1) Free Family Fest - Sunday Feb 1st at the
Gibraltar Room from 10 am - 2pm
2) First Annual Winter Carnival - Jan 31st - Feb 1
3) Transportation Plan
for Williams Lake
4) "Turn down the Heat" week - Feb 1 - 7
5) Cariboo Festival - deadline Feb 10th
6) Call For Performers 2015 for Performance in the Park series.
7) Communities that Care's -
Positive Action Word of the Week - "Thoughts"
8) Free Skate - Saturday Jan
31st from 1 - 2:30 pm
9) Daybreak Rotary's 24th
Annual Book Sale Feb 15 - 28th
10)
Volunteers needed - Helping Seniors Remain Independent
11) Update - Next Steps
Charted for Sam Ketcham Pool Renovations
12) www.accesswilliamslake.org
- looking for community resources?
13) Cariboo
Growers Local Farmer's Co-op - open all winter long
1) Free Family Fest - Sunday Feb 1st at the
Gibraltar Room from 10 am - 2pm
Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy encourages
everyone to celebrate Family
Literacy Week, Jan. 25-31 and the annual Family Fest by the Cariboo
Chilcotin Partners for Literacy.
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 10th 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 1st annual winter carnival just
outside the complex.
For more
information please contact Carla Bullinger at 250-267-8249
2) First Annual Winter Carnival - Jan 31st - Feb 1
The 1st annual Williams Lake Winter Carnival is this weekend in partnership with Family Fest.
Pancake breakfast starts at 9 am, and the events run from 10am - 3pm on Saturday and Sunday at
Boitanio Park. Free public skating, face painting, igloo building, teepee events, snow art, cross
country skiing, snow shoeing, horse drawn sleigh rides, warming huts, music and karaoke,
sledding, snowball throw, chili cook off and warm beverages.
These different events are sponsored by local businesses and it is going to be a lot of fun!
3) Transportation Plan for Williams Lake
Tell us what you think
about transportation in our City and region. Have comments, suggestions, or
other feedback that you would like shared?
There are a few ways to
do this. You can email The Social Planning Council your comments and we will
take your information with us to a stakeholders meeting. You can also stop
by the Library on Thursday Feb 5th from
4-6pm to fill out a survey.
Send your comments to
spc-coordinator@xplornet.com by Feb 2nd or visit the Library on the 5th to have
your say.
4) "Turn down the Heat" week - Feb 1 - 7
Next week is "Turn down the Heat" week. From Sunday Feb 1 - 7th help save energy by turning
down your thermostat. Sponsored by Fortis BC and the local BIA's. Visit
https://www.facebook.com/turndowntheheatweek for more information.
5) Cariboo Festival - deadline Feb 10th
This is a reminder for schools, teachers, students and other performers to get their registrations
in for the 2015 festival. The festival begins this year on Apr 6th and ends with an honours concert
on April 25th. Visit http://cariboofestival.ca/ for further information.
6) Call For Performers 2015 for Performance in the Park series.
Presented by the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society, the City of Williams Lake and the
Cariboo Regional District.
The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society is happy to announce that Performances in the
Park, the outdoor free summer concert series, will begin on Thursday, July 2nd at 6:00pm and
will continue each Thursday evening at the same time at the Gwen Ringwood Theatre in
Williams Lake’s Boitanio Park until August 20th. Once again, with the support of the City of
Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District, the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society
will be presenting this event under the management of Angela Sommer of Angelkeys Music Studio.
The concert series will feature two acts each week; one at 6 pm to showcase performances
including youth, theatre, dance, musical and fashion shows, followed by a headline act from
7 – 8 pm. All acts will be family friendly.
We are currently looking for performers of every type to fill these performances. Application
forms can be downloaded from the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society’s website at
www.centralcaribooarts.com/performancespark.html. You can also receive an application by
emailing Angela at performances@centralcaribooarts.com
Submissions can be made by mailing or dropping off completed applications to: Performances
in the Park, c/o Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society, 90 Fourth Avenue North, Williams Lake,
BC V2G 2C6, or by emailing completed forms by April 2nd 2015 at 4:00 pm.
This well attended, free event, is fun for the whole family and we look forward to seeing familiar
and new faces in the crowd!
For more information, sponsorship opportunities, or for interviews please call 250-305-4784
7) Communities that Care's - Positive Action Word of
the Week - "Thoughts"
The Positive Action word of
the week of Feb 2nd is Thoughts: Ideas
that result from thinking.
