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What is The Social Planning Council?

Activities:

o Monthly Meetings: Attend meetings with guest speakers from within the community &/or presentations at each meeting. We currently meet the fourth Monday of every month (excluding summer) at City Hall with light lunch by donation.

o Facebook & Email Group: Utilize the network on Facebook. Start discussions, learn about & share upcoming community events, projects and meetings. If you don’t use Facebook, then join the email network instead.

o Inform City Council: The SPC provides reports to City Council regularly and the City keeps the SPC informed. Use the network and have your voices heard.



Strategic Direction of the Social Planning Council of Williams Lake & Area:

o Poverty Reduction and the local Living Wage Campaign.

o Community Collaboration and Networking.

o Retention and Succession of residents within the Area.



Community Social Planning:

o Supports communities in building an integrated approach to complex problems that take into account social, economic, and environmental concerns.

o Maximizes the effectiveness of often scarce resources by working to reduce duplication, overlap and competition.

o Provides an ongoing forum for communication, coordination and conflict resolution.



Thursday, January 19, 2012

Community Updates – January 20, 2012

Please find the following four community updates below:

1) Richard Heinberg coming to 100 Mile House on Feb. 7th, 2012!
2) Calendar of Events (Jan – Jun 2012) from the Council of Canadians
3) Compassionate Nonviolent Communication Workshop
4) Communities that Care (CTC) Community Board working groups



1) Richard Heinberg coming to 100 Mile House on Feb. 7th, 2012

The South Cariboo Sustainability Society and the Agr-Culture Centre have some exciting news! World renowned author, educator and speaker, Richard Heinberg, is coming to 100 Mile House on Tuesday, February 7th. He will be giving a public presentation at 7 PM at the 100 Mile Community Hall. We are extremely fortunate to have such a high calibre speaker coming to our area. We hope that you can attend this memorable event.

Here is some brief information about Richard Heinberg (http://richardheinberg.com/):

Richard Heinberg is the author of ten books, forecasting the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels and arguing that we need to live within the earth's limited natural resources. With a wry, unflinching approach based on facts and realism, Richard exposes the tenuousness of our current way of life and offers a vision for a truly sustainable future. Richard is the Senior Fellow in Residence at the Post Carbon Institute (http://www.postcarbon.org/).

Richard's latest work, The End of Growth, explains the ongoing financial crisis, how and why it occurred, and what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes. It describes what policymakers, communities, and families can do to build a new economy that operates within Earth’s budget of energy and resources. His message is that we can thrive during this transition if we set goals that promote human and environmental well-being, rather than continuing to pursue ever-expanding GDP.

Please see the poster (attached) for more information about the event. In addition, below are two U Tube clips that are recommended by the Post Carbon Institute.

300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w

Who Killed Economic Growth? www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqDS9wGsxQ

Yours truly,

Patricia Spencer
Co-chair, South Cariboo Sustainability Society
Box 10135 - 108 Mile Ranch, BC
250.791.1901 earthwiseps@shaw.ca

https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Cariboo-Sustainability-Committee/120590728018850
Our brochure: http://www.ccconserv.org/sustainability/southcariboohand-out.pdf

2) Calendar of Events (Jan – Jun 2012) from the Council of Canadians

The latest updated calendar of events that the Coalition of Groups has put together can now be found on the Williams lake Council of Canadians website at http://www.williamslakecouncilofcanadians.ca/CofC/Home.html
Their next meeting is after the Jan 28th Food Forum at TRU at 2:30 pm
Contact Bette McLennan for more information at bettemcl@gmail.com

3) Compassionate Nonviolent Communication Workshop

FEBRUARY 4TH & 5TH AT THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER IN WILLIAMS LAKE

Join Rachelle Lamb in this revealing and insightful workshop on how to increase your relational intelligence and communication effectiveness.

You will learn:

The four cornerstones of successful relating
How conflict starts and escalates and what to do about it
How to translate “hard to hear” messages into something productive for everyone
Your role in establishing harmonious communication and keeping things on track

Rachelle Lamb from Victoria BC is a sought after author, speaker and certified trainer of Compassionate Nonviolent Communication.

TUITION: $225 / $195 Earlybird Jan 20th

Info/Registration: http://www.rachellelamb.com/
Melanie Reinelt 250-394-7711

4) Communities that Care (CTC) Community Board Working Groups

The last Community Board meeting was an excellent meeting with great discussion and ideas on our projects. The minutes for this meeting are quite detailed as I tried to capture the richness of our discussions (please email Carla for copy).

Our working groups and project leads are:

Transit to Scout Island – Denise Deschene
Safe Spaces – Lora Fairbrother and Sally Errey
Expand Positive Action – Rana Grace
Glass Slippers – Lora Fairbrother
Communication Strategy – Carla Bullinger
Acknowledge our History – Anne Burrill

Please contact them directly with ideas and participation. If you know of anyone else who should be involved in any of these working groups, please invite them to participate.

We have agreed to meet on the second Thursday of every month from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Next meeting is February 9. The location is still to be determined.

Thanks,
Carla Bullinger, Facilitator
Communities that Care
Williams Lake, BC
email: comthatcares@sd27.bc.ca
cell: 250-267-8249

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Contact Us

The Social Planning Council is made up of volunteers from the community. Many of us work in social services agencies or also volunteer for other organizations.

Our Mailing Address is Box 20045, Williams Lake BC V2G 4R1

To reach the Society Coordinator Jessica Dunn please email spc-coordinator@xplornet.com or call 250-243-2126

To reach the Communities that Care Project Facilitator Barb Jones please email communitiesthatcare.wl@gmail.com or call 250-305-4838

To reach the THRIVE Williams Lake Project Manager Anne Burrill please email annelburrill@gmail.com or call 250-267-7211

To reach the current SPC Chair Larry Stranberg please email happytrails@cfdccariboo.com or call 250-392-3626