Community Updates (9) - Jan 23, 2015

Table of Contents:

 

1) Social Planning Council's monthly meeting - Jan 26th at 11:30 am

2) Celebrate Family Literacy Week! - Jan 25 - Feb 1st

3) Reminder - CRD's Sub-Regional Budget Sessions

4) Free Family Astronomy at Scout Island - Sat Jan 24th from 6pm-8pm

5) Grant Funds Available - deadlines Jan 30th (next Friday)

6) Communities that Care's - Positive Action Word of the Week - "Possessions"

7) Free Skate - Saturday Jan 31st from 1 - 2:30 pm

8) The Cariboo Chilcotin  Metis Association  - two events

9) Mural Workshop - Jan 24 - 25th

1) Social Planning Council's monthly meeting - Jan 26th at 11:30 am

Our next monthly meeting is being held on Monday January 26th at 11:30 am at the City of Williams Lake. Lunch and a presentation by Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy and the upcoming Literacy Week. We hope to see you there! The agenda is below:

During lunch we will:

·   Review meeting minutes from Oct 27, 2014

·   Review meeting agenda for Jan 26, 2015

Guest Presentation:

Presentation by Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy in celebrating of Literacy Week.

SPC Board Updates & discussions:

·   Memberships renewals are now due

·   UBC Human Geography Field School Project update

·   BC Transit Review Stakeholders Meeting

·   Meeting with MLA Donna Barnett

·   SD no. 27 user group fee update

·   Strategic Planning & discuss impacts of recent City staff changes

2) Celebrate Family Literacy Week! - Jan 25 - Feb 1st

Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy encourages everyone to celebrate Family Literacy Week, Jan. 25-31!  There’s lots of fun ways to do it. Here are a couple of ideas to get you started:

Create a story with your family: take turns writing one sentence at a time, then read the whole story aloud when you’re done;

Organize a book swap with friend

Count how many steps it takes to get from your bedroom to the kitchen – find out who in your family has the most steps to a snack!

Read a “wake up” story in the morning (in addition to last night’s bedtime story);

Write a note to include in a grown-up’s lunch – ask them to write back!

Go for a nature walk and play I Spy!

Come to Family Fest on Feb. 1, 10:00-2:00 in the Gibraltar room

It’s fun, it’s easy and it’s FREE!  What a great way to spend time with family.

  

Visit Family Fest – It’s the 10^th annual Family Fest that celebrates families and supports lifelong literacy and learning with lots of fun activities, book give aways, puppet plays, music, and much, much more.  Sunday, Feb. 1 from 10 am – 2 pm in the Gibraltar Room (Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex).  Have fun indoors and then visit the 1^st annual winter carnival just outside the complex.

For more information please contact Carla Bullinger at 250-267-8249

3) Reminder - CRD's Sub-Regional Budget Sessions

Have your say and join the discussion. In Williams Lake on Jan 29th at the Cariboo Regional District Board room at 5pm. Call 250-392-3351 or visit cariboord.ca for further information. If you are unable to attend you can pre-register for the webinar by emailing communications@cariboord.ca

4) Free Family Astronomy at Scout Island - Sat Jan 24th from 6pm-8pm

Saturday, January 24th at 6pm join local community astronomers Steve and Lynn Capling at the Scout Island Nature House for stories and stargazing until 8pm. There will have plenty of stellar stuff to gander at with your naked eye, binoculars or with a telescope. If the weather outside is inappropriate for stargazing, the event will be moved indoors with games and activities.

Everyone and all ages are welcome - no registration is required. Bring: Warm clothes (and gloves!), Binoculars (Scout Island have some available to borrow), lawn chairs or something to lay down on. Please do NOT bring a flashlight or headlamps.

A very large telescope is provided but you are welcome to bring along your own, more

telescopes make this event even better! Call Scout Island Nature House if you have questions about this special event call 250.398.8532 or email themaryforbes@gmail.com

5) Grant Funds Available - deadline Jan 30th (next Friday)

a) United Way's Community Investment Funding - applications due Jan 30th:

United Way provides funding to strengthen the network of services and capacity of non-profits to achieve meaningful, long-term improvements in quality of life in the community by addressing not just the symptoms of problems but also the root causes.

Our Community Investment process is open to receive applications from non-profits with charitable status as of December 1st, 2014 throughout the Thompson Nicola Cariboo region. The deadline for applications will be January 30th, 2015. The application is available only on-line at www.investingincommunity.ca.

For Youth Initiative Grants, please visit http://www.investingincommunity.ca/yig/

b) CCACS 2015 Grant Applications due Jan 30th by 4pm:

Project grants are available for non-profit organizations or community groups in Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo (CRD Areas D, E, and F) to support and develop arts and culture within this region. The funding for these grants is courtesy of the City of Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District on the recommendation of the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society subject to the availability of funds.

Applicants, specifically new applicants, are encouraged to contact CCACS before filling out the application. For further information on this program, contact CCACS Executive Director Leah Selk at 778-412-9044 or info@centralcaribooarts.com or visit www.centralcaribooarts.com

6) Communities that Care's - Positive Action Word of the Week - "Possessions"

The Positive Action word of the week of Jan 26th is Possessions: How we manage our shared possessions.

If you would like more background information about Positive Action please contact Carla Bullinger at 250-267-8249 or email comthatcares@sd27.bc.ca

7) Free Skate - Saturday Jan 31st from 1 - 2:30 pm

Sponsored by Oliver & Co... enjoy a free skate from 1 - 2:30 pm on Saturday Jan 31st at the Recreation Complex

8) The Cariboo Chilcotin  Metis Association  - two events

Enhancement Agreement concerning your children in SD no. 27 on Wednesday Jan 28th at 7pm, AND Michif Language Workshop on Saturday Jan 31st from 12 - 6pm (lunch and refreshments provided). Please call 250-392-4428 to register or for more information on either of the events.

9) Mural Workshop - Jan 24 - 25th

The Cariboo Arts Society is sponsoring a mural workshop with Dwayne Davis on Jan 24 - 25th being held at the Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society and will teach students how to take a small image to mural. Registration is still open but late fees now apply. All materials are supplied and all levels of experience are welcome. For more information on how to register, please contact Cat at 250-296-3670 or Yvette at 250-989-4241.