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Beaver Bank Kinsac Bulletin
The Voice of the Beaver Bank Community Awareness Association
Date: February 2019 Issue #133
Community
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Update from Station 48 Happy New Year
Happy New Year from the donations for a grand total Ice Safety – With the cold
members of the Beaver of 700 lbs of food and temperatures the last little
Bank – Kinsac Volunteer $1000 for Beacon House. bit, many of the local ponds
Fire Department, proudly Thank you for all those who have frozen over and
serving our community for donated. A special shout turned to ice covered
over 53 years. On behalf of out to the Beaver Bank – playgrounds for everyone.
the members, I would like to Kinsac Community Center, Before you venture out on
thank the community for Beaver Bank – Kinsac the ice, have a responsible
your support in 2018 and Awareness Association, person check the thickness
we wish everyone a safe and the volunteer of the ice. Some of our
and prosperous 2019. firefighters at Station 45 ponds in the area (Barrett
(Fall River) for an extra Lake & Tucker Lake) have
Your fire department helping hand in our the ice thickness measured
continues to be busy inaugural drive. We look by HRM. You can check out
training and responding to forward to next year to build the HRM website for these
calls within our community. on this year’s success. Ice Thickness Reports and
Since the last update, we safety notes about activities
have responded to 28 calls; With Winter finally here, on frozen ponds and lakes.
16 medical assists, 4 here are a few safety tips As a general guide – a
mutual aid structure fires, 4 from your friendly person skating alone on ice
alarms activated, 2 motor neighborhood firefighters requires 15 cm of ice
vehicle accidents, 1 carbon that will hopefully help thickness. For a skating
monoxide alarm, and 1 prevent a call for us to visit party or group – 20 cm. For
power pole/tree on fire. We your home. a snowmobile or ATV – 25
ended 2018 with a grand cm of ice thickness is
total of 183 page outs for Driving Habits – Our road recommended.
assistance which is a conditions continue to
significant increase from change quickly with the Adopt A Hydrant – For our
previous years. In addition, changing winter weather. residents who have a fire
we already have responded Black ice, snow covered hydrant near their property,
to 6 incidents since we rang roads, sudden temperature the fire department would
in the new year for 2019. drops, and darkness during like you to “adopt” the
the morning and evening hydrant this winter. If you
As mentioned in the last commute are just some of
bulletin, the members of the the surprises that Mother
fire department had started Nature and Old Man Winter
the “Fill a Porta-Tank” like to throw our way. Some
campaign to raise food suggestions when hitting
donations for Beacon the road are the use of
House for the holiday appropriate winter tires, a
season. The members of roadside emergency kit, a
the fire department would blanket, and a good
like to thank everyone for snowbrush to keep your
their generous support. In windshield and windows
have the time and
our first year for this clear of that dirty ice and opportunity, why not keep it
particular event, we raised snow. The main tip is to clear of ice and snow. This
approximately 700 pounds drive for the conditions not only helps the fire
of food and approximately showing, slow and steady department in protecting
$500 in cash donations. will always get you safely
your home in the event we
The Beaver Bank – Kinsac home. If you don’t have to are called there, but the
Awareness Association be on the roads, then relax
matched the dollar at home.
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homes of your fellow
neighbors. to thank the community we Until next time – stay and
serve for supporting your play safe.
These are some friendly
tips and reminders for all local fire department and its Kevin
our residents as 2019 members; together our Crewe –
moves along. On behalf of community grows stronger. Station
the volunteers that make up Chief
your fire department, I want
Bill’s Blog The expanded services are The committee
Since 2015, on the third part of an agreement recommended the minimum
Monday of February, Nova between the province and wage increase by
Scotians have marked the Nova Scotia Dental approximately .55 each
Heritage Day. On Monday, Association, which is year for the next three
February 18th, Nova retroactive to April 1, 2018. years. Then starting on
Scotians will celebrate this The new agreement also April 1st, 2022, the rate be
year’s honouree, Maud increases the fees dentists adjusted annually with
Lewis. Maud’s story is one earn on Nova Scotia’s MSI inflation. This increase will
of overcoming challenges to dental programs, including help minimum wage
enjoy the simple pleasures the Children’s Oral Health earners and their families
of life. She came to Program, by 5%. and provides businesses
national fame late in life, a with a three- year outlook
few short years before her The Children’s Oral Health so they can plan.
