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Friday, November 7, 2014

Community Updates (19) - Nov 7, 2014



Table of Contents:
 
1) Vote in the upcoming elections on Nov 15th - see below
2) November is Literacy Month
3) Daybreak Rotary Club's 24th Annual Giant Used Book Sale - Nov 7 - 15th
4) Library Special Event - Ookpik & the Animals - puppet show with music Nov 13th
5) All Ages Storytimes at the Library
6) Free Public Skate - Sat Nov 8th 1 - 2:30pm
7) Artists & Potter's Fall Show & Sale - this Friday & Saturday
8) Early Bird Christmas Craft Fair - Nov 7 & 8th at the Elks Hall
9) 1st Step Program Mobile Treatment Centre - in Williams Lake from Nov 24 - 28th
10) Salvation Army Christmas Hamper & toy registration - Nov 17 - 21st
11) Station House Gallery Annual General Meeting - Nov 26th at Noon
12) First Baptist Church Free Store - all free, all welcome Nov 15th
13) Free Tumble & Play pre-school program Saturdays from 10 - 11:30 am
14) Williams Lake Wanderers - schedule of events for November 2014
15) Williams Lake Indian Band Elders Group – Christmas Bazaar Fundraiser
16) Reminder - NATURE’S SCRIBES @ SINC
17) Compassion Fatigue Prevention Workshop - Nov 14th
18) Will you be voting for Arts and Culture?
19) From the Recreation Complex - events & spring break programs

1) Vote in the upcoming elections on Nov 15th - see below
The Social Planning Council encourages everyone to vote in the following elections. Resources to help you get informed and ready to vote are below and online at http://socialplanningcouncil.blogspot.ca/2014/10/how-to-vote-in-upcoming-elections-on_19.html

2) November is Literacy Month
November is Financial Literacy Month. It is time to set some goals, learn to budget and take control of your money. For more information please visit www.caribooliteracy.com or LIKE and join us on Facebook at facebook.com/CaribooChilcotinPartnersforLiteracy

For more information on financial literacy visit MoneyMattersCanada.ca - for free family finance tools to help your family take charge of your money budgeting, saving and spending.

For more information on how we can help with one to one or family financial literacy coaching, or hosting a workshop for your community group or workplace, please contact kirsten@caribooliteracy.com or call 250 392 8161.

3) Daybreak Rotary Club's 24th Annual Giant Used Book Sale - Nov 7 - 15th
From Nov 7 - 15th visit the upper level of Boitanio Mall for the Giant Used Book Sale by donation.

Donations are greatly appreciated (collection bins located at Safeway, SaveOnFoods, Canadian Tire, Boitanio Mall (main entrance), 150 Mile House Centre or call 250-392-4498 for pick-up. All proceeds will be used to support Rotary and it's Community Projects.

4) Library Special Event - Ookpik & the Animals - puppet show with music Nov 13th
Ookpik & the Animals - a storytime with puppets and music is on Thursday Nov 13th at 2:30 pm in the Library Program Room in Williams Lake. All ages welcome.

There will be reading, poems, singing songs, making a craft and having a good time. Featuring puppet rendition by Dennis Lee, puppetry by Claire Schreiner and music by LeRae Haynes.

For further information please contact wlake@cariboord.bc.ca or call 250-392-3630.

5) All Ages Storytimes at the Library
Please note: the Library will be closed on Tuesday Nov 11th for Remembrance Day

All ages Story Time: reading, rhymes, crafts and games

Fri, Nov 7 at 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Wed, Nov 12th at 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Fri, Nov 14 at 10:30-11:15 am

Call 250-392-3630 or email wlake@cariboord.bc.ca for more information

6) Free Public Skate - Sat Nov 8th 1 - 2:30pm
At the Recreation Complex (sponsored by Adoptive Families Association). Call 250-398-7665 for more information.

7) Artists & Potter's Fall Show & Sale - this Friday & Saturday
Friday Nov 7th from 12 - 8pm, and Saturday Nov 8th from 10am - 3pm at the Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society Centre (the old firehall)

8) Early Bird Christmas Craft Fair - Nov 7 & 8th at the Elks Hall
Free admission, concession on site and lots of tables! Friday Nov 7th from 11 am - 7 pm, and on Saturday Nov 8th from 10 am - 4 pm at the Elks Hall located at 98 First Ave South in Williams Lake. For more information please call 250-296-3590.

9) 1st Step Program Mobile Treatment Centre - in Williams Lake from Nov 24 - 28th
The 1st Step Mobile Treatment Program is for persons aged 13 - 24 who are experiencing difficulties surrounding substance misuse. The program is based on harm reduction approach by meeting the youth where they are at in their readiness for change. The program is both community and youth driven.