If you would like more background
information about Positive Action please contact Carla Bullinger at
250-267-8249 or email comthatcares@sd27.bc.ca
8) 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
9) Daybreak Rotary's 24th Annual Book Sale Feb 15 -
28th
Giant used book sale in the
upper level of Boitanio Mall. Donations are greatly appreciated with collection
bins at: Safeway, Save-on Foods, Western Financial, Boitanio Mall entrance the
150 Mile House Centre or call 250-392-4498 for pickups.
10) Volunteers needed -
Helping Seniors Remain Independent
Through the Williams Lake Better at
Home program we will be offering support services to assist seniors with simple
non-medical day-to-day tasks so they can continue to live independently in
their own homes and stay connected to their communities.
Can You Help? Williams Lake Better at
Home needs volunteers to provide: Transportation to medical appointments, Light
housekeeping, Minor home repairs, Snow Shoveling, Light yard work, Grocery
shopping and Friendly Visiting
If you feel you have the skills, energy
and time to volunteer, we would like to hear from you, as you can make a
positive difference for seniors and your community.
Let's help turn compassion into action! Contact Us Today. Phone: (778)412-2430
email betterathome-wl@shaw.ca or stop by the office, we are located at 176 N 4th
Ave in the Williams Lake & District Seniors Activity Centre – office hours
are Monday to Friday 9:00am till 12:00pm
11) Update - Next Steps Charted for Sam Ketcham
Pool Renovations
Central
Cariboo - Following a successful public information process, the November 15,
2014 referendum to enable the Cariboo Regional District to borrow up to $10
million for the Sam Ketcham Pool Upgrade passed with a support level of 68 per
cent.
The Sam
Ketcham Pool, located in the West Fraser Aquatic Centre at the Cariboo Memorial
Recreation Complex will undergo an extensive renovation upgrade over the next
two years. The next step in the project will focus on the procurement of the
necessary consultants for development of detailed designs. The drafting of the
procurement documents is in progress, as is the collection of all existing
background reports and materials.
A Sam
Ketcham Pool Project Working Group has been formed and the Terms of Reference
have been established. This group will guide the detailed design and
construction process, including procuring and working with architectural,
engineering and other consultants as required; and engage key stakeholder
groups and the public as appropriate throughout the project.
“After
working on the preliminary steps that led to the 2014 successful referendum,
the Central Joint Committee and Working Group is keen to get this project
underway,” stated Central Cariboo Joint Committee Co-Chair, Director Joan
Sorley. “This project is long overdue and I am sure the end result will be an
aquatic facility which will greatly improve recreation opportunities and could
potentially encourage families to relocate to the Central Cariboo.”
“We are
pleased the project is moving forward and we look forward to the day we get
shovels in the ground,” stated Central Cariboo Joint Committee Co-Chair, Mayor
Walt Cobb. “Although much of the work over the next year is behind the scenes,
it is essential to ensuring we get the quality product that our community
deserves.”
To support
the project, the Regional District and the City continue to pursue funding from
other sources and have applied to the Northern Development Initiative Trust for
$650,000 and the Federal Gas Tax Strategic Priorities Fund administered by the
Union of BC Municipalities for $4 million. If the applications are successful,
it will reduce the amount of funding the Regional District must borrow for the
project and save local taxpayers those financing costs. It is expected that the
success of these applications will be known later this year.
A Facebook
page dedicated to helping provide information to residents and an opportunity
for residents to ask questions can be found at facebook.com/SamKetchamPool. A
Twitter feed can also be found at @SKPProject. Project updates will also be
posted on the Cariboo Regional District website at cariboord.ca and on the City
of Williams Lake site at williamslake.ca.
12) www.accesswilliamslake.org - looking for community
resources?
Looking for an address, phone number, program in
Williams Lake? Visit www.accesswilliamslake.org
13) Cariboo Growers Local Farmer's
Co-op - open all winter long
Local foods are available all year long at the Williams Lake Cariboo Growers Farmers Co-op. Open
four days a week: T, W & Friday's from 11am - 6pm, and on Saturdays from 10am - 3pm. Supporting
local farmers is good for the local economy, good for you, and good for your local community. What
is at a local farmers co-op at this time of year? Tons! - Find carrots, garlic, potatoes, onions, leeks,
turnips, shallots, crispy apples, frozen fruits, honey, bread, cheese and don't forget meat.
Everything at the Co-op is grown to organic standards including the grass-fed (and finished) beef,
pork, lamb, chicken, salmon and even duck!
Visit www.cariboogrowers.ca, call 778-412-2667 or stop by the store on the corner of 3rd & Oliver
Street in downtown Williams Lake.
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