Eastlink has filed another application to erect a 200 foot cell tower overlooking Lawrencetown Beach. On November 17, 2011 there will be a community meeting at the Lawrencetown Community Centre at 7PM.
For more information and details on this application, click here.
A draft of Nova Scotia’s new Coastal Strategy is now available online. Now’s your chance to get up to speed, and voice your opinion on the province’s plan for our beautiful coast. Topics include: Coastal development, Working waterfronts, Public coastal access, Sea level rise and storm events, Coastal ecosystems and habitats, Coastal water quality, and Governance.
Coastal access is a topic we can all relate to, and one we often take for granted. Just think of the recent Coastal Access win in Cow Bay or the property at The Moose. Please take a few minutes to download and read the document here.
Remember: We’re one of the groups who enjoy the water year-round. Comments are encouraged, and it’s our responsibility as surfers and coastal stewards to share our thoughts and help protect the ocean.
Link to NS Government site: Province Seeks Feeback on Draft Coastal Strategy
Thursday, September 29, 2011
(Halifax, NS) – In late 2009 the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Council approved the purchase of a coastal lot in Cow Bay to create a coastal access point with the vision of maintaining healthy relationships between the local community, the surfing population and all coastal users. A condition of this venture was a commitment from the surf community to act as stewards of the property and make a financial contribution on behalf of coastal users. We’re happy to say that we have currently raised close to 70% of our agreed-upon contribution.
Leading up to October 25, our “Wooden Plank Campaign” will continue to run. Wooden planks on the boardwalk engraved with a name of your choosing are available for $100 per plank. Tax receipts are available and will be issued before the end of the year. The board can have your name, a friend’s name, family’s name, or your business name engraved. Please make cheques payable to The Halifax Regional Municipality and drop it off in an envelope with the your name, contact information and the name that you would like on the board at Emma’s Eatery in Eastern Passage (31 Cow Bay Rd), If Only Surf Shop in Halifax (1300 Queen Street) or Kannon Beach in Lawrencetown (4144 Lawrencetown Rd.) or mail them to Coastal Acess Committee, 2465 John St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 4K6. Get your donations in while you can, and be a part of this amazing costal legacy!
Phase I of the project, consisting of a parking lot, has already been completed and Phase II of the project, consisting of a boardwalk to access the coast as well as walking trails in the area is due to commence soon! After years of working towards permanent access to the pristine beaches and surf breaks in Cow Bay, the Surfing Association of Nova Scotia is ecstatic to announce that the wait is nearly over and that permanent public access to one of our most pristine breaks is fast approaching.
With your continued support, we will make this public access a place for today’s and future generations to enjoy whether they are surfers, residents of Cow Bay or in many cases both.
For more information:
Sean Kelly & Iaian Archibald
Surfing Association of Nova Scotia
Costal Access Committee
Check it out: September 29 - October 2
We were so excited when we heard the CSFF lineup this year. Last year’s inaugural event was a huge hit and a real boost for our community. The festival folks kicked things off last week, launching their program, showed off some trailers, and let me tell you: you don’t want to miss out!
The event takes place this Thursday – Sunday (Septmber 29 – October 2). All screenings are at Empire Park Lane Theatres of Spring Garden Road. The three concerts will take place at The Palace Night Club following screenings on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Here are a few events that caught our eye:
- Sight|Sound, Mikey DeTemple’s sophomore film features local surfers, and has a section that was shot in Nova Scotia. Chcek it out on opening night, Thursday at 8:30PM.
- SANS is a community partner with the festival. We’re sponsoring the Short Film Challenge. All Canadian content. East & West Coast films, including a short submitted by Canadian rock legend, Matt Mays. Mays’ will also perform for a second year in a row. The event sold out last year…
- Quiksilver night will have local content with the Cypher Film Challenge, featuring Nico Manos. “Just Add Water” Clay Marzo’s critically acclaimed film about his struggles with Asperger’s.
- Last year, 180 Degrees South was a fan favorite film. 180 South star Keith Malloy’s new film Come Hell or High Water premieres on Saturday, October 1.
- Screenings wrap up Sunday night with a generational clash. The Hot Generation from the 1960′s is paired with Who is J.O.B., Jamie O’Brien’s latest film. This night will take you from the height of 60′s longboarding to a new era of post-2010 high performance surf smashing! Come get some!
