SPC Monthly Meeting Minutes (draft)- Apr 25, 2016
Location:
City of Williams Lake - downstairs boardroom
In
attendance (from sign-in sheet): Kathie Vilkas, Sharon Taylor, Larry Stranberg,
Joanne Meyrick, Rosanna McGregor, Shannon Thom, Margaret-Anne Enders, Michael
Lucas, and Jessica Knodel.
Accept Minutes
& Agenda
During
lunch we:
· Reviewed meeting minutes from Mar 21, 2016
Motion
to accept mins as presented - MFSC
· Reviewed meeting agenda for Apr 25, 2016
Motion to accept agenda as
amended - MFSC
RCMP Presentation by Milo McDonald
This presenter was unavailable due to an emergency in the
community that occurred over night.
TRU's Student Service Learning Projects by Jay Goddard
This presenter was also unavailable due to the emergency
situation within the City.
Update on Emergency Situation
There was a shooting in the City overnight.
The latest report from the RCMP was shared.
Pre-discussion for May 2016 meeting
Marleen Morris from UNBC will be joining us at our May meeting to
discuss the Growing Our Future, Economic Development Plan for Williams Lake and
offers questions for us to think about in preparation for this meeting.
- 2010 last business plan
- Wanted to get creative with this new plan (engaging members rather than hire an external consulting firm). Interactive planning (not written then sitting on a shelf).
- Social sector - important as they are part of what encourages people to live in our area.
- Looking at everything (e.g. social is just as important)
- Susan Fornier (from Ontario) started working at the Economic Development Corp (external office within the City).
- More info on Greenhouse project - MOU with Atlantic Power Co. (300 greenhouses of 6K square feet per). Coming up with a current business plan to use this alternative energy.
- Including spin-offs (e.g. TRU can offer courses on greenhouse technology, value-added products from crops).
- Immigrant access fund - loans for new immigrants to start ideas.
- Kathie (Hospice) - farm status was denied twice - this is a barrier for potential farmers that needs to be addressed.
- Michael Lucas Question - interdependency between social, economic and (like Scot Durward's speech at the SPC AGM). Blue Ribbon Panel on Crime Prevention (should include social & economic too). Community Well-being encompasses it all.
- June & July is a busy time for our community with the Elders Gathering, Stampede parade, Shriners are coming to our community, and a multicultural Event at Suagr Cane reserve (invite others to share their culture).
- Combating systemic racism is important to all of the above.
- We need to take ownership and highlight positive.
- Rosanna - a director on Dog Creek Canoe Creek Develop Corp too! (5 northern nations out of 17 nations). Seed money is the hardest to come by.
- Sharon - talking about how we all need to talk to each other - less competition between organizations - and strengthens applications.
- Funding is the largest obstacle to moving forward.
- Gaming funding is so limited - cannot start anything new, or grow existing programs.
- Canadian Social Enterprising Workshop - last time attendees were not ready to start anything, but maybe having a larger conversation with organizations who are currently "stuck". As SPC, offer feasibility conversations (rather than the actual workshop when you are ready to go like before). We need a larger "foundation", tied to the economic development initiative (and if we could highlight us as a HUB for the north - it makes sense - 3 hrs from Price George, 3 hrs from Kamloops).
- Foundation funding anyone? What foundations can be invited to our community and want to invest in our community & northern hub (the Gates foundation, the Vancouver foundation).
- We all need to talk to each other more. This also may address capacity, and utilize expertise that might be lacking in some organizations.
- Inventory of funding sources is needed.
Roundtable Updates
Margaret-Anne Enders - Dirty Laundry Campaign - Tribune is being
very supportive (practically a partner). If any organization has advertising
funding and wants to be highlighted on this page - help support this project by
paying for advertising on this page. Keep posting, and LIKING. Train the
Trainer workshop is taking place on May 16 & 17th. Women's Spirituality Circle - 3rd annual gathering.
Joanne Meyrick - Children's Festival (Saturday this year May 28th from 11 - 4) and Shriners Parade. If you are interested in joining the parade contact Dawn. State of the Child report (update) - what it is like to raise a family in LW - first draft will be available early May.
Larry Community Futures - good fiscal year for loans. Dealing with lots of people inquiring about business plans (unique ideas are coming through the door). Bella Coola region is seeing increase.
Sharon - Multicultural Event at Sugar Cane, WL Refugee sponsorship group (40 - 50 people involved) and we are on the waiting list to find a potential family. Tatla Lake & WL Catholic Church group are also interested in sponsoring a group. Human Trafficking (broader & wider problem than what you would expect). Keep your eyes open. Stores - e.g. same person is always there? E.g. their boss is forcing them to work. Kids who are always on their phone (sometimes they are not being rude, but are rather being controlled). It could be social anxiety, an abusive relationship, or maybe controlled.
Kathie Vilkas - Hospice - 5 new volunteers are ready to go. It has been busy time for hospice (but this means - next training is not until October). May is Hospice & Palliative Care Awareness month in Williams Lake. You can donate bottles to Amanda Enterprises to support the cause. And they will be at Seedy Saturday on May 14th. It's ok, and not to be afraid.
Michael Lucas - domestic violence training shortly. 1/2 day orientation (inter agency risk assessment team). One function is to provide general awareness. Communities that Care - information coming out of the new assessment survey report (before Anne writes a new Community Profile). Surrey Smart snapshot is available.
Jessica Knodel - May 14th Seedy SATURDAY event in Boitanio Park, &
mentioned the UBC Human Geography students are visiting next week.
Meeting was adjourned. The next
SPC meeting is scheduled for Monday May 30th at 11:30 am, location TBA
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