Many places in Lochaber are washed out and can be dangerous. Please use caution especially on back roads. Sylvan Hall is badly washed out, and we don’t recommend going on the Sylvan Hall Driveway. It is recommended to drive around West Lochaber using a Truck if possible, or with extreme caution.

Be safe!

And here are the results for our Ho, Ho, Ho Photo Challenge.  Here are the Top 5 submissions and also an Honorable Mention! Sorry it’s late.

Honorable Mention: Submitted by John Lamb

5th Place: Submitted by Kyle Stewart

4th Place: Submitted by John Lamb

3rd Place: Submitted by John Lamb

2nd Place: Submitted by Kyle Stewart

1st Place: Submitted by John Lamb

To see all of the submissions go to our Facebook Page’s album Ho, Ho, Ho Photos right here. Thanks to everyone for their submissions!

Recently Lochaber had a rare visitor.

A red-bellied woodpecker was spotted visiting bird feeders on both sides of the lake.

The red-bellied woodpecker is common in the eastern United States, but Nova Scotia is far out of its range.

Red-bellied woodpecker range map

Here are a few photos of the red-bellied woodpecker visiting a Lochaber bird feeder on December 11, 2011.

Have you seen this woodpecker? Leave a comment below.

Below is a link to a video for the 2011  Lochaber Christmas Tree Festival, created by Kyle Stewart. We hope everyone had a blast at the 2011 Lochaber Christmas Tree Festival.

The 2011 Lochaber Christmas Tree Festival Video

The LCDA will be making a presentation to the Municipality of the County of Antigonish Council on plans to create a new “Lochaber Centre”.  Below is the LCDA notice regarding that meeting.