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.
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!
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.