Newsletter
Winter - Spring 2024
It has been an interesting winter with very little snow, the cold blast for a week, a large snowfall for a few days and then hit with unusually warm weather. The snow has literally gone from the yard and the lake is melting fast. In some areas, the ice may appear safe but remember, the lake has w...
Winter 2023
It has been an interesting winter with the cold blast in the fall, the summer warmth in January and now finally some winter snow for us all to enjoy. It is good to see most of the Covid restrictions removed so that we are able to start spending more time with friends and neighbours. Last year we ...
Fall 2023
It has been a wonderful summer, weather a bit cooler but overall just perfect. We are working on enhancing and upgrading our social media. Chris is working hard with our new webmaster on a new website so it is more user friendly. We have a new face book page, and created a notice board on the Mah...
Summer 2023
Summer has finally arrived, cool nights and warm days and just enough rain to keep the fires away. It has been a crazy few years and are finally starting to work on Access 11 off Womack at Deka lake and will hopefully complete its upgrade this year. A beautiful little walk down this access where ...
Winter 2022
2021 has been a big year for Deka Lake and invasive species. Deka Lake underwent invasive mussel monitoring and new Clean Drain Dry and Play Clean Go signs were installed in the area. Deka Lake is part of an invasive mussel monitoring program; lakes across BC are tested over the summer for the pr...
Fall 2022
It has been a very long 2 years due to Covid restrictions and is great that we are able to start meeting up again and hold community functions. Over 80 people showed up for the AGM and over 110 for the community barbeque held after the AGM. Thank you to CRD and Willow MacDonald for awarding a 100...
Summer 2022
It has been an interesting year as we are still waiting for spring to arrive. We were swimming in the Lake in early May last year and this year have not dipped our feet into the water to date. We are still hoping to get a bit more gravel for the Hathaway launch making it a little easier to back d...
Winter 2021
I must admit I am very happy that 2020 is behind us but also so happy that we live in one of the most beautiful places in BC. The skies this winter have been amazing, weather unpredictably warmer than usual and less snow than we have seen in years. During 2020 we have concentrated our efforts on ...
Fall 2021
June 30 started out as a nice, hot summer day. At least until about 3 o’clock when the power went out. A couple of hours later, a circular cloud like the one from Independence Day formed overhead. It was continuous thunder and lightning without a break for the next few hours. During this ti...
Summer 2021
Summer is upon us and it appears we are finally seeing a brighter future with Covid almost behind us. If you have noticed property in our area has been selling quickly with allot of new folks coming to our little community. I am encouraging all of our members to talk to your new neighbours, let t...
Winter 2020
2020 has been another very busy year. We have completed all of the access improvements at Deka, Higgins and Sulphurous Lakes. The project has taken several years but as you can all see, the rewards have been worth it. In addition, we have been part of a team that is working on the Womack Road Eme...
Fall 2020
On September 3, 2001, the Mountain Spruce Community Center Society (MSCCS) entered into its first crown leasehold agreement for the area known as Mountain Spruce Community Park and has continued to renew this lease as required. This 11 acre parcel is just south of the Burgess/Higgins Lake Interch...
Summer 2020
We currently have 250+ members, part time and full time who have chosen to support their local community by joining the Ratepayers Association. The ratepayers cover the area from Horse Lake and Mahood all the way to the other end of Hathaway Lake, which includes, Deka, Higgins, Sulphurous and Hat...
Fall 2019
Who would have thought we could have campfires and unrestricted forest access the whole summer. The August long weekend was awesome, featuring Sulphurous, and Deka fishing derbies, pancake breakfasts, car show, great entertainment and above all, the SUNDAY SUNSHINE.