- SANS president Justin Huston will be on the CSFF Jury, joining Scott Huelet (editor of The Surfer’s Journal); Devon Howard, (Patagonia); Grant Ellis (photo editor, Surfer Magazine); Ricardo Salcedo, (freelance writer); and Andrew Murphy, (Atlantic Film Festival)
Come by and support this growing festival. Hope to see everyone there!
To buy tickets, visit TicketPro
For more info, program guides, & film trailers, visit csff.ca
Masters (Over 35)
1. Glen MacDuff
2. Chris Smith
3. Steve Smith
Boys Under-18
1. Cree De Clouett
2. Colin Colson
3. Jamie Smith
Women’s Open
1. Janine Strickland
2. Alexandra Grootkoerkamp
3. Michelle Richards
Men’s Open
1. Nico Manos
2. Dean Petty
3. Jacob Albury
Irene produced some fun surf this week, and due to the wind direction it seemed that just about everyone and their mother ended up surfing in Cow Bay at some point during the swell.
It’s great that people came down to watch the waves and hang out while their friends surfed, and it’s OK that there were a lot of people in the water, even though there were many that didn’t have the skills to be out there. This is all a part of summertime and the whole hurricane hype machine.
But what is not OK is being disrespectful to the very people we rely on to access the surf. I’m talking about the Cow Bay Church and all the cars in the parking lot, the litter that was left behind, people camping (on a Sunday morning no less!), and people shitting, yes shitting, behind the church.
Ever heard of the old adage, “Don’t shit where you eat”? Or how about the one, “One rotten apple spoils the barrel”?
We are very, very fortunate to be allowed to cross private property to get to the surf. There’s plenty of parking alongside the road, it’s painless to throw your Tim’s cup in the back of your car, and it should go without saying that you don’t take a dump on someone’s lawn, let alone a church lawn.
Show some respect for the church property, or I guarantee you that we will be losing access through there real quick. If you see people knowingly or unknowingly doing things that put our access at risk, please ask them to stop.
SANS is going to approach the folks that attend and take care of the church to see if we can help with a gate or something across the driveway (some of you may recall that there was at one time a simple chain there, that is until someone ripped it out). In the meantime, the best thing we can all do is just park on the road and keep the place clean.
Thanks,
Justin Huston
SANS President
Schedule of events:
Friday August 26th 8pm to midnight, Bras D’or Lakes Inn, St.Peter’s:
Pre-Registration Party/ Luau.
Musical Performances by Heartwood Slacks and Black Tooth Grinn. $5 entry fee
Surf Expo and Surf Art Show
Prizes for Best Lei, Limbo, Hawaiian Shirt, Grass Skirt and Hula Hoop
Under agers (18 and younger) permitted into event venue between 8pm to 10pm.
Saturday August 27th 10am to 4pm, Point Michaud Beach:
8am to 10am – Set up. All volunteers please arrive during this time.
10:30 – Group photo
11am to 4:30 – Surf Contest- Surfboard Divisions include: open, master, men, women, jr. girl, jr. boy, kid, long board, short board, finless, team relay and costume.
Other divisions: Stand Up Paddle, Body and Skim Board, Body, Wind, Kite and Kayak Surf.
Acoustic Beach Jam Session with Heartwood Slacks, Black Tooth Grinn and open jam.
BBQ, Surf Expo and Demos, Art Show, Sand Castle Display and Kid Games.
$25 fee includes entry into all surf classic divisions and use of equipment, BBQ lunches and weekend event photos by Scotty Sherin and Roman Buchhofer.
Saturday Evening
5pm to 8pm, MacBouch Tavern, St.Peters: Surf and Turf.
Food specials, award ceremony presentations and musical guests Den Scholars.
9pm to midnight, Bras D’or Lakes Inn, St.Peters: Rock and Roll Show
My Dog Sam performing. $10 entry fee
Sunday August 28th 11am to 5pm, Point Michaud Beach:
Fun Beach and Surf Day (back up rain date)
Acoustic Music, BBQ and Surf Expo
Accommodations are available at the Friday and Saturday evening venue of the Bras D’or Lakes Inn in St. Peters 535 2200. The Battery Provincial Park and Campground is also located directly across the street for camping.
Thanks to our sponsors Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, Kustom, Kannon Beach, Dacane Surf Shop, Bridget Turner Jewelry, One Life Surf, IfOnly, Ollie Around Skate Boards, Lokol, Rise and Ride Surf Wear, Jeantie’s Mini Mart, SANS, Scotia Surfer, The Reporter, Mantis vs Ape Studio, Nova Scotia Tourism and Richmond County.
For more info check out www.surfpointmichaud.com or our face book group for the 8th annual Point Michaud Surf Classic.
The September Storm Surf Classic will be held in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia and will have a waiting period from September 3 until September 18. The event will run on the first weekend during the waiting period with contestable conditions.
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Boys under 18
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Heat 1
Connor Marsh Craig Colson Nick Hatt Cree De Clouett |
Heat 2
Colin Colson Will Bagnall Chris Hatt Jamie smith |
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Masters (Over 35)
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Chris Smith
Adam Cornick Glen MacDuff Steve Smith |
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Men’s Open
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Heat 1
Raph Bruhwiler Logan Landry Myles Baldwin Kurtis Anstey |
Heat 2
Shannon Brown Jacob Albury Keegan Day Issac Norman |
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Heat 3
Nico Manos Lance Moore Aaron Quinn Mike Moore |
Heat 4
Dean Petty Justin Huston Mike Blois Chris Mcibin |
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Heat 5
Noah Cohen Marty King Andrew Termaine Sam Mckenna |
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Women’s Open
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Heat 1
Catherine Bruhwiler Michelle Richards Bridget Turner |
Heat 2
Janine Strickland Gabrielle Finlayson Jill Manos Kaitlynn Fennel |
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Heat 3
Julie Baldwin Forbes Alexandra Grootkoerkamp Ruth Shorten Emmanuelle Desrochers |
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The September Storm Surf Classic is fast approaching and will be held in Lawrencetown, NS. The surf contest will have a waiting period from September 3 until September 18 (weekends only). The event will run on the first weekend during the waiting period with contestable conditions.
This is the first qualifier for the World Junior, and the World Games Teams for 2012.
Entry fee is $30, each participant can enter one of the following categories:
- Junior Girls Under 18
- Junior Boys Under 18
- Men’s Shortboard
- Women’s Shortboard
- Masters over 35
There will be a cap of 60 surfers. The sign up period will be from July 30 until August 14 and each of these stores will have a limited number of spaces:
Entity Boardshop
If Only Surf Shop
Kannon Beach Surf Shop
Rossignol Surf Shop
The heats will be posted on August 22.
If you have any questions please contact John Fluke at canadiansurfing@yahoo.com or Steve Smith at steve@fistfullafives.com
2011 Why Can't We All Just Get A Longboard Contest winner Brian Villeneuve.
For the second year in a row the SANS/Quiksilver Longboard Contest went off in ideal conditions at Martinique Beach. Sun and warm water, light offshore winds and 1-3 ft ground swell made for fun logging, and it was a perfect beach day for all the family, friends and spectators that came out to check out the action.
We had a total of 21 participants, some as young as 2 years old, competing for hand-made trophies and prizes donated from local businesses. Things got things underway around 9 am, and we wrapped up the finals shortly after 1pm, literally 10 minutes before the winds switched onshore. Afterwards, competitors and supporters (as well as some random people walking down the beach) enjoyed free hotdogs and hamburgers grilled up on the beach. Pretty much a perfect day!
Huge thanks go out to the SANS members and volunteers that worked behind the scenes to make this event a success, especially the judges, who had to sit on the beach chained to their chair watching perfect waves roll through all morning.
A shout-out to our co-host Quiksilver and Roxy for making the contest possible and for stepping-up with some amazing prizes for the winners. Also, a big thanks to the following sponsors for providing some great prizes: If Only, Kannon Beach, Dacane’s, Jamieson’s Tavern, Bridget Turner Jewelry, and Aim High Sportswear.
RESULTS
Men’s Final
1st Brian Villeneuve
2nd Justin Huston
3rd Jason VanMeer
4th Jack Hillman
Women’s Final
1st Michelle Richards
2nd Jill Manos
3rd Sylvie Julien
4th Shannon McPhail
5th Ruth Shorten
Junior’s Final
1st Collin Colson
2nd Craig Colson
3rd Jamie Smith
4th Sylvie Julien
5th Sam Julien
Super-Grom Expression Session
Nathaniel Collier
Zachary Collier
Sofia Michelle
Dani Michelle
Ben Alexander
