Community Updates (11) – Feb 20, 2015

Table of Contents:

1) Social Planning Council Meeting - this Mon Feb 23rd at the CCACS

2) Communities that Care's - Positive Action Word of the Week

3) Canada Day Events - Planning Volunteers needed

4) Positive Action Family Wellness Training and Pilot (Carla Bullinger & Barb Jones)

5) Healthy Bites - Vegetarian Club Dinners

6) WL Field Naturalists present - free talk on the threatened "Fisher" species

7) Kidcare Day Care - free childcare available

8) Child and Youth Mental Health, MCFD

9) Update from School District  #27

10) Please send us your information for distribution over the SPC network

11) Looking for help, resources, an organizational phone number, webpage or program?

1) Mark the calendar - Presentation by Community Futures on Feb 23rd

The next Social Planning Council meeting on Monday Feb 23rd at 11:30 am - LOCATION - the Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society located at the old Firehall next to the City. Last month's minutes can be reviewed at http://socialplanningcouncil.blogspot.ca/2015/02/meeting-minutes-draft-jan-26-2015.html and the agenda for Monday's meeting is below:

Accept Mins & Agenda:

·   Review meeting minutes from Jan 26, 2014

·   Review meeting agenda for Feb 23, 2015

·   Revisit action items from last meeting

Guest Presentation:

Presentation by Larry Stranberg from Community Futures. "The Cariboo Chilcotin area is experiencing many challenges when looking at the retention of small business in the region.  One of the primary reasons is that a significant percentage of small business owners are of the "baby-boomer" generation.  A survey conducted by our office (January 2011) of small business owners in our service area showed that..."

SPC Board Updates:

Update from meeting with Donna Barnett - Jan 29/15

Update from Transit Stakeholders Meeting - Feb 4/15

Update from SPC re: SD no 27's Community Use of Facilities

Update from City with Darell Garceau, CAO:

Q&A style

Monthly Briefing Template:

Discuss and review template for monthly de-briefings to be sent to City Council once a month.

Strategic Planning for 2015:

Discuss dates, time and the best format for creating an action oriented strategic work plan for 2015 that incorporates the already structured SPC main pillars.

Roundtable Updates:

Please bring updates to the table to share (hardcopies are appreciated). If you are unable to attend, send info you want shared to spc-coordinator@xplornet.com for inclusion in the weekly updates.

2) Communities that Care's - Positive Action Word of the Week

The Positive Action word of the week of Feb 23, 2015 is: Friendship: Caring between two people who choose to be together.

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

3) Canada Day Events - Planning Volunteers needed

Looking for interested community members to come to a meeting on Thursday, March 5 at 11:30 am- 1:00 pm for a brainstorm/planning meeting for this year's Canada Day. We would like to see this event have multi-cultural activities celebrating the nationalities that make up Canada. Lunch provided. Please email scochrane@williamslake.ca

4) Positive Action Family Wellness Training and Pilot (Carla Bullinger & Barb Jones)

It’s a marriage of Positive Action and Aboriginal Parents as Literacy Supporters.  It will take place during spring break at Marie Sharpe, March 10-12, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Free childminding; free transportation; free lunch.  Partnership with Pregnancy Outreach; Little Moccasins; SD27; Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy; Denisiqi Services Society; Child Care Resource and Referral. Contact Carla or Barb for more information.

5) Healthy Bites - Vegetarian Club Dinners

If you have made eating a daily habit - this one is for you!! This supper club will take place again this Sun Feb 22nd at 6pm in the fireside room 782 North 9th Avenue. Fun, food, friendship and updated health information. This club is ongoing the last Sunday of each month at 6pm. Everyone is welcome! For more info contact Rita Corbett at 250-392-6598

6) WL Field Naturalists present - free talk on the threatened "Fisher" species.
On Wenesday Feb 25th at 7pm at the Scout Island Nature Centre. Join Larry Davis to learn about this unique species that many don't even know exists! For more info please call SINC at 250-398-8532

7) Kidcare Day Care - free childcare available
Offers people under 24 free childcare if they are attending school and also offers free transportation to & from. Contact them directly for more info at 250-398-8109 for more information.
 

8) Child and Youth Mental Health, MCFD – Amanda LeForte

As of March 26, 2015, CYMH will be moving to a walk-in model for intake services.  Intake appointments will no longer be scheduled.  For the next three months we will continue to accept referrals from our community partners and follow up with the clients to invite them to the intake clinic.  After the initial three month period we will no longer be contacting clients.  We will be sure to keep our community partners informed of our intake clinic dates and times, so that they may refer clients directly to the clinic. Poster attached.  Eating disorders can be referred to child and Youth Mental Health

9) Update from School District  #27

On Feb 26 there will be a HELP webinar on accessing the early development instrument. It will be from 1- 2:00 pm. Contact Joan for more information.

Strong Start Centers are closed during spring break. March 9- 20, 2015.

Come help decorate for the ECEBC Conference from 5- 7:30 pm on Feb 25 at the Womens Contact Society. Creative ideas for the pirate theme welcome.

Contact Joan at the School District for more information on any of the above.

10) Please send us your information for distribution over the SPC network

Please send your updates, events, programs, ideas or other information you would like shared across the Social Planning Council network within the region to spc-coordinator@xplornet.com. These updates are very popular, have high readership and are appreciated by all.

Your work in the community is valued and as an organization we are here to support you all. Take advantage!

11) Looking for help, resources, an organizational phone number, webpage or program?

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