Midnapore Lake

Skate with Santa

Please join us on Saturday December 18th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

for our 2nd annual Skate with Santa

There will be hot chocolate, and a takeaway craft for member children (first 100)

Come and enjoy time with your family and neighbours skating with Santa under the beautiful Christmas lights.

This event is for members and their guests

Guests are limited to 10 per household per day

Please remember to bring your lake card

Good Afternoon Everyone

Please be advised that 2022 fee invoices will be in the mail by the end of this week. These invoices are due on January 1st 2022.

Did you know that Midnapore Lake now accepts e-transfers?

E-transers should be sent to 

[ office@midnaporelake.ca ]

The system will ask you to set a security question. Please use "what is my system number" Your system number can be found in the top right corner of your invoice. Your answer should include all 0's and dashes (if the system allows). Your system number will look like this, 0000339-07.

Please make sure to include your address in the comment section so we can properly apply the payment.

Please call the office if your fees are past due for up to date amounts owing.

If you are wanting to pay your fees in the office, please know that we are requesting only one person in the office at a time. Currently the office is open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Office hours will be extended in December to accommodate payments.

Let us know if you have any questions at 403-256-0550

We are looking forward to our winter operations.

As special thank you to Superstore in Shawnessy for donating some of our pumpkins, and to our volunteers. Without volunteers, events like this are not possible.  

Please see our Facebook and instagram pages for pictures from the event. 

Attention all Ghouls and Goblins

The 2nd annual pumpkin hunt is sold out.

If you have registered, please know that this event will proceed rain or shine. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please give the office a call at 403-256-0550 and we can make room for one of the families on our wait-list.

Thank you everyone and we look forward to seeing all the costumes on Saturday October 30th from 10 am to 1 pm.

Thank you to our volunteers and Superstore Shawnessy for their support of our 2nd annual pumpkin hunt.

This event is now completely sold out. We are excited to see everyone who registered on Saturday October 30th between 10 and 1.

Halloween Pumpkin Hunt

October 30th 10 am to 1 pm

Attention all ghouls and goblins !

On October 30th from 10 am to 1 pm Midnapore Lake will be hosting our 2nd annual pumpkin hunt.

Come to the lake in your costume and hunt through our 23 acre park to find your perfect pumpkin. You must pre-register by calling the office at 403-256-0550. There is no cost for the event. There will be one pumpkin available for each Midnapore Address registered. There will be candy bags that will be available to each child 14 and under (pre-registered). Members will be allowed to register up to 5 non-member children for treat bags. There will be additional activities, weather permitting. 

To respect social distancing, we will hold this event open house format. Come any time between 10 and 1.

You must pre-register for this event. Call the office at 403-256-0550. There is no cost.

This event is for members and their guests only

Please be aware that as per Alberta Health guidelines, effective tomorrow Saturday September 4th, masks will be required in all indoor park areas including the change room and washrooms.

Thank you for your understanding.

The annual lake fee for 2022 will increase to $255.00 plus GST. In May 2021, the Board of Directors for the MLRA approved a fee increase of $30.00 (plus GST). This decision to increase the fee is consistent with past Board decisions, which in 2011 introduced the first fee increase and agreed that every 5 years a review would be conducted and adjustment made. The last fee increase of $30.00 was made for 2017.  This fee increase addresses rising operating costs due to inflationary trends of the goods and services we depend upon as well as contributions to the restricted reserve fund. This fund is used to finance the costs of major maintenance as well as the cyclical replacement of park assets. Even at $255.00 plus GST, Midnapore Lake remains to have the lowest maintenance fee among all lake associations in Calgary and the surrounding area.

Please let us know if you have any questions at 403-256-0550.

Stage 3 Re-opening Park Operations

July 1st marks the start of a return to more normal operations. Most of the operating restrictions in place are either being removed or amended. We are anxious to see the end of the medical crisis that for the past 17 months has impacted all of us. We continue to monitor attendance levels and do recommend Park users continue to practice social distancing among non-household gatherings. We also suggest members bring their own hand sanitizer since not all touch surfaces can be cleaned or sanitized on a regular basis.

-If a member or guest is experiencing cold or flu like symptoms we discourage any visit to Midnapore Lake.

-South entry gate opens July 1st.

-Guest limits are increased from 2 per household per day to 10 per household per day. Junior members are permitted to admit 3 guests (included in the maximum of 10).

-For a gathering of greater than 10 walk in guests a Large Group Booking application must be made at least 72 hours in advance.

-Barbecue pits are available for use on a first come, first served basis.

-Picnic shelter bookings are accepted. Member households are limited to reserve a picnic shelter up to 3 times during the summer (June through September) with a maximum of 30 guests per event.

-A proper face mask must be worn when inside the Lake House until at least July 5th.

-The front office will remain closed to walk in traffic and is accessible by appointment only or at the discretion of the most senior office staff member on site.

-Vending machines and water fountains are accessible.

-For the time being, we will continue to admit members using their address. Members are encouraged to bring their cards to check out equipment. Temporarily, equipment may still be issued using the member address during the period while we replace lost or missing member cards.

-Lifejackets (for use with watercraft only) and recreation equipment is available on loan. Check at the front gate to sign out equipment.

-Members may take guests on watercraft.

-Float toys with a capacity of more than one person are permitted for use close to the beach area. Use beyond the beach area requires all persons to supply and wear a life jacket.

Please note that this gate opens at 10 AM daily and closes at 10 minutes before the park closes.

This is a seasonal gate and is open in July and August.

Have a great summer!

Ya-Hoo!! We installed the water slide just in time for summer!!

Boo-Hoo!! I will remove this device in a heartbeat if we do not get a little better behavior and respect from the youth who are using it.

During the past 2 days we have recorded the following incident examples by youth aged 13 to 19 using the water slide;

-jumping from off of the top of the slide.

-slide users preventing other members and guests from accessing the slide

-foul, vulgar language directed at staff as well as adult members on the beach with families present.

-adult members with their families on the beach asking slide users to behave being called ‘Karen’s’ by youth on the slide.

-mocking a young child on the beach who happens to have a disability.

-total disrespect towards staff trying to administer park rules and failure to follow rules.

-disrespect towards other members.

-inappropriate behavior

These incidents involve junior members as well as their guests whom they are responsible for.

These incidents are being investigated and members involved will lose their lake access privilege for most, if not all of this summer.

We want our members to be able to enjoy this facility and expect that some rules are going to be innocently broken. We believe in soft enforcement as our first attempt to resolve a problem and most of the time this is all that is needed. When we have repeated offences by the same member or groups of members, this is another matter that calls out for stricter enforcement.

If this type of behavior continues, members together with their guest(s) will be removed from this facility and not welcomed back.

Water Safety

On Monday afternoon in the company of friends enjoying a fun-filled afternoon at Mahogany Lake, a young girl jumped into the water and did not re-surface. She was located by the Calgary Fire Department Water Rescue Unit and rushed by STARS Air Ambulance to hospital where her condition remains unknown. We hope and pray for her full recovery from such a terrible event.

As tragic as this is however, let this be a reminder that no person, young or old should attempt to swim beyond their ability or in unfamiliar waters. Float toys on the lake offer great summer fun however are not good substitutes for a life preserver in an emergency situation such as a float toy failure. This is why we insist that users wear a PFD when beyond the beach area.

Parents, please remind your children to be safe and swim safe!.

Midnapore Lake is excited to be able to offer tennis lessons for children and adults this summer. Lessons will run for 6 weeks. See below for specific classes. Your support of programs like this is appreciated as we cannot offer programs if we do not have adequate registration.  

Community tennis and fitness will be providing the instruction. Please see the link especially for information on the new and exciting cardio tennis program. 

TENNIS LESSONS   

Midnapore Lake is pleased to be able to provide SUMMER tennis lessons. Classes are offered to MIDNAPORE LAKE MEMBERS ONLY. Class sizes are limited to 8 per class. 

1. First Tennis Lessons (ages 5 to 7 years old). This is an introduction to Tennis. 

Classes will be July 7th to August 11th.  The sessions are 1 hour in length and run every Wednesday evening from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

 The cost of enrolment is $85.00. (no tax)

2. Tennis for Kids (ages 8 to 11 years old). 

Classes will be July 7th to August 11st.  The sessions are 1 hour in length and run every Wednesday evening from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

 The cost of enrolment is $85.00. (no tax)

3. Tennis for Youth (ages 12+)

Classes will be July 7th to August 11st.  The sessions are 1 hour in length and run every Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

 The cost of enrolment is $85.00. (no tax)

4. Cardio Tennis (adult) - beginner.  

( https://www.communitytennisandfitness.com/programs )

Classes will be July 7th to August 11th.  The sessions are 1 hour in length and run every Wednesday evening from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

 The cost of enrolment is $85.00. (plus tax)

5. Cardio Tennis (adult) - intermediate 

( https://www.communitytennisandfitness.com/programs )

Classes will be July 7th to August 11st.  The sessions are 1 hour in length and run every Wednesday evening from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

 The cost of enrolment is $85.00. (plus tax)

6. Adult Tennis (beginner)

Classes will be July 9th to August 13th. The sessions are 1.5 hours in length and run every Friday evening from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

 The cost of enrolment is $125.00. (plus tax)

7. Adult Tennis (intermediate)

Classes will be July 9th to August 13th. The sessions are 1.5 hours in length and run every Friday evening from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

 The cost of enrolment is $125.00. (plus tax)

All participants must be dressed for the weather. Classes will only be cancelled if the courts are unplayable.  In the event a class needs to be cancelled due to the weather, a make-up class will be scheduled.

Please make sure you bring your own water bottle.

Please contact the office at 403-256-0550 with any questions and to register (we can take payment by etransfer).