On behalf of all Chedabucto CC members and supporters I want to express my most sincere best wishes and thank you to Mike Nicholson as he and Cindy leave our community to embark of their Fredericton adventure. Mike (and Cindy) have been valued supporters of all that has been happening at the Chedabucto CC. Mike, in addition to serving on our rink’s executive has pitched in above and beyond the call of duty. He has also assisted with the ice making and maintenance, helped with bonspiels, assisted with our annual BBQ and ducky races, prepared food for Club events, organized our rink’s Canada 150 celebration and could also be depended upon for his wise and thoughtful counsel — to name but several of his (their) contributions to the Chedabucto CC. ( I won’t even attempt to name the many other contributions these two fine people have given to other organizations and activities.)

With Mike’s departure from the position as an executive-at-large member for our Club we needed to find someone to fill that position. I am very pleased to inform all that Maurice Landry has consented to take that position. Maurice, in addition to being very active in many events and requirements at the Chedabucto CC, is the chair of our Club’s expansion/renovation committee. Maurice diligently oversees all the needs of the curling rink’s expansion/renovation as we move forward with this challenging project. Maurice can also be depended upon to offer his assistance with the many requirements that enable the Chedabucto CC to be the fine organization and facility that we all desire. Maurice’s wise counsel has been valued as there are many things that need(ed) to be “chewed over” as we move(d) forward  with our rink’s existence. I am definitely not overlooking his wife Maureen, also a member of the Chedabucto CC; she too will continue to be as asset to the rink’s success — and to Maurice’s contributions.

Thank you Mike and Cindy. Welcome Maurice and Maureen.

My most sincere best regards to those two exceptional couples.

Ray

Scott and Mike have been busy. The attached photo below was taken on Friday, August 11. (The work is being done and the bills are arriving.) The door to your left is the dehumidifier-room door that opens onto ice 1. The exposed mid point in the wall is the area where the change area will open into the lounge. The foundation’s protruding foreground is the mudroom’s entrance into the rink. The window and door on your right will be closed over with a donated window going into the location of the present entrance’s door. The small window visible to your right will be relocated to the mudroom entrance. We are getting there. It will definitely be right some good when it is completed.

Floor is complete…

As we anticipated and as happens with all renovation/construction jobs: unanticipated expenses do arise. We knew that the rink’s yard was a wet mess during all times of rain and winter slush. The reality is that a great deal of rain runs off the Reddy’s Hill road and onto the rink’s property.

The property’s elevation was examined and we saw that its slope was not working with us. So as to direct that runoff away from the rink and prevent a lot of it from running onto the property and up to the building, the decision was made to have the attached photo’s drainage weeping pipe installed and covered in stones along the length of the building and on the entire Reddys Hill side of the parking lot. That drainage pipe will carry runoff to the stream via the back of the ice shed and also out to the main roadway’s ditch thereby improving the yard’s condition. We are investigating the cost and means by which we might be able to put class A gravel onto the entire parking lot. Of course — all of this will put more expenses into the overall project therefore we must find the means to acquire that task’s necessary funding.

Stay tuned — challenges are ahead of us but we will succeed.

Ray

Here is a pic of our curling clubs updated $$ thermometer with Ray and Holly showcasing it in front of the club….

Newly updated thermometer for club with Holly and Ray…

Here are some pics from Monday July 31st of the foundation walls in… next up is the back-filling and then the walls can be started…

The Chedabucto Curling Club Community Activity Society (CAS) has begun its $210,000.00 expansion and upgrading renovations. C. Grady Concrete workers were at CAS’s Boylston site on Friday, July 21, preparing to install the footings for the expansion’s frost wall.

Since the Chedabucto Curling Club’s beginning in 1963, the volunteer-run society has provided recreational opportunities for many curlers and remains a viable location for curling opportunities and community activities. CAS has embarked on its expansion/renovation project to expand the facility with a new mudroom entrance, change area and wheelchair-accessible washrooms. CAS also plans to remove its existing washrooms, upgrade its electrical system, replace internal doors, modernize its kitchen and bar plus add insulation and siding to its ice-area’s exterior walls.

Updates on CAS’s expansion/renovation can be found at http://www.chedabuctocc.ca/renovation-update