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Water Line Upgrades will recommence this weekend on the north end of Sanderson Road. Traffic will be down to one lane. Expect short delays.
The driveway to the Medical Clinic will NOT be blocked.

Friday October 24, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
The crew will be trenching.

Saturday October 25
The crew will not be working and the road will be open, but not as wide as usual. Please be cautious.

Sunday October 26, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
The following properties will be directly affected with water interruptions:
Medical Clinic, 4961, 4923,4903, 4966, 4952, 4914, 4880
We do not anticipate interruptions to the whole community, but as you know, we never know what we’ll find once we start digging.

Monday October 27
Possible water interruptions, if the crew is unable to complete the installation on Sunday.

We know this is very inconvenient and we appreciate your patience. This should be the last upgrade until spring.

Notice of Road Interruption

A section of Sanderson Road will be down to one-lane this weekend while we resume work on the water line upgrade alongside Sanderson.

The affected section will be from the Medical Clinic to 4922 and 4923. The driveway to the Medical Clinic will NOT be blocked off.

Work will begin Saturday and will be completed by Monday, if all goes well.

There will water interruptions to a small section of Sanderson on Sunday. Residents have been notified.

Please use care and caution when entering Gillies Bay.

Thank you for your patience while we continue to upgrade our water lines.

At long last, the water line upgrades in Gillies Bay begin today (October 6)! We are replacing 65 year old 4 inch pipes with brand new 6 inch pipes on a section of Cedar, Oak and Balsam.

We appreciate your patience while we get get started on very long overdue work.

Oak Street between Cedar and Balsam will be closed to traffic for extended periods from today (Monday) to Friday to accommodate the installation of the new water lines under the road. We will try to keep the disruptions to a minimum.

The following properties will be without water for extended periods while the new water lines are being connected to the existing water lines. We will attempt to contact these affected lots directly prior to shutting off the water.

Tuesday: 3271 Oak, 4822 Balsam, 4827 Balsam, 4838 Balsam, 4847 Balsam, 4850 Balsam, 4785 Alder.

Wednesday and Thursday: 3126 Oak, 3167 Oak, 3176 Oak, 3207 Oak, 4820 Dogwood, 4836 Cedar, 4846 Cedar, and 4843 Cedar

Low water pressure may be experienced by all of Gillies Bay throughout Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

You are invited to our Committee and Board Meetings.

October 14 at 11:00 am – Water Quality Meeting

October 15 at 4:30 pm – Finance & Governance Meeting

October 21 at 4:30 pm – Board of Trustee Meeting

The water line upgrade scheduled for September has been delayed due to the unanticipated difficulty of getting some parts from various suppliers but we are hopeful that we will receive them within the next couple of weeks. We will keep you updated and let you know when we can begin the upgrades.

As part of the Water System Upgrade Plan,  the crew will be testing some valves on Sanderson Road this Sunday.

Water will be shut off to some properties between 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

Properties on Sanderson directly affected will be:
Medical Clinic, 4961, 4923, 4903, 4875, 4966, 4952, 4922, 4914

All properties on Sanderson MAY experience low pressure. Please avoid the use of washers, dishwashers, and garden watering during this time.

Thank you everyone, while we begin the important work of repairing our aging water system.

We are servicing all of our fire hydrants over the course of the next three weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

You may experience a drop in pressure for about 3 minutes when the hydrant is taken off line, and then about 3 minutes when it’s put back online.

Your water may also turn brown if things get stirred up. If this happens, turning on an outside tap for 5 – 10 minutes will clear this up.

Please be patient with us as we perform this necessary work to keep the fire hydrants in good working order.

It has come to our attention that some property owners are using more water than seems necessary during the dry, summer months.

Excessive use of water increases turbidity in the water, affecting our ability to go off Boil Water Notice. It also wastes costly chlorine as it gets used up on lawns instead of being used for our drinking water.

We ask that you reconsider your summer water use by reducing lawn watering as well as washing boats and cars less often. Hand watering gardens and fruit trees has been shown to be the most effective way to help them survive. Remember to water gardens only in the early morning or in the evening.

The Board of Trustees is currently reviewing our water use bylaws. If you have ideas that you wish us to consider, please email us your comments and/or ideas at admin@gillies-bay.ca.

We are pleased to announce a 5-year plan to upgrade our water system beginning this September 8 – 19.

The purpose of this project is to improve water flow and pressure throughout the system, for residential use, as well as for fire suppression.

The objective this September is to replace 4” pipes with 6” pipes, replace leaking valves and upgrade outdated fire hydrants. Our intention is to work in sections in order to minimize disruption to the whole system.

Water will need to be shut off in your section for a period of time while the crew is at work. You will be notified ahead of time before the work begins in your section

Please email us at admin@gillies-bay.ca to let us know if there have been any changes to your contact information or if you are uncertain if we have them.

The following are the addresses and lots where work is planned to take place this September:

Section 1: Sanderson Road
Lots 4977, 4966, 4952, 4922, 4914, 28, 29, 30, 31

Section 2: Sanderson Road
Lots 4863, 4856, 4852, 4828, 4826, 4816, 4810, 4791, 4790, 4787, 4778, 4771, 4766, 4765, 4747, 4746, 4742, 4737, 4724, 4710, 3451

Section 3: Balsam Street
Lots 3271, 4822, 4827, 4828, 4847, 4850

Section 4: Cedar Street
Lots 3126, 3176, 4820, 3167, 4843, 3207, 4836, 4846