Sunbreaker Cove (SBC) is located 45 kms North-West of the City of Red Deer Alberta on the North-east side of Sylvan Lake in Central Alberta. The name Sunbreaker Cove comes from combining:

Sunhaven, The Breakers and Glenn’s Cove. Glenn’s Cove was a name for an old farm stead that originally was in the near vicinity of the present day Village.

Message from the Mayor

Since the recently mailed out Spring Newsletter, there have been a number of additional subjects identified that Council feels are newsworthy for our residents.

Website Reminder 

First, we have some updated statistics of website use for the one month period April 1, 2012 to May 1, 2012. In total, we had 110 visits and of those 92 were unique and that’s quite substantial. However the bigger piece of news is that 370 pages were accessed and viewed in that month. Obviously, people who are accessing the site are browsing for content once there. It’s clear that our website has become a primary source for news about our community.

Council had planned to have about 4 Newsletters published per year and a minimum of 4 website updates. But given the above statistics, we will try and provide website updates more frequently, even though on occasion, the updates will be rather brief. We will of course continue to post mailed out Newsletters on the website.

Thank you all for your continued and ongoing support of this initiative. We encourage you to continue visiting our website for updates about our community and welcome any ideas you might have as to how it might be improved.

Policing Agreement

I am pleased to advise that the Summer Villages of Sunbreaker Cove, Birchcliff, Jarvis Bay and Norglenwold have agreed to a shared services agreement with the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. They will provide Policing in our communities with a focus on illegally parked vehicles and other Bylaw infractions. It is Council’s expectation that this will improve the safety of our roads and specifically Marine drive and the boat launch area considerably.

Land Use Bylaw Amendments

As a reminder, the five Summer Villages bordering on Sylvan Lake established a new working model for a Joint Services Committee in 2011. A review of the various Land Use Bylaws for each community was initiated last year with the assistance of Parkland Community Planning Services. The purpose was to determine where amendments might be made that would benefit our residents and to hopefully have more similarity in Bylaws for the 5 Summer Villages, recognizing of course that each community is unique. The Councils of each Summer Village will be going through an Open House and Public Hearing process over the next several months as per the Municipal Government Act of Alberta. This gives residents the opportunity to question and provide feedback on the recommendations that will be brought forth for each community by their respective Councils. Please check our website regularly for times and locations of these meetings.

Shoreline Clean-Up

With the May long weekend only weeks away, this is your final reminder to remove any unsightly trash and debris from the shoreline. In past Newsletters, you have been advised of the kinds of complaints we receive from our residents about washed in trees, roots and broken pier sections that clutter our shoreline, old “what appear-to-be” unused boat hoists, abandoned boats and paddle boats to mention a few. There is also the matter of sheds that have been placed on community property in contravention of our Bylaws. These will need to be removed. In June, our Administration will begin the scheduling and contracting for a complete shoreline clean-up of what refuse remains. The more we can do ourselves, the less will be required from our contractor. Then, for the majority of the summer months, we will all have a far more aesthetically pleasing shoreline for the enjoyment of all residents, guests and their friends who visit our end of the lake.

Annual Information Meeting

One further reminder that this year’s annual meeting will again be held at the Rainy Creek Hall at 1:00 PM on Sunday June 3, 2012.

Regards,

Bill Carr, Mayor