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What is The Social Planning Council?

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, January 22, 2016

Community Updates (20) - Jan 22, 2016



Community Updates (20) - Jan 22, 2016
Table of contents:

1) Next SPC Meeting is on Jan 25, 2016 from 11:30 am - 1 pm
2) Positive Action Word of the Week(s)
3) Puppet Show - Jan 26th from 11 - 11:45 am
4) Annual Family Fest - Sunday Jan 31 from 10am - 2pm in the Gibraltar Room
5) Winter Carnival in Boitanio Park - Sat & Sun Jan 30 - 31st
6) Health Fair for All Service Providers - Fri Jan 29th in Anahim Lake
7) CMHA Racism Awareness Network - update
8) Growing Our Future - The Williams Lake Economic Development Plan  LAUNCH EVENT
9) Nature Kindergarten at Scout Island Nature Centre - 2016
10) Performances in the Park - Call for Performers - application deadline Mar 3/16
11) Big Brothers Big Sisters Adult Prom "Big Night Out fundraiser" - Feb 13
12) Womens Contact Society Events - Hold 'Em fundraiser on Feb 6th & Bridal/Womens Fair Mar 6th
13) Williams Lake Film Club - Tues Jan 26th "Fractured Land" (with local Director Q&A)
14) Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society Project Grants for 2016 - applications due Jan 29th
15) CMHA's Curling Funspiel - Feb 13th
16) Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society update
17) Update on Williams Lake Refugee Sponsorship Group
18) Canada-BC Job Grant Program is back
19) Steering Committee for Youth Week (May 1 - 7)
20) Sam Ketchum Pool Renovation update (Jan 2016)

For these updates please visit the link below:
http://cm.pn/1jsr
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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