Bridgwater on Facebook
By Scott Moore, Realtor Facebook has obviously had its ups and downs in all our lives but one place that it really shines is by fulfilling a really neat role in connecting our neighbourhoods and communities.
I think about it like a virtual bulletin board (Bike for sale, Lost dog, etc) or the chit chat that would happen at the neighbourhood coffee shop (“Did you hear Jim spotted a coyote?” “Who did you use for your window cleaning?” etc). I think its great!
Back in the original days of Bridgwater, there were three main places on Facebook that helped us build our community - Bridgwater Forest Neighborhood Association, Bridgwater Lakes Community & Bridgwater Lakes R3Y. I believe these three were all started in 2014/2015 and all three are still very active pages.
Recently, there’s been an explosion of new groups and pages focusing on all kinds of different aspects of life in Bridgwater, so I thought it would be helpful to compile a list. I bet many of you would find these groups interesting or helpful.
Bridgwater Facebook Pages
Bridgwater Lakes Community (1.8K Likes) www.facebook.com/bridgwaterlakes
Bridgwater Forest Neighbourhood Association (1.7K likes) https://www.facebook.com/bridgwaterFNA
Bridgwater Trails Community (1.7K likes) https://www.facebook.com/Bridgwatertrails
Bridgwater Facebook Groups
The Neighbourhoods of Bridgwater Buy & Sell (private group: 1.9K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/167903437067507
Bridgwater Neighbours Virtual Watch (private group: 1.7k members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/486277758560519
Buy Nothing Bridgwater/South Pointe, Winnipeg, MB (private group: 1.3K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/2380614935298627
Bridgwater Lakes R3Y (private group: 1.1K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/595719400540639
Positively Bridgwater (public group: 900 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/628854744526859
Bridgwater/Prairie Pointe/South Pointe Small Business Promotions (public group: 389 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/2661761547412825
Neighbours of Bridgwater – Best Version Media (273 likes) https://www.facebook.com/BridgwaterBVM
Bridgewater Community (public group: 225 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/298298198809408
Women of Bridgwater (private group: 173 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/652369922728243
The Rise Residents Bridgwater Centre (Private group: 53 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/843853569722129
Neighbours of Windflower Road in Bridgwater Trails (private group: 27 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/945174109531475