Cell service is intermittent with certain carriers. Outside, try standing near the right edge on the deck or inside, by the booster antennae on the ledge between the dining room and living room.

Contacts

Val Kumagai – Cell 403-478-9202, Home 403-313-4424

Jason Kumagai Cell 403-671-9292, Home 403-313-4424

Neighbor, 3 cabins away, Caroline Hookey Cell 403-852-4936

Lorraine and Bryan Ellert – Cell 403-830-2790, Home 403-269-2790

Volunteer Fire Chief: Only for Fire or Medical Emergency, Tom McFadden 403-932-2614

Drinking Water from the bottle in the kitchen ONLY

Do Not drink tap water. (Spare bottled water is in the kitchen pantry).

USEFUL TIPS - INDOOR

Kitchen

Lights

Switches are on the wall above and to the left of the stove.

Microwave

· Just press the numbers for the number of minutes you want, and press “Start” to cook on high for that amount of time.

· Power Level setting – If you want a power setting other than “high”, FIRST press “Power Level” to the setting you want – from 10 down to 1, (6 is 60%) then press the number of minutes you want at that power setting and then press “Start”.

· Defrost Use -Press Inverter Turbo Defrost, enter weight (15 = 1.5 lbs.), then press “Start”.

· Sensor Reheat use- Press SENSOR REHEAT then “Start” (No time needs to be set – it uses a sensor somewhere) -but watch and check it as it runs.

Broom/Vacuum

Vacuum and broom are to the right of the fridge. The vacuum uses a replaceable rechargeable battery and two of them are in the “mud room”. Recharge the one you use.

Rags

Under the kitchen sink in a box. Use for spills & such.

Recycle / Garbage

Take your garbage bag home with you and replace it with a new garbage bag from the drawers on the left. New recycle bags (clear) are in the same drawer.

Dump & Recycling Facility (you should not need this)

Garbage Dump & Recycling Facility is open Saturdays only. Go back to Highway 40 (Forestry Trunk Road), go west (left) on leaving Benchlands and go about 20 km (past the “one car only bridge”) and watch for the big sign on the right “Ghost River Waste Transfer Station”.

Coffee Cuisinart Grind & Brew

The official instructions may be near the coffee maker.

Coffee French Brew Press

The official instructions may be near the coffee maker.

Towels/Linens

Towels

In the closet in Max’s room (the bedroom with one door and one set of floor length curtains).

Linens

· Master bedroom bed is King size

· The bed in Max’s room is double size and the one in Ella’s room is queen size.

· The pull-out green couch in the living room is double size

· Linens are in the left-hand closet in the large “games” room.

Living room - Fireplace Room

Antler Light

The switch is on the right-side door jamb, to the left of the pantry, (above the thermostat) as you enter from the kitchen.

Wood Burning Fireplace- Living Room

Wood for the fireplace -Source –

Use the wood from the woodshed to the left of the front door or directly behind the cabin, up the hill (this is indoor wood.

Water Supply (showers / taps / toilets) Cabin is on a well and septic system

The water cistern is in the pump room behind a wall. (you can see only the white top of the cistern).

There are two fishing line attached to floats in the cistern tank and arrow indicators on each line to indicate how much water is in the cistern. If the arrow gets down to ¼ tank reduce water usage.

The pump should come on briefly every hour during the day to refill the cistern.

Prime the Pump Video

Pump Prime Video

USEFUL TIPS - OUTDOOR

Hot Tub

Turn the temperature up and down as needed. And then turn down to 100 when leaving.

BBQ

BBQ is natural Gas. If the starter button fails, use a match or lighter in the hole in the left side of the BBQ. The BBQ tools are hanging in the mudroom. Please turn off and clean the BBQ and tools after use.

Outdoor Fire Pit beside the cabin

If the fire risk is low to moderate as indicated on the sign on Highway 40 on the way in, you may light a fire in the fire pit (beside the cabin). If the fire rating is higher, please refrain. You can roast marshmallow, hot dogs etc. Douse with water when finished.

Wood Source – from woodshed beside the fire pit. (this is poorer quality “outdoor wood”).

Trip to the River – getting there…

Our lot is long and narrow, and the river is downhill. To get to the river good walking shoes are nice! If you look out the kitchen window and down the hill to the right, you will see a gate near a bench. Go through the gate and down the “steps”, (use the rope handrail and WATCH YOUR STEP), then follow the path through the forest, grab a chair along the way if you like. You will see our two-story fort as you walk to the river. When you get to “the bridge”, (logs and plants over some water, follow the path a little left, up and across the berm you will see the Ghost river.

ON DEPARTURE

Main Heat / Furnace

· No-threat of freezing (summer) – Push Hold to turn down to 60^o F

· Master bathroom floor heat – move bottom switch from “Manual” to “Off”

· Master Bedroom remote thermostat – Turn off the fireplace.

Toilets and Water Taps

· Please ensure toilets and taps aren’t dripping or running when you depart, or they will drain the cistern.

Towels and Linens

· Strip any beds that have been used and wash linens or take them home for washing.

Doors locked

· Master Bathroom rarely used exit door – slide bolt to lock (normally this is locked).

· Games room – Slider door –push button on bottom of door and leave the black lever on the side down

· Door to BBQ area – slide bolt

· South deck, kitchen door to deck – turn bolt on bottom and turn knob on handle to lock (two locks)

· Front entry door, (next to living room fireplace), slide the wooden handle closed AND lock the dead bolt lock with orange tabbed key on way out.

· Main outside entry door (with moose knocker on the outside), just close tightly.

Windows locked

· Master Bedroom, and Master Bathroom

· Small Bedroom, Small bathroom

· Kitchen slider window above microwave.

· Livingroom with the fireplace.

Garbage

· Take the garbage from the black bin in the kitchen with you and replace the garbage bag with a new one from the drawers beside the bin.

Umbrella on the deck or Hot Tub

· Make sure it is collapsed and tied.

BBQ

· Make sure the BBQ is cleaned and the control knobs are turned off.

Hot Tub

· Turn temperature down to 100^o F using the arrows when leaving.

KEYS

• Please lock the doors and return the keys as soon as possible after your stay.

TROUBLE – WATER

If no pressure at the taps:

Check the fishing line arrow in the pump room to see if the water cistern has water.
Prime the pump if necessary -see Water Supply above.
Call Val or Jason -see Contact list below.

TROUBLE – ELECTRICITY

Flashlights

Emergency flashlights, identified by a small red light, are plugged into some outlets. There is usually one on the stove. They will automatically turn on when unplugged.

Electrical Breakers

1. Main panel is in the Laundry Room.

2.

There is a separate panel for the Master Bedroom behind the wood paneling next to the door in the master bathroom.

Text Box: Master Bedroom Electrical Panel in Master Bedroom

DIRECTIONS from Calgary to Waypoint Lodge at 2 Manning Rd, Benchlands AB (about 50 mins NW of Calgary)

• Travel West on Crowchild Trail which becomes Highway 1A past Calgary.

• Go through Cochrane and through the Hwy 22 intersection staying on Highway 1A.

• About 10 – 15 minutes past the Highway 22 intersection, you will come to the Wildcat Hills Gas Processing Plant, (you will see the red and white tower on the left-hand side of Highway 1A). Take the first right turn AFTER you pass the Plant entrance road onto Highway 40 (also known as Trunk Road 40).

Turn from Highway 40, left before fire hall

• Follow Highway 40 for about 10 – 15 minutes to take you to the Hamlet of Benchlands. When you get close you will see a Fire Risk sign with a colorful “pie” on it followed a few minutes later by the "Benchlands" sign. After the “Benchlands” sign, take your second left, (before the fire hall). At the "T" intersection - turn right onto Ghost Road, past the “No Exit” sign down the hill to where Ghost Road and Manning Road meet. Go straight onto Manning Road past three houses and you will see a log sided garage with a number 2 on it and a double size white garage door - that's us! You made it! We are through the asian gate to the left of the garage.