Community Updates (18) – Sept 12, 2014

Table of Contents:

1) The Next Social Planning Council Meeting - Sept 22 at 11:30 am

2) "Love Williams Lake" project - Sept 17th from 6 - 7 at City Hall for independent Business owners

3) Williams Lake Wanderers - Sept 2014 Schedule of Recreation Events

4) Volunteers needed - Helping Seniors Remain Independent

5) Williams Lake Restorative Justice - First Steps, Next Steps - Oct 17 - 18

6) BC Poverty Reduction Coalition - free provincial webinar Sept 23rd 3 - 4:30 pm

7) Increasing Economic Prosperity for Women - funding available

8) Strengthening the Circle workshop - Sept 23 - 25th from 9 - 3 pm each day.

9) Youth Week 2015 Steering Committee - get invvolved

10) Scout Island Nature Centre - school strike programs

11) Community Service & Mental Health Service Providers in the Cariboo-  take the survey

12) Free Library Event - Dipnetting with Dad Book Launch and Storytime - Sept 20th

13) Public Information sessions for Proposed  Pool Renovations & Upgrades

14) Williams Lake Terry Fox Run Sept. 14

15) The Art of Reconciliation Show - Upper Gallery at the Station House Gallery

16) Do you have questions for the Mayoral Candidates?

17) Is your organization experiencing a rise facility fee charges? Community feedback is being sought.

18) Reminder -  New Realities, New Relationships - 2014 Canadian Rural Revitalization

19) Foundation National Conference – September 25 – 27

1) The Next Social Planning Council Meeting - Sept 22 at 11:30 am

Mark your calendar for the first fall monthly Social Planning Council Meeting on Monday September 22nd from 11:30 - 1pm. The location is still TBA (likely the Cariboo Friendship Society). An agenda with location will be sent out next week.

2) "Love Williams Lake" project - Sept 17th from 6 - 7 at City Hall for independent Business owners

Please join us for a free informational workshop for independent business owners about how to participate in the Love Williams Lake project.

Sept 17th from 6-7 pm in Council Chambers at 450 Mart Street (City Hall)

Contact Alan Madrigga at the Economic Development office at 250-392-1764 for more information.

3) Williams Lake Wanderers - Sept 2014 Schedule of Recreation Events

Throughout September the longer activity will take place on Wednesdays – usually kayaking alternating with biking. For these longer activities bring a lunch & be prepared to give a few dollars (probably 5 or under)  to your driver if they are transporting you or your bike/kayak for any distance.

We will leave the Sam Ketcham Complex at 9:00 am, so come around 8:45 to get organized. We always begin our outings from there on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, so you can fill out a membership form and pay your $10 annual fee if you wish to become a member. Once you're a member, you will receive emails with schedule and schedule changes. Schedules and updates are also on Facebook.

Tues. Sept.2 – Cow Trails bike- on trails

Wed. Sept. 3 – Spokin Lake bike – on paved road

Thurs. Sept. 4 –  Box Trail hike

Tues. Sept. 9 –  Mission Road bike – on paved road

Wed. Sept. 10 – Dugan Lake  kayak

Thurs. Sept. 11 – Bond Lake hike

Tues. Sept. 16 – Moon Road bike – gravel road

Wed. Sept. 17  -  Felker Lake to Enterprise Road bike – mostly paved

Thurs. Sept. 18 – Valley rim walk

Tues. Sept. 23 – Climbing rocks bike – gravel/dirt road

Wed. Sept. 24 – Rose Lake kayak

Thurs. Sept. 25 -  Gun-a-noot trails hike

Tues. Sept. 30 – River Valley bike – gravel road

All of these activities are subject to change according to weather conditions, so keep an eye on your email/Facebook daily!!

Members' Monthly Coffee Social: For a couple of months we are going to try a no host coffee social after a walk instead of breakfast to see if that is a more preferred way to get together informally. So for this month we will offer Alley Katz right after the walk on Sept. 18^th.

4) 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 4^th Ave in the Williams Lake & District Seniors Activity Centre – office hours are Monday to Friday 9