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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.



Friday, April 26, 2019

Community Updates (17) - Apr 26, 2019


Hello fellow Williams Lakers,

Please find the latest Community Updates via the Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area. Please visit the link below for the following:

Community Updates (17) - Apr 26 2019
Table of Contents:
1) Reminder - Monthly Social Planning Council Meeting Apr 29, 2019
2) Indoor Rodeo - this weekend (Apr 26 - 28)
3) Handmade in the Cariboo Market - Sat Apr 27th 10 am - 4 pm
4) Walk for ALS - Junk in the Trunk Event Sat. Apr 27th
5) Local Youth Week activities for Youth ages 13-18 (May 1 - 7)
6) RCMP invite the community to "Coffee with a Cop" at the Bean Counter May 2nd
7) Williams Lake Garden Club - May 2nd
8) Spring into Summer Clothing Sale - Seniors Activity Centre May 3 from 9am - 3pm
9) Seedy Saturday & Early Bird Farmers Market - May 4th
10) Annual Bike Rodeo - Sat May 5th (Canadian Tire Parking lot) 11:30 - 1pm
11) Hike for Hospice - Sunday May 5th
12) Six Week Support Group: Exploring our Grief & Loss (May 9 - Jun 13)
13) Business Continuity Planning Workshop on Friday, May 10th
14) 2nd Annual Conference May 4 (register by Apr 26) Breaking the Silence: on Sexual Violence
15) Summer Camp for International Students - a local opportunity
16) Notice: Race for Kids Fundraiser - Sat Jun 1st at 10 am
17) Downtown Williams Lake - user friendly app


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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