The 1st Step Program includes: alcohol & drug education, feeling and emotions group work, relapse prevention, anger management and critical thinking, family issues, nutrition, exercise & recreation, sexual health, individual counselling, 12 step meetings and spiritual and cultural teachings.

If any of this is what you are looking for, please contact your local resources (AXIS Family Resources) or Jamie Tazelaar directly at 250-320-4058 or 250-851-2947 (ext 231) or jamie.tazelaar@axis.bc.ca. Funding partner is Interior Health.

10) Salvation Army Christmas Hamper & toy registration - Nov 17 - 21st
The Salvation Army's hamper & toy registrations take place from 1 - 4pm, Mon - Fri in the Dining room from Nov 17 - 21st. One final registration takes place from 1 - 4pm on Thursday Nov 27th.

Hampers and Toys will be distributed on Friday Dec 19th at the Church sanctuary at 267 Borland from 10am - 4pm. Hampers will be distributed to clients whose applications have been approved, have identification, a hamper registration card and be there in person to pick-up. Call 250-392-2423 for more information.

11) Station House Gallery Annual General Meeting - Nov 26th at Noon
Everyone welcome - refreshments - at the Station House Gallery & Gift Shop (the Old Train station at the foot of Oliver Street). Call 250-392-6113 for more information.

12) First Baptist Church Free Store - all free, all welcome Nov 15th
The Free Store is being held on Saturday Nov 15th from 10am  2pm at the First Baptist Church at 295 Western Ave (at the top of Carson Drive, beside the Coast Fraser Inn).

If you can donate clean and usable 1) winter Clothes, 2) blankets and/or 3) toys, please drop them off at the Church on Saturday Nov 7th from 4-6pm, or Saturday Nov 8th from 10am - 2pm. Only winter clothes, blankets and toys are needed.

Call Joyce Orman at 250-392-4937 or 250-392-9414 for more information.

13) Free Tumble & Play pre-school program Saturdays from 10 - 11:30 am
Sponsored by Success by Six, this program is free to participants. This active parent & tot playtime offers children (ages 9 months to five years) and parents an opportunity to bounce, catch, slide, play, race and tumble with other children (adult participation is required). A variety of sport equipment, ride-on toys and tumbling mats will be available. For more information contact the Recreation Complex at 250-398-7665.

This program runs from Nov 22* - Feb 28th in the Cataline School Gym (*excluding the one day on Nov 22nd which will take place at the Nesika School Gym).

14) Williams Lake Wanderers - schedule of events for November 2014
We are planning to be hiking/walking each day until we have enough snow to extend the activities to snowshoeing and cross country skiing as well.

We will leave the Sam Ketcham Complex at 10:45 am, so come around 10:30 am to get organized. We always begin our outings from there on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, so you can fill out a membership form and pay your $10 annual fee if you wish to become a member. Once you're a member, you will receive emails with schedule and schedule changes. Schedules and updates are also on Facebook.

Tues. Nov. 4 – Gun-a-noot Trails walk ( Dog Creek Road)
Wed. Nov. 5 -   Snap Trail walk ( Fox Mountain)
Thurs. Nov. 6 – Box Trail hike ( off Hwy. 20)
Wed. Nov. 12 – Kekuli pit walk ( Dog Creek Road)
Thurs., Nov. 13 – Woodlot Trails hike ( 150 Mile)
Tues. Nov. 18 –  Bonds Lake walk
Wed. Nov. 19 -  Fox Mountain rim walk
Thurs. Nov. 20 – Shuttle hike, Chilcotin Rd.-River Valley-Arena ( coffee social on the way)
Tues. Nov. 25 – Borland Creek walk ( 150 Mile)
Wed. Nov. 26– Anderson Road hike
Thurs. Nov. 27 -  Roberts Drive hike

All of these activities are subject to change according to weather conditions, so keep an eye on your email/Facebook daily!!

Members' Monthly Coffee Social : Our no host coffee get together for conversation & new ideas for outings will be Thursday, Nov. 20 at New World  in the middle of our hike.

Club contacts: Bette McLennan 250-392-6423

15) Williams Lake Indian Band Elders Group – Christmas Bazaar Fundraiser
When: November 29, 2014
Where:  Elizabeth Grouse Gymnasium 2674 Indian Drive Williams Lake
Time: 10:00 am—3:00 pm

To rent a table* contact  Roxanne Stobie at (250) 296-3507 ext 101 (Roxanne.Stobie@williamslakeband.ca) or Sally Wynja 250-296-4628

*Early registration $10/table  or day of event $15/table

Come on out and show case your crafts or shop for that unique Christmas Gift. Concession, 50/50 Draw, Loonie Auction also available. Willie Sellars will be on site from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for book signing – Dipnetting with Dad.

