(Originally published in AALM Newsletter vol 1)
(Adapted from an article originally published in AALM Newsletter vol 1)
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Lac Manitou - AALM is the official Facebook group for AALM members. Please join us there.
The group used to be called the Lac Manitou Facebook Group. It was founded in 2016 by Tamara Joy Steinberg-Nadeau. Her objective was to open her Facebook pages to people not part of Lake Manitou CC Facebook group (see below) and to represent a wider community. “There was amazing work done by Conservation Manitou and the AALM that many people around the lake did not know about,” she says. “I wanted to broadcast this vital work so that more people would join the AALM.”
Lake Manitou CC, founded in 2008, is the oldest Facebook group, administered by Andrew Sofin. “It was started to connect Lac Manitou Community Centre (LMCC) folks to each other,” says Sofin. The group, with a growing membership, is very popular in the summer, posting information about the day camp’s activities, the annual Regatta, tennis tournament, Sunday sailing races, homes to rent, boats to sell and more.
“We are not exclusive,” says Sofin. “We are more than happy to have group members post what they like as long as it has relevance to the Manitou community. If you love all things Manitou please join this group.”
You can also follow the LMCC on Instagram.
Over the years, Parlons/Let’s Talk Ivry sur le lac, has become the place to share photos of loons, rainbows and the canoe you found lodged near your dock. Parlons Ivry is a busy community hub, where residents share news of local animal sitings, found canoes and winter rentals. Launched in 2017, the group is administered by David Lisbona. “The Facebook group was formerly the election site for Daniel Charette, JP Charette and Jean-Claude Beliveau,” says Lisbona. “Once the election was over, we had so many members that we decided to maintain it as a site where people could post, share and discuss grise issues. It is not affiliated with the municipality in any formal way.”