May 092021
 

Due to covid restrictions, teams of people from one house are preferable, although people are free to work alone.  As outdoor events are currently limited to 5 people, we will break into two groups, starting at opposite ends of our section.

We meet at 9am and go for a few hours, please make sure you dress for the weather and we would advise AGAINST sandals or shorts/capri pants as the grass gets pretty long and dirty. Please also be advised that Alberta Transport requires volunteers for the highway cleanup to be at least 9 years of age.

We meet both Saturday and Sunday, all the details can be found on the events

 Posted by at 1:50 PM
Feb 122021
 

You will need to install Netflix Party/Teleparty

Click on the red TP Icon at the top of your browser after clicking the party link.

https://www.tele.pe/netflix/88b3acd6b68cc293?s=s167

We will be watching a 51 minute documentary, narrated by Stephen Fry, on the mating/dancing habits of birds.

If you do not have netflix you can still join us to chat on google meets.

https://meet.google.com/wtv-nbqs-fff

 Posted by at 7:05 PM
Dec 292020
 

For now, until Covid-19 restrictions are removed, we will continue online meetings into 2021.  We have 4 regular meetings that you can attend, but please check the events page for Highway Clean up events (which can still be socially distanced) or extra events like Solstice parties.

Coffee Night – 7pm every Sunday via the JITSI app.   Seacoffeenight | Jitsi Meet

Trivia Night – 7:30pm every second Tuesday via the JITSI app Seatrivianight | Jitsi Meet

Secular Humanist Meetup – 7pm every second Thursday  Secular Humanists of Alberta | Jitsi Meet

Westwood Unitarian Book Club – 7pm the last Wednesday of the month until May  via ZOOM:
Launch Meeting – Zoom

 Posted by at 11:05 AM
Sep 202020
 

We managed to get all of our section done this weekend!  A huge thank you to everyone that came out, having about 8 people per day was the perfect amount for us to finish up, so now we no longer have to head out next weekend.

Big thanks to Rob, Tamara, Peter, Lou, Jason, Ingrid, Ashley, Mark, Tom, Martin, Logan and Karen!

We’ll be planning for another cleanup after the snow melts and it dries up, usually near the end of May.

 Posted by at 7:35 PM
Sep 032020
 

Usually, we do highway cleanup twice a year for a full weekend, once in the spring and then again in the fall.  Unfortunately, due to covid restrictions the spring event did not happen.    We have no idea how grizzly it will be out there, so are going to run two weekends this fall to get it all done.   If we finish the first weekend, we’ll cancel the second, so please check the event prior to showing up for the second weekend.

Here is the first event, please sign up if you can help!  See you there!

Highway Cleanup

 Posted by at 3:51 PM
Sep 012020
 

Our annual general meeting usually takes place just before the summer each year, and obviously with events being shut down due to covid this did not happen at the usual scheduled time.    We had hoped that small events indoors would be up and running by this stage in order to hold our meeting, however libraries are still not booking out their meeting rooms.

We thought we’d gauge interest in filling the board positions (all are available this time around) in order to make some decisions about how the group moves forward, so are asking those of you interested in sitting for a position to let us know.   For now, if you had a valid membership last year you would be considered a member for the purposes of this AGM.  If you would like to run but didn’t have a membership last year you can use our online method to get yourself up to date. Continue reading »

 Posted by at 2:34 PM
Apr 082020
 

The second series of After Life, written by and starring Ricky Gervais, comes to Netflix on April 24th.  Assuming it follows the same format as the first season, this means it will include 6 episodes.

We’ll be watching the first two episodes on April 24th, the next two on April 25th and the final two on April 26th.  Netflix Party allows you to syncronize your viewing and opens a chat box on the side so you can make comments to each other as you watch.

If would be a good idea to watch the first season on Netflix prior to joining, as this is a continuation of the storyline. The first season is available on netflix.

To join these parties you will require:
1) Google Chrome Browser on a laptop or PC
2) A netflix membership
3) Netflix Party download : https://www.netflixparty.com/

The party link invite will be posted on our website about 30 minutes beforehand.   You will need to click on the red NP icon beside the address bar to join a party after clicking on the party invite link.

 Posted by at 7:41 PM
Mar 172020
 

SUNDAY MARCH 22  at 7:00PM

Grab a cup of coffee or tea at home, sit down with your laptop or phone and join us for a virtual coffee meetup online.

After some research, looks like we’ll test out JITSI this weekend for our first virtual coffee meetup. You don’t need to have an account, only need a link to follow so it’s easier than both google hangouts (as you need a gmail) and discord (as you need an account).

We’ll post the link for the meetup 30 minutes before it goes live both on our facebook page and on our website. ”SEE” you on Sunday!

If you want to join from your phone you will need to download their app, but from a laptop this is not a requirement.
https://jitsi.org/?fbclid=IwAR1JhSd0z50ROOaS5CYa-mr_S4VrHFwahcVknn8q4j0CiiFKcVsnVcnfKic

Virtual Coffee Night

 Posted by at 12:46 PM
Mar 052020
 

TUESDAY, April 7th will be this year’s SEA Annual General Meeting (AGM), formally starting at 7:00 pm, in the Program Room at Clareview Library.  We will be there from 6:30pm onwards for anyone that requires a membership or needs to renew.

Anyone interested is invited to attend; however, only paying members will be permitted to vote in the general election or on any other business.

  • Agenda:   an agenda will be updated and available soon

If you are at all interested in running for the Board, please take a look at our explanation of the roles and responsibilities for each position, as well as some FAQs about joining the Board. This year all positions will be available to be filled.  Please note that Treasurer requires you have been a member in good standing for at least a year, and President holds a requirement of one past year (at any time) on the board.

If you would like to see our current bylaws they can be found on the website, under “About”.  We are still awaiting approval of changes made at our past AGM, as the government is backlogged.
If you would like to propose any other changes for consideration at the AGM, they must be sent to the Board for distribution to the rest of the membership in advance of the meeting.  Please try to have those into us one week before the meeting.

See you there!

 Posted by at 9:00 AM
Nov 202019
 

At the last few solstice parties we’ve had too many desserts (hey, some may argue that’s okay) and not enough main entree type foods brought for our potluck.  So we thought we would try a little sign up this time around and see how that goes.

Please message the facebook page, speak to someone in person at an event, or comment on this post to sign up for food category and we’ll update this list as it gets filled up.  Once it’s completed we’ll add extra selections as required.

We generally have between 15 – 20 people who drop by to eat (more come for games afterwards) so keep that in mind when bringing food.   There are also two hot plates, and a few crock pots available, if you need your dish to stay warm.  Soft drinks are provided, as is cutlery, plates, napkins etc.   Please bring your own alcoholic beverages.

Appetizers (eg: cheese and crackers, mini-quiche, spring rolls, veggies and dip)

  1. .  Karen – garlic sausage, crackers and cheese
  2. .  Sandra – Devilled Eggs
  3. .

Salads/sides or soup

  1.  Marianne and Joe – roasted veggie salad with miso dressing
  2.  Randy – Potato and Egg salad
  3.  Martin and Tom – Caprese Salad
  4.  Harriet – tentative – sweet potato casserole

Entrees (eg: chilli, pasta bakes or casseroles,mini slider burgers)

  1. Karen – rotini pasta with tomato/veggie based sauce
  2. Tina  – sliders
  3.  Ashley – quiche
  4.  Ingrid – swedish meatballs

Desserts

  1. Tamara  – black forest cake
  2. Ashley – fruit tray
  3. Margaret and Pat – cheesecake    (also bringing garlic bread to go with pasta)
  4. .
 Posted by at 1:59 PM