Community Updates (15) – Jun 7, 2013
1)
Thompson Rivers University - unveiling of new Human Service Program Renewal and
Innovation delivery model
Tuesday
June 18th 4:00 – 5:00 pm - Light snacks and beverages will be served
Human Service Programs in Williams Lake
are embarking on several new and innovative initiatives in Human Service
Education this year. It is clear that the world is changing rapidly and that
people who work with people need training and education that is responsive to
those changing times. With that in mind,
our faculty in Williams Lake aim to deliver principled programs that:
Base instruction on recognized best
professional practice, high academic standards with strong ties to effective
research from the field,
Incorporate a strong emphasis on
relationships as a tool for working with individuals and communities,
Demonstrate a commitment to teach, model
and foster collaborative and reflective practice that values human diversity,
Utilize experiential teaching and
learning methods that deal with and reflect both local problems and those in
the larger world, and;
Incorporate flexible blended delivery of
courses and content that provide a better fit with the economic and social
realities of today’s students as well as meeting the needs of students in
remote rural communities.
For this session we will share some of
the ways we hope to achieve these goals.
Please RSVP via email to jgoddard@tru.ca or by phone 250 -392-8000
2) Airport to host ride for kids Saturday
(June 8)
On June 8, the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) ride
for kids is being held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will introduce children
from age 8 to 17 to the joys of aviation with a free flight in an airplane.
Anyone wishing to register and fly must be accompanied by a legal parent
or guardian. A registration desk will be setup at the Springhouse Airpark
located 24 kms down Dog Creek Road from Highway 20. For more information,
please visit www.copaforkids.org
3) Salvation
Army – Training Sessions Jun 15
The Salvation Army Williams Lake Corps is hosting training
sessions in Emergency Disaster Training, Emotional & Spiritual Care and
Preparing your congregation on Saturday Jun 15. For more info and registrations
contact Randy Kadonaga at 250-392-2423 or email wlsalvo@shaw.ca
4)
Free Film Showing – Legend of a Warrior
Legend of a Warrior follows Director Corey
Lee's efforts to reconnect with his father, martial arts legend Frank Lee. For
his many students and fans, Frank is martial arts-a high-kicking dynamo whose
style of full contact fighting has propelled him into the upper echelons of his
profession. Frank is happy to play the role he's cultivated, but his son,
filmmaker Corey Lee wants to look beneath the superhero mask. To do this Corey
must enter Frank's world, a world where fighting rules.
Thursday Jun 13th at 7 pm
Williams Lake Branch Library
Suite A, 180 N. Third Avenue
The viewpoints and opinions expressed
in this presentation are strictly those of the producers and may not reflect
those of the Cariboo Regional District Board of Directors, staff or volunteers.
For more info please contact the Williams
Lake Branch Library at 250-392-3630.
5) Justice Education Society
presents free workshops
The Justice
Education Society is presenting ten free half-day workshops in June throughout British
Columbia. Presenters will include Crown Counsel, Police, Probation, and Ex-gang
Members. Participants will receive an overview of the YCJA and the new Safe
Streets and Communities Act; they will learn more about the realities of
gang life in their area; and most importantly, participants will have the
chance to actively form partnerships that can lead to an increase in the number
of extrajudicial measures being used with young offenders.
Who
Should Attend? Police officers;
youth service providers; community support workers; native court workers;
probation officers; child, youth & family specialists; addictions
counsellors; mental health counsellors.
Register
Online: www.JusticeEducation.ca/Youth-Crime-Gangs
Youth,
Crime and Gangs Project Team
Justice
Education Society of BC
Call:
604-775-0209 if you need further information.
6)
CTC’s Positive Action Word of the Week
The Positive Action Word of the Week is:
Potential – The power to do.
For more information please contact: Carla Bullinger, Facilitator, Communities
that Care, comthatcares@sd27.bc.ca or 250-267-8249.
