Water Awareness Day & Walk for Water

Two Big Events happening in Dunnottar this coming weekend - July 25 & 26, 2015.
Water Awareness Day, and Walk for Water

Water Awareness Day:

Saturday July 25, 2015
Matlock Recreation Centre.
10 to 5
Keynote Speaker - Maude Barlow at 3:00














Walk For Water Date: Sunday, July 26 -
Lake Winnipeg Foundation website  Much more information plus pledge forms available

Location: Dunnottar Community Club
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km

 Walk for Water is the largest grassroots fundraising event in support of a healthy Lake Winnipeg. Taking place in several lakeside communities, it's a great way to be a part of the solution — and a fun way to spend a day at the lake!

 We're thrilled to welcome two celebrity participants to the 2015 Dunnottar walk: Canadian water advocate Maude Barlow and emerging local country music artist Leanne Pearson! Leanne will be playing a short acoustic set after the walk; if you're one of her many fans, make sure to stick around to hear her!


We've got some amazing prizes lined up for this year's event! The participant who raises the highest amount will win a one-night stay at Waterfront Centre, while the person who raises the second-highest amount will win a free paddle-board lesson (courtesy of Winnipeg Canoe Rental)! We're also giving a prize to the person who collects the most pledges: two Saturday passes to the 2015 Matlock Festival of Music, Art & Nature! Plus, we'll have some fabulous door prizes to give away, too! Thank you so much to our prize donors for supporting us in our fundraising efforts!

Maude Barlow - Water Awareness Day in Dunnottar

Just read about this in The Interlake Enterprise.  Water Awareness Day

Event:  Dunnottar Water Awareness Day
Date: July 25, 2015  10 am to 5pm
Place:  Matlock Recreation Centre

Speakers and presentations by Maude Barlow, Engineers Ian Parkinson and John Ewing, Dr. Karen Scott, Wildlife Haven and more.

The Walk for Water takes place the following day July 26, 2015

More details to follow.

photo from "The Interlake Enterprise"

Walk for Water 2015 - Lake Winnipeg Foundation

This Lake-a-thon is LWF's annual fundraising campaign. It takes place in communities across Manitoba throughout the summer months - and sometimes in the winter ones, too! Lake-a-thon events include pledged community walks and many other independently organized activities.
Proceeds raised from Lake-a-thon events support LWF's work. Get involved and help us save our great lake!

Lake Winnipeg Foundation website  Much more information plus pledge forms available

Walk for Water 2015 Schedule

Dunnottar

Date: Sunday, July 26
Location: Dunnottar Community Club
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km

Gimli

Date: Sunday, August 9
Location: Lake Winnipeg Visitor Centre, Gimli Harbour
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km

Victoria Beach

Date: Sunday, August 9
Location: Victoria Beach Clubhouse
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km and 2.5 km options

Lake Winnipeg Foundation Walk For Water

Please join your friends & community members for the "Walk for Water"  on Sunday July 27, 2014.   Read all about it on the Lake Winnipeg Foundation website   Pledge forms are available from their website, or at the local stores & Community Club.

Walk for Water is the largest grassroots fundraising event in support of a healthy Lake Winnipeg. Taking place in four lakeside communities, it's a great way to be a part of the solution — and a fun way to spend a day at the lake!

No need to register ahead of time.  Just show up after 9:15 and sign in at the Dunnottar Community Club
Feel free to bring your well behaved dog for this lovely morning walk!

Walks will also be held in other areas around the lake:

Matlock

Date: July 27, 2014
Location: Dunnottar Community Club
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km

Grindstone Provincial Park

Date: August 4, 2014
Location: Black’s Point Beach parking lot
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km

Gimli

Date: August 10, 2014
Location: Lake Winnipeg Visitor Centre, Gimli Harbour
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km

Victoria Beach

Date: August 10
Location: Victoria Beach Clubhouse
Registration: 9:15 a.m.; Walk begins at 10:00 a.m.
Distance: 5 km

Spring 2014

Its a late but very beautiful spring here in Dunnottar.  The piers are currently being built by the hardworking team, led by Mr. Donald Skorupski.

Here is the article from the Village website:

Dunnottar’s Piers

Mr. Skorupski has been building piers for many years, with 2014

marking his 60th anniversary. On top of building the piers, Mr.

Skorupski constructs the sitting decks and assists the village with

budget requirements annually. Generally, one of the eight piers is

replaced each year.

Each year, depending on the weather and ice conditions on the lake,

the piers are erected in a varying order so each pier gets a chance of

being first.

In 2013, one of the village’s piers was featured on the Government of

Manitoba’s homepage.

In 2014, there is $51,500 budgeted for pier and sitting deck construc-

tion. With the completion of the shoreline repairs, new sitting decks

are planned for Selkirk Avenue and Matlock Road.

Congratulations Mr. Skorupski on 60 years in the business

To read the entire Spring 2014 Village of Dunnottar newsletter - Read Newsletter

The Kitchen Renovation - Dunnottar Community Club

Renovations at the Dunnottar Community Club

The new kitchen renovation at DCC - from their facebook page.

"Well folks, here is a sneak peek at the DCC kitchen renos. Thanks to all of you for your amazing support - this could not have been done without you!"

The Spark Plug Award goes to ...

Jo & Henry Dellapenta

Thank you to Jo and Henry Dellapenta for motivating the Dunnottar community into action.  With their perseverance we all finally organized and successfully obtained an amendment exempting our community from Bill 33.  Well done!