Our own Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club is hosting the 2009 Mid Ontario Championship Regatta this weekend. This is a big event that attracts a large number of participants. Sturgeon Point comes up big to host a few hundred competitors and families in our small community every year the Regatta is held here. You’ll almost certainly notice a few tents and a whole lot of young sailors out and about our community this weekend.  You’ll certainly notice an unusually large number of sailboats on the lake – its quite a sight. Let’s hope for fair winds and good weather to help make our visitors feel welcome.

Please click on the link to read the SPA newsletter July 2009.  As usual, this newsletter will be mailed out to everyone on both our email distribution list and the postal mailing list. If you’re not receiving our newsletters and you’d like to, email us at spa@sturgeonpoint.com or send us a letter (addressed to SPA, 84 Irene Ave., SturgeonPoint Ontario, K0M 1N0) so we can add your name. (SPA membership not required.) 

Don’t forget that if you’re not currently a member of SPA and would like to join, you can download and print a 2009 Individual SPA Membership Form from this site and send completed form in to us with your cheque. Your support is very much appreciated.

The morning of Monday, August 3rd will see the Village gather again on the beautiful front lawn at Swannanoa for the 171st running of the Sturgeon Point Regatta. There will be running races and lots of other contests and games to challenge the very young to the very old. The action shifts to the Public Beach in the afternoon for the swimming and canoe races. This is always a fun day and a great chance to participate in a Sturgeon Point tradition.

One of the highlights of the Civic Holiday Weekend is going to be the Sturgeon Point Street Dance and Barbeque on Saturday, August 1st.  This is your chance to dance on Irene Avenue with all of your friends and neighbours. A real live band will be pumping out the tunes at the Park. Things will get under way at 6 o’clock.  There will be Barbeques cooking up burgers and hotdogs. Be there or be square!

Careful with fires!

Among summer’s favourite pastimes is time spent outdoors with friends and neighbours around a campfire. Here in Sturgeon Point there is a particular sensitivity to this issue because of the high density of old wooden cottages along our streets that would quickly succumb to a fire. The large number of mature pine and cedar trees are also vulnerable to open flames. The setting of open air fires is governed by the bylaws of the City of Kawartha Lakes. You can read a condensed version of these bylaws here. For the full blown, un-edited version of the bylaw you can click here. This is a serious issue that can affect all of us and deserves our attention. We encourage you to be aware of the local bylaws governing the setting of fires.

Summer services start this Sunday (July 5th) at the beautiful Sturgeon Point Union Church. The full 2009 summer schedule has been updated and can be found on the Church web page. The schedule will be posted on the site all summer. Check the page anytime for other church related news and updates.