death in 1970. Program is a universal
program that covers basic Beaver Bank Hub Office
Expanded Dental Care for dental care. Children with Hours
Young Nova Scotians private insurance coverage Please join me at the
The Province of Nova use that first, before Beaver Bank Kinsac
Scotia is expanding dental government coverage is Community Centre Hub
coverage for young Nova accessed. Last year, more office every second Monday
Scotians through the than 56,000 children of the month between 1:00
Children’s Oral Health accessed the program. – 3:00 p.m. Please let me
Program. All children ages know if you require an
14 and younger will now be Minimum Wage to appointment outside of the
eligible for molar sealants Increase Hub hours. Please call my
and an annual fluoride Nova Scotia’s minimum office, 902-576-3411, or
treatment. Children at high wage rate will rise to $11.55 drop by at Suite 101, 1265
risk for developing cavities on April. The Province of Fall River Rd. to discuss
will be eligible for a second Nova Scotia accepted the any concerns you may
annual fluoride treatment. recommendations of the have. Our e-mail is
Previously, only children Minimum Wage Review billhornemla@gmail.com
with cavities were eligible Committee to increase the and you can follow me on
for an annual fluoride rate and update the twitter @bill_horne .
treatment and only those calculation to set the rate
with deep molar grooves for the next three years.
were eligible for sealants.
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Councillor’s Corner – Lisa Blackburn
What a busy new year it’s that spring will arrive six economies of scale that
been so far – Regional weeks from February 2nd! In would enable the care
Council and North West the meantime, winter services by Northwoodcare
Community Council have weather will continue so Inc. as well as additional
been addressing issues on please think before you building enhancements
behalf of residents such as park so that our snow such as underground
Municipal Planning Strategy removal crews can access parking, elevators, and
and Land Use By-Law all streets and roads during common spaces. The
proposed amendments; weather events. We need higher density is also
single-use plastic reduction your assistance to ensure requested to minimize the
strategy; and the ongoing the safety of our roadways. cost of the rental units to
discussion and planning You can find more increase affordability.
priorities associated with information in my monthly
the annual budget process. E-newsletter posted to my The details of the request
We are doing our very best municipal webpage at for MPS amendments are
to keep the tax rate as low www.halifax.ca. The as follows:
as possible while still following are highlights from a) increase the permitted
providing best quality the recent North West density from 4 units per
services and programs to Community Council acre to 8;
you. meetings and Regional b) increase the maximum
February is a month to Council sessions. number of storeys per
reflect on and celebrate our Recent activity at the North building from 3 storeys to 4;
heritage as it is Black West Community Council c) increase in the maximum
History Month and a time to includes: number of units per multiple
celebrate Heritage Day on Fall River unit building from 40 units
February 19th. This year we Case 20594: SPS to 100; and
celebrate Maud Lewis for Amendment Fall River d) include two smaller sites
her inspiring folk art. Opportunity Site B identified as PIDs
February 14th is a time to The proposed development 40707432 and 40707440 as
acknowledge our is for an enriched living care a part of Residential
appreciate and love for facility intended to respond Opportunity Site B to allow
friends, family and perhaps to market demand for these sites to be used for
our community as a whole. housing that is designed to access to the proposed
However, knowing Beaver meet the changing needs of development.
Bank Kinsac as I do, you do citizens as they age. The
not limit your appreciation proposal includes multiunit Beaver Bank
to one day but acknowledge dwellings building forms Case 20757: Development
it year-round through your augmented by a range of Agreement for 235 Beaver
volunteerism. You are on-site services including, Bank Road, Beaver Bank
certainly a community that foot care, general health HRM has received an
cares! counselling and support, application from T.A. Scott
transportation and Architecture & Design Ltd.
Another tradition is housekeeping provided to enter into a development
Groundhog Day on through a contract with agreement with the
February 2nd – will he or Northwoodcare Inc. municipality to permit a new
won’t he see his shadow? commercial building at 235
Whether Shubenacadie The applicant is proposing Beaver Bank Rd featuring a
Sam sees his shadow or amendments to the density pharmacy and medical
not, it is with absolute and form limitations in clinic uses.
certainty that I can state Policy RL-13 to allow
additional units and larger The property is designated
buildings to generate Urban Residential [UR]
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under the Sackville Please read the October
Municipal Planning Strategy 10, 2018 staff report on the
[MPS], and is currently December 13, 2018 Single Use Plastic
zoned R-6. The proposal is Transportation Standing Reduction Strategy
being considered under Committee agenda for full Discussions have been
MPS policies UR-15 and details on the options held on a Single-Use
UR-18. Policy UR-15 presented and rationale
enables Community Council leading to the
Plastic Reduction
to consider applications for recommendation. Strategy leading to the
Medical Clinics in the UR following amended
Designation by Regional motion approved by
Development Agreement Cogswell District Regional Council on
while Policy UR-18 enables Redevelopment Tuesday, January 15th:
consideration of local ProjectSome major projects
commercial or C-1 uses in underway regionally include 1. 1. Initiate an education
the UR Designation by the Cogswell District campaign for residents
development agreement. redevelopment project. The and the ICI sector
Cogswell District is one of focused on the reduction
BEAVER BANK TRANSIT the biggest city-building of single-use plastics;
Regional Council approved projects in the history of
the Transportation Standing Halifax. A new
Committee’s neighbourhood will soon be 2. 2. Review and update the
recommendation to have built – where the Cogswell 2009 HRM Corporate
staff continue with the Interchange now stands – Guidelines for Greening
implementation of Route 89 designed to connect Meetings and Catering
and Route 189 as approved downtown with the north Requirements; and
in Halifax Transit’s Moving end and waterfront, creating
Forward Together Plan. a stronger, more inclusive
The staff report before network of communities. 3.Collaborate with the ten
Regional Council explained The following image is the largest NS municipalities
that only 11% of current concept plan for the area: and develop, in
boardings occur on that accordance with AO
portion of the route north 2017-002-ADM,
of Beaver Bank Kinsac
Community Centre, respecting the Charter
despite this portion of Governing Principles
representing for Regulation, a By-law
approximately 40% of the for Council’s
distance travelled on the consideration as soon as
route. This represents an
possible but no later than
average of 24 boardings
per weekday at stops December 2019, to
north of Beaver Bank eliminate the distribution
Kinsac Community of single-use plastic bags
Centre. An average of 4 without first attempting a
boardings per weekday voluntary approach.
were made at Ivy
Meadows Continuing
Care Community and an Please contact me at
average of 20 boardings Lisa.Blackburn@halifax.c
per weekday were made a if you wish to discuss
at stops between Ivy municipal services and
Meadows and Beaver Bank programs.
Kinsac Community Centre.
Beaver Bank Kinsac Bulletin Page 6 of 12 Beaver Bank ATV Club
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Beaver Bank Community Hub
A big thank you to all who House. Put the date on - Receiving non-perishable
purchased our Beaver Bank your calendar and start food items for Beacon
Heritage Calendar. You will sorting! House
be pleased to hear that - Managing applications for
many of them were sent to The Speed Sign is now Civic Signs
relatives and friends who available to borrow. If you - Offering free
have left the area but still see areas where a reminder Commissioner of Oaths
have fond memories. to motorists would be service
There are copies available appreciated, please call us - Scheduling MLA and
at the Hub @$10 each. The at 902-252-3291 to suggest Councillor visitations
funds generated from sales a location. If a volunteer Loaning Capsite GPS units
will provide for our office does not answer, please Loaning Radon detectors
supplies. leave a message and your
call will be returned as soon Hope everyone is having a
A good winter project is as possible. good winter so far!
cleaning out papers no -The Hub Team
longer required, so we want Other services offered by
to advise that we will once the Beaver Bank
again, in conjunction with Community Information Hub
Iron Mountain, be offering a include:
Shredathon in April. Look - Scanning of documents
for the date on our website. for the Beaver Bank Virtual
Simply bring papers to be Museum and Fultz House
shredded with either a food Museum
or cash donation to Beacon
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The Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre
Chase the ace Thursday together around the March Break is from March
nights at the BBKCC! 6- holidays – thank you for 18-22 this year – watch our
8pm Tickets: 1 for $5.00, 3 being a part of its success! Facebook for information on
for $10.00 and 7 for $20.00 Keep an eye out for info on events at the BBKCC
(must be 19 years of age to Breakfast with the Easter including the ever-popular
purchase) Cash bar on site Bunny! Reptile Rays, Family Movie
and check out our Night and Home Alone and
awesome new canteen For the first time ever, Babysitter courses.
menu including donair egg Tinsel the talking Tree was
rolls and hot dogs. Or, pop in Beaver Bank! We had If you are having an event,
in for a beer and socialize! approx. 375 people come big or small, contact us to
visit Tinsel and the BBKCC see how we can help! We
The BBKCC had a winter was proud to help support have a wide variety of
full of events! Start out with the Fire Department’s stuff spaces available for all your
a HUGE thank you to all the a port a tank initiative. rental needs! Rates and
volunteers and the Special thanks to the descriptions can always be
community who made Sackville Kinsman Club, found online at
another successful Brad Johns, all the www.bbkcc.ca/rentals or
Breakfast with Santa. This volunteers who helped out you can call us at 902-865-
year our awesome team of with this event and, of 5114 or email
volunteers served a course, the community for bbkcc@eastlink.ca
whopping 580 breakfasts! coming out to enjoy the
We love hosting this event show!
and bringing the community
Drop in to try you luck at Chase the ace on Thursdays, have
a drink, and socialize! Our canteen is open and serving up
donair egg rolls, hotdogs and more!
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Beaver Bank Scouting
For over 20 years 2nd as well as presented a cash to preparing the tree lot
Beaver Bank Scouting has donation of $450! each year.
been raising funds for our Without the generous We would also like to thank
Scouting program though support of the Barrett everyone who supported us
our annual U Cut Christmas Family this would not be this year. We hope to see
lot. In addition, we continue possible. They started the you next year!
to support the local Beacon tree farm and have allowed
House food bank through Scouting to use their
this fundraiser. Three of our property for this fundraiser.
Scouts (Beaver, Cub and Thank you! Follow 2nd Beaver Bank
Troop) visited Beacon Scouting on Twitter!
House and sorted the food A special thank you also
collected during our annual needs to be extended to
Scouter Dave Ford who @2ndBBScouting
U Cut Christmas Tree sales
volunteers countless hours
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE Brown Hall available for
BEAVER BANK BULLETIN! PICK UP YOUR COPY AT rent
Birthday parties, wedding
BARRETT LUMBER, BEAVER BANK STATION, BEAVER showers, baby showers,
BANK PIZZA, FOO SING, TUCKER LAKE PIZZA, THE etc.
BEAVER BANK KINSAC COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE Please call 902-865-0757
and leave a message and
GUARDIAN PHARMACY, CHENS, BEAVER BANK someone will get back to
CONVENIENCE AND, THE LIONS CLUB! you.
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Announcements
In loving memory
Lloyd Gilby Sr.
Above, from the Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre: Some of the
volunteers who made Breakfast with Santa possible! A sincere
THANK YOU to this awesome group (and others not pictured) and our
amazing community for their support!
Passed away February 22, 2002
Our thoughts are with you every day
Love, Lauretta
Children: Buff and Melody, Reg and Julie,
Greg, Scott, and Gaelyn
Grandsons: Ryan, Dusty, Andrew, Cody,
Brady, Connor, and Grant H.
Granddaughters: Jennie, Victoria,
Jessica, Rebecca, Katie, and Jessica S.
Members of the Beaver Bank Volunteer Fire Dept had Their first ever
“Fill a Porta-Tank” campaign this holiday season to raise food
donations for Beacon House. The members of the fire department
would like to thank everyone for their generous support. They raised
approximately 700 pounds of food and approximately $500 in cash
donations. The Beaver Bank – Kinsac Awareness Association matched
the dollar donations for a grand total of 700 lbs of food and $1000 for
Beacon House. Thank you for all those who donated!
Photo submitted by Station Chief Kevin Crewe.Beaver Bank Kinsac Bulletin Page 11 of 12
Church Services
Church of the Good Shepherd Holy Trinity Pastoral Unit
St. John the Evangelist Anglican
Church of the Good Shepherd (Roman Catholic)
Church
Anglican Church of Canada Consisting of three parishes:
Rector: Rev. Norma Mitchell
28 Trinity Lane, Beaver Bank St. Elizabeth Seton, 125 Metropolitan
Church: 954 Old Sackville Road,
Rector: Rev. Cathy Lee Cunningham Avenue, Lower Sackville, NS
Sackville
Sunday Service 10:00 AM Summer Mass times: Tuesdays 7 pm /
Church Hall: 934 Old Sackville Road,
Family, friends and new members Sundays at 12 noon
Sackville
welcome. St. Francis of Assisi, Mount Uniacke
Parish Office Telephone: 864-3154
Church Wardens Summer Mass times: Sundays at 8 am
Parish Hall Telephone: 865-7107
Dwain Gordon 864-0024 St. John Vianney, 4 Beaver Bank Road,
Email: sjte@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Jill Evans-Glenen 223-7266 Lower Sackville, NS B4E 1G3 (mailing
Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. on
Past Warden address for all three churches)
Sundays and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays
Brian Britten 864-0678 Mass times: Wednesdays, Thursdays &
Please contact Rev. Cathy Lee regarding Fridays at 9 am / Saturday 4:30 pm /
Knox United Church
Baptisms, Weddings, Illness or a Pastoral Sunday at 10 am
567 Sackville Drive, PO Box 210
visit at 865-0203. Phone: 902-865-2112
Sackville, NS B4C 2S9
We actively support Beacon House and Email: karen@holytrinityns.ca
Interim Minister: Rev. Sandra Cox
donations can be brought to the Church Website: www.holytrinityns.ca
Church Office: 902-865-9216
on Sunday mornings. Pastoral Administrator: Fr. Ken Lao, CC
Office email: admin@knoxsackville.ca
Hall Rentals Associate Pastor: Fr. Bryan Sabourin, CC
Website: www.knoxsackville.ca
Fred Cox 864-1090 Secretary: Karen Smith
Worship Service: 10:30 am
Marjie Hartlen 719-7760 Coordinator of Family Faith
Weekly Events:
Please check out our website at Formation: Alex Craven
Time Out for Ladies - Wednesday @ 1pm
beaverbankchurch.com Choir practice - Wednesday @ 7:30pm
St. Francis by the Lakes Anglican
Mark your Calendars for 2018 Gentle Yoga & Relaxation –
March 5th……Pancake Supper 4 to 6 pm Church
Saturday@10am
April 6th,…….Turkey Supper 4 to 6 pm 192 First Lake Drive
Youth Group – Sunday @ 7pm
April 27th, Rock-a-Thon ( kitchen party) Lwr. Sackville NS
Mark Your Calendar:
9am to 4 pm Archdeacon Mark Kingsbury 902 223-3120
C.O.M.E. Free meals 3rd Thursday of
Rev’d Ken Turner 902 865-8559
each month
Rev’d Faye Forbes 902 860-2752
Faith Baptist Church Rhythms of Life – Sat. Feb 2nd. Free
Rev’d Joan Helpard 902 865-6993
299 Stokil Dr., Lr Sackville events 3pm and 7pm. CD’s will be for
Phone: Office 865-5419 Schedule of Service
sale.
Kitchen / Hall: 865-3773 Sept – June 8:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. C.O.M.E & GO Brunch – Feb. 9th – 9:30-
Email: faithbaptist@ns.aliantzinc.ca Summer July – August 9:00 A.M. 11am. $50 pp or $300 to purchase a table
Website: http://faithbaptist.ca Hall Rental Donna 902 865-8169 for 6. Raising funds for the free C.O.M.E.
Pastor: Rev. Borden Scott 865-8224 meals and the GO summer children’s day
Sackville Independent Baptist camp.
Sunday Service: 10:30 am Sackville Snow Days Coffee House
Address: 92 Beaver Bank Road
Pastors: Pastor Jeremy Eastwood @Knox– Fri. Feb 15th. 7-9:30pm
Living Hope Baptist Church Nova Scotia Mass Choir – Sun. Feb 24th,
and Pastor Greg Little
Address: 971 Windgate Drive $25 per ticket (storm date Feb 25th)
Phone: 864-3433 Grandmothers to Grandmothers Card
Worship: Sundays 10:00 am
www.sackvilleindependentbaptist.org Social – Sat. March 16th.
Sunday school: Sunday 9:00 am
Sunday Service: 11:00am, & 6pm Dave Carroll Concert that was postponed
Pastor: Rev. Kelly Holt Sunday school: 9:45am for all ages due to snow storm has been rescheduled
First Sackville Presbyterian Wednesday: Prayer meeting 7:15 pm to Sat. April 13th @2pm. $30 pp.
60 Beaver Bank Rd. “Serving Him only by His grace and power”
Lr. Sackville (Ephesians 3:7-8)
(Across from Glendale Plaza)
Minister: Rev. Ken MacLeod Sackville United Baptist Church
Church Office:865-4053 (machine) Address: 1240 Old Sackville Rd
Email: kenandmarilyn @eastlink.ca Pastor: Pastor Peter Metcalfe
Sunday Services: 9:30 am Phone: 902-865-3681
Sunday School: 9:40 am Sunday Service and Sunday School 10:30
amHow to Contact Us:
BBCAA
Mailing Address:
1583 Beaver Bank Road
Beaver Bank NS B4G1C6
BBCAA Board of Directors:
Chairperson: Victor Cobb 864-4112
Email: victor@hfx.eastlink.ca
Vice Chair: Dorothy Selig
Officer: Robert Crosby
Treasurer: Brian Pitts
Secretary: Felicia Romans
Director: Arthur Mitchell
Director: Rae Marlborough
Director: Marina Johnson
Director: Cheryl Leadlay
Director: Allen Clay
Director: Wade Slaunwhite
Director: Keilie Samson
Youth Rep: Josh Selig
Web Admin: Kristina Crosby-Davis
Beaver Bank Kinsac Bulletin
Editor: Jessica Gilby
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Email: bbcommunityhub@gmail.com
Located at:
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