7)
United Way’s Day of Caring 2013
“The idea is simple. An organization needs a new fence, or a paint
job, or some landscaping, or some food hampers. So a local business donates a
team of employees to get the job done. But it’s not just about the fence. It’s
about a sense of caring through volunteerism and connecting people in the
community with different skills, different knowledge, and different
backgrounds. It’s about team-building for those employees, who have the chance
to learn about the programs and services that the organization offers.
Our applications for 2013 Day of Caring® projects are now up on our
website. If you are a company interested in participating in a Day of Caring®
please fill out the Company Request Form and if you are a non-profit agency
interested in hosting a Day of Caring® please fill out the Agency Application
Form online.”
United Way’s applications for a Day of
Caring in 2013 are now available at this link .If you would like to take part
in a Day of Caring in 2013 please visit http://www.unitedwaytnc.ca/2013/02/apply-for-a-2013-day-of-caring-today/ and apply today.”
8) Online
Community Resource Database - www.accesswilliamslake.org
Access Williams Lake reminds you to post your organizations programs
and services on the website database. Updated copies will be printed this
summer so please complete updates or new entries directly online at www.accesswilliamslake.org. If you
know of a location that would benefit from a printed hard copy, please contact Melissa Newberry at melissa@unitedwaytnc.ca or call 250-392-8145
9)
City Branding Process – participate online.
City Council seeks more citizen input
on renewed Williams Lake branding process. Participate online at
www.mywilliamslake.place-brand.ca
10)
Williams Lake Employment Services - seasonal job postings
Visit www.hortonventures.com – visit for more information or call 250-398-5133
11)
Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society’s ARTWALK
Artwalk brochures with routes are now
available. Call 778-412-9044, email info@centralcaribooarts.com or visit http://www.centralcaribooarts.com for more information.
12) Reminder - Next Week’s Fathers Day Pow Pow – Jun 14 – 16th
The 29th annual
Chief Will-Yum Fathers Day Pow Pow is on Jun 14 – 16th – everyone is
welcome. Weekend highlights: Coming out Ceremonies, Giveaways, Princess Pageant
& Little Brave, Honouring our Father’s Celebrations and La Hal Games.
Breakfast on Sat & Sun, traditional feast on Sat at 5 pm, Sugar Shack
concession on site, and vendors welcome (contact Virginia Gilbert at 250-296-3128
or Mary Alphonse 250-296-3059). Absolutely no alcohol &/or drugs permitted
with security on site at all times.
13)
Reminder - Women’s Contact Society Reminder
Handbags of Hope Auction and Tea – Jun
12 from 5 – 8 pm. Tickets are $25 and available at the Women’s Contact Society,
M&M Meats and the Yellow Umbrella. The annual Handbags for Hope fundraiser
where people can bid on handbags that contain prizes and gifts (all proceeds go
to the Womens Contact Society). Call the Society for more information at 250-392-4118.
14)
Reminder - Kidsport Classic Run Jun 23rd
This fun Half Marathon, Relay or 10 KM
Walk or Run is a way to support your local chapter of KidSport. This
organization believes that no child should be left on the sidelines and raises
funds to remove financial barriers that prevent them from participating in
organized sports.
Early Registration Deadline
June 16
Early Youth Fee - $12
Early Adult Fee - $25
Registration Deadline
Before 7:30 am on June 23 (race day)
Late Youth Fee - $17
Late Adult Fee - $35
To register contact the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex at
250-398-7665.
15)
Glass Slipper Boutique is open for this year’s Grads
Boutique Description: Helps graduates
with low income attend their festivities. Loans prom dresses, arranges tux
rentals; possible support with grad fees, hair appointments, or other grad expenses.
Phone: (250) 267-1467 Email: lora.fairbrother@sd27.bc.ca
There is also a free salon day on
Saturday Jun 15 from 10 am – 2 pm to assist with hairdressing, nail art &
makeup with volunteers from around the community.
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