Creek is our community’s name for the walkway from Birch Crescent to the beach. The pathway also serves as part of the surface water drainage system for Birch Crescent, and a swale was added a few years ago to keep the water flowing without flooding the walkway.

Cripple Creek swale at the Birch Crescent end of the walkway

After recent heavy rainfall, the swale at the fork in the pathway to Poplar Close and Birch Crescent became blocked, flooding the walkway.  Birch Crescent residents Rick and Thea C spend several hours clearing the blockage and reshaping the swale to get the water flowing while ensuring the pathway can still be used by people walking, with strollers, and riding bicycles. Great work Rick and Thea, thanks for your efforts and initiative!

Repaired swale

Community Volunteerism keeps our community going!

Birch Bay and Birch Meadows count on community volunteer efforts for most of our routine community maintenance, organizing community events, and making projects happen.

  • Cut grass and trim branches on walkways to the beach
  • Rake seaweed from the beach
  • Put garbage in garbage cans
  • Trim grass edge on beach/playground with a weed eater
  • Cut the grass on the beach, donut, and ditches (contact BBCA if you’d like to help with this)
  • Events (at spring AGM)
    • Horseshoe tournament and curling bonspiel organization
    • Golf tournament organization
    • Sidewalk art contest organization
    • Canada Day fireworks
    • New ideas???
  • Facebook page

If we don’t step up and do these types of tasks, they don’t get done. Clean beaches, clear walkways, flowing drainage systems, and cut grass in public areas all depend on community volunteers! If you want to help but have questions or want to be sure what you’re planning is okay to go ahead with, check with the Community Association executive to make sure.

 

 

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Highway 20 / 12 Roundabout – Alternative Route

During the summer and early fall of 2022 the new roundabout at the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 12 will be under construction. During high traffic times you can avoid the congestion by going:

  • North 2.4km from the Monkey Top on 50St / Range Road 12.
  • Turn left onto Township Road 410, at the call phone tower 
  • Go 1 mile/1.6km west to Highway 771,
  • Turn north on HWY 771 to Birch Bay & Birch Meadows. 

From the edge of Bentley at 55 Ave to HWY 771 is a well-maintained gravel road.

For details about the roundabout, check out the plans, detailed explanations, and animations on the website.