Spring Internet Report 2009
On October
28th, 2008, the Steenburg Lake Community Association launched its
new website at www.steenburglake.com.
This
website is provided as a source of information and entertainment for residents
of Steenburg Lake, and the surrounding community.
Although we’ve only been online a short period time, we have already had over 1,000 visitors from various parts Canada, the United States, and even abroad. We’ve also been contacted through the website from individuals shopping for property on the lake. So we are off to a good start.
Some of the features you will find on this website include, Weather forecasts, Newsletters, Event Calendars, Maps, Discussion forums, Stories and Photos.
The weather
forecasts are brought to us from The Weather Network, and will provide current
conditions, long-range forecasts, and weather advisories. This spring we also launched our first
Internet Webcam to provide a snapshot of lake throughout the day.
Our
biannual Newsletters, such as this one, will also be published online. Articles and updates will be stored in the
on-line NewsCentre for easy retrieval.
In an effort to promote conservation of our resources, we will be
working towards offering our members an electronic newsletter in place of
postal mailings. If you are interested
in this option, please sign-up at the website www.steenburglake.com using the
Address Update link under the General Information tab.
All maps
are located in the General Information section of the website. The Google Map should make it easier for
your guests to find the lake. From the
Google Map, simply have your guest click the blue marker labeled ‘Steenburg
Lake’, and select ‘Get Directions to Here’.
For those
of you who are familiar with Google Maps, you know that you can add your own
pictures and videos here also. To see
them, select ‘more…’ from the map.
And don’t
forget to let us know if there are some interesting sites that we should be
highlighting. We’ll add a marker to
those locations also.
The
Discussion forum is open to everyone as a place to share thoughts and comments
on a wide range of topics. If you’ve
got something to say, we’ve got a place for you to say it.
And while
you’re online, take some time to look at the photos. In the short time we’ve been online, the contribution of digital
photography has been great. Please
share your favorite shots with us by e-mailing them to pictures@steenburglake.com.
Getting Connected…
So, what
good is a website if you can’t get to the Internet from the lake?
Well,
high-speed Internet is available at Steenburg Lake, and some of
us are already on-line.
If you are
interested in Internet service at the lake, please complete the Internet Survey
on the website’s homepage. I’ll provide
interested parties with more details about the technology and providers, and
we’ll have an update to share with you at the summer meeting. Until then, you can also reach me at Anthony.Genovese@steenburglake.com