16) Reminder Scout Island Nature Centre & the WL Field Naturalists present - NATURE’S SCRIBES
November 12 to 14 (Fall break)
1:00 to 4:00 pm
@ Scout Island Nature Centre
A Nature Writing Adventure for kids 8 - 13

Observing and absorbing Nature connects us to all that is; writing can help us integrate and share what we experience.  Providing a space and a  structure for exploring that process with  children is the goal of these workshops.

Paula Laita and Jenny Noble love to mentor kids in developing their unique voices through  outdoor exploration, writing games and playful discoveries. Group size is limited, so be sure to register early by phoning 250-398-8532

This program is made possible with the support of the Cariboo Regional District and City of Williams Lake through the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society

17) Compassion Fatigue Prevention Workshop - Nov 14th
The  Compassion Fatigue Clinic's 2014 Workshop Tour is coming Williams Lake on Nov 14th to present the workshop Preventing Compassion Fatigue & Increasing Professional Resiliency; A framework for Mental Wellness & Career Longevity in Compassion Based Work (details at http://www.cfclinics.com/#!compassion-fatigue/c246l).

For more information and to register visit http://www.cfclinics.com/

Compassion Fatigue Clinic
#400 - 601 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
1-888-661-5530 or 1-604-636-8509
info@cfclinics.com

18) Will you be voting for Arts and Culture?
The Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has put their name forward for the upcoming elections in our area, and your willingness to serve our community. We are also very grateful to those who are currently serving and who have displayed their support of the arts and culture community and the Arts and Culture Function.

The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society has been working hand-in-hand with the Cariboo Regional District and City of Williams Lake since 2010 to ensure accountable and transparent delivery of the Central Cariboo's Arts and Culture Function, established in 2009. The CCACS has a mandate not only to administer this function, but also to serve the many existing independent cultural organizations and events and to facilitate the development of arts and culture in the central part of the region. We take seriously the notion of assisting the development of the arts—not simply supporting the status quo—and one important means of doing that is our administration of an annual small project grants program which in four years has seen a number of innovative ideas bear fruit. We oversee the annual Performances in the Park concert series, and we have developed the Central Cariboo Art Route, a year-round, self-guided studio tour of the region.

In a related initiative, the City of Williams Lake, together with the Regional District, redeveloped its old fire hall to become the Central Cariboo Arts Centre in the city’s downtown. We manage this facility which provides studio space to three tenant groups (Williams Lake Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists’ Guild, the Cariboo Potters’ Guild and the Cariboo Art Society), as well as studio and meeting spaces for the broader arts community. Building use has increased markedly since its opening and we now host a rich variety of activities and events and are delighted to see frequent “drop-ins” from passersby.

Read more about how arts and culture make for a healthy community at www.centralcaribooarts.com

As the election approaches, we would like to ask that our supporters talk to the candidates about the importance of arts and culture in healthy communities, and ask, if elected, how will they support arts and culture in our region?

And, most importantly, please do get out and vote!

Visit our Facebook page to see the received responses from candidates.

19) From the Recreation Complex - events & spring break programs
Note: the Recreation Centre will be open on Tuesday Nov 11th: Fitness Centre from 12 - 3:30 pm, Pool Lane Swim from 12 - 1:30 pm, Everyone welcome swim from 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Fall Break Public Skates:
November 10, 12 & 13, 11:00am – 12:30pm (Regular drop in rates apply)

Drama Bootcamp - 9 to 12 years:
Help your children tap into their creative spirit and experience the magic of acting with this new program offered bat the Complex. Through improvisation, characterization, memorization games & exercises, participants will build self confidence both on and off the stage and have a lot of fun. This class will culminate in a performance for family and friends.

November 10 - 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm
$157 (5 classes)

Fall Break Skating:
Wednesday, November 12 & Thursday, November 13, 2014
Additional drop in public skates from 11:00am - 12:30pm.
Monday, November 10 & Friday, November 14, 2014
Additional Toonie Skates from 11:00am - 12:30pm.

Fall Break Fun Days Swimming: Enjoy themed Swims from 1:30 - 3:00pm each day.
Monday, November 10 - Sports Day
Wednesday, November 12 - Iceberg Day
Thursday, November 13 - Floaty Toy Day
Friday, November 14 - Relay Day

Call 250.398.7665 or stop in at 525 Proctor Street to register today!

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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