Cabin Talk: 2014

Annual Owners Meeting 2014

Jim and Tye joined us for the weekend once again. Jim brought us a few more batteries for the cabin which were much appreciated.

The boys did find time for some challenging atving,

Rob brought a log splitter to demo so we put in a bunch of wood for next year,

On Sunday we found out that we weren't leaving right away because the road was washed out, The beavers had damned the culvert causing the wash out on Saturday night.

A high hoe from Cooper Falls showed up by 2pm but needed a long pole to push the debris out of the culvert so we dropped a 50 foot pine for him to use.

A whirlpool formed as the beaver pond drained.

Gravel Delivery goes badly!

Although we were assured there would be no problem delivering two truck loads of gravel to our driveway the first truck got stuck not once but twice by backing off over the edge of the driveway.

The second time they couldn't pull the truck out so they left to get something bigger and returned two hours later with this.

It took about 10 minutes to pull the truck back up on to the driveway.

By now one load of gravel has been dumped in the places it got stuck and the second truck load has been dumped off to the side. There was no offer to fill in the holes the truck has made or to move the load of gravel off to the side. They just packed up and got ready to leave.

THEN IT GOT WORSE.

Then we got told that we were on the hook for a $1000 tow job!!! Even though we were not advised of this risk prior to deliver (or the last two times they delivered gravel) . Even though the driver walked the driveway and said "no problem". Even though the driver backed off the edge. Twice! And the bulk of this bill was just for floating the high hoe in and back. They were only 15 km away!! $540 to go 30 km + 1 hr for the high hoe on site + $400 for truck repair.

10th Annual Friends and Family Camping Weekend at the Cabin

Another excellent turnout and a great weekend. In spite of a few showers the fishing derby went off as planed.

Cabin Schedule 2014

January 1st New Years!!
January 2nd - 5th - Ryan/friends

January 10th - 13th

January 17th - 20th

January 24th - 27th - Doug\Murray\Barry\Bruce\Warren

February 1st - 3rd

February 7th - 10th

February 14th - 17th Family Day (for some)

February 21st - 24th - Doug\Marcy\ Lindsay

March 1st - 3rd

March 7th - 10th - Doug, Murray, Barry, Bruce and Warren

March 14th - 17th

March 21st - 24th

March 28th - 31st

April 4th - 7th

April 11th - 14th

April 18th - 21st -- Easter Monday

April 25th - 28th

May 2nd - 5th - Doug\Barry\Jim\Tye\Pete

May 9th - 12th Mothers Day Weekend
May 16th - 19th - Victoria Day

May 23rd - 26th

May 30th - June 2nd
June 6th - 9th

June 13th - 16th Fathers Day Weekend - Marcy and Doug

June 20th - 23rd - Cabin - Aislinn and friends
Trailer - Barry and Roz

June 27th - July 1st Canada Day - Adam and Friends

July 2th to 5th - Shawn and Kids ( others welcomed)

July 11th - 14th

July 18th - 21st Ryan and Friends: Boys Cabin Weekend

July 25th - 28th

Aug 1st - 4th Civic Day - Barry and Family and Friends

Aug 8th - 11th

Aug 15th - 18th

Aug 22nd - 28th Cabin - Rob and Family

August 29th - Sept 1st Labour Day - 10th Annual Family and Friends Camping Weekend

September 5th - 8th

September 12th - 15th
September 19th - 22nd - Doug & Barry
September 26th - 29th - Barry's Birthday Bash!! Everyone welcomed!

October 4th - 5th
October 11th - 13th Thanksgiving Day - Shawn and Family
October 19th - 26th - Hunters

November 1st - Nov 2nd
November 8th- 9th - Owners Meeting

November 15th - 16th

November 22nd - 23rd
November 29th - 30th
December 5th- 8th
December 12th - 15th

December19th - 22nd
December 26th - 29th
Dec 31st - Jan 1st 2014 - New Years

We will miss him.

This weekend we will acknowledge the life and times of Phil McDonald, our good friend and neighbour for the past 10 years. His passing will leave an empty spot in our lives but he will certainly never be forgotten.

Phil was as much a part of our cabin as the trees themselves, it will never be the same without him.

We built our cabin just as our dad passed, Phil stepping in to fill the role to perfection, his advice, encouragement, support, wisdom and always with a caring heart.

The success of Men is not measured by their wealth or possessions but by the size of their heart, and willingness to give of themselves, Phil was a giant amongst men.
He welcomed us as though we were family, which explains why we all feel like we have lost part of ours.

Phil was always available to help us out. Whether we needed a road report, a ride to our cabin or help getting a dead atv started he was there.

The one thing we will miss the most, will be his stories. With every visit we got the another glimpse into his life with new anecdotes. They were priceless. Many have become part of our Cabin lore, told and retold for the benefit of people who had not met him.

For years, Phil bugged me by asking "When was I going to move up". He truly loved living at his cabin. My one regret is not going fishing with him. He asked me many times but I never found the time.

we will miss him,

Doug, Murray, Rob, Barry, Jerry and Shawn

(the Bremner Brothers)

Spring Trip May 2014

Excellent spring conditions for ATVs. Barry, Pete, Jim and Tye found lots of puddles to drown their quads in. Don't seem to be any incriminating photos though!

Found that the beaver dam had broke and dropped the lake a couple of feet.