The protest against BC Ferry cuts at the north end of Redrooffs Road at Highway 101 on Jan. 18 was a busy affair with a good turnout of about 100 concerned citizens. Organizers expect there to be more protests in the coming weeks.
There are several community interest groups, societies and associations that operate in Halfmoon Bay. Each of these groups offers a variety of activities for area residents and the rest of the Coast.
They are: HMB Apple Festival, HMB Childcare, HMB Citizens Association, RCMSAR Unit 12 (Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue) HMB fire department, Welcome Beach Community Association, HMB Hospital Auxiliary, HMB Quilters Crazies, Sargeants Bay Society, Sprockids, HMB COP (Citizens on Patrol) Sunshine Coast Athletics, Welcome Wagon, HMB PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) HMB Greenways.
If you are interested in contacting or helping any of these associations, please send an email to [email protected].
Apologies if your group has been missed, please send me details.
Halfmoon Bay history: One of the first European settlers to the area was Frederick Sargeant, after whom Sargeant Bay was named. He occupied land at the head of the bay, marshland that attracted a wide variety of bird and animal life. Sargeant was determined to farm the land and spent much of the first years ditching, diking, constructing a dam and building floodgates. He also logged the property and set up a steam-driven sawmill at the mouth of Colvin Creek. Circa 1890
Source S.C. Museum & Archives
To have your "Say at the Bay" contact me, before 5 p.m. Monday at [email protected], or call 604-885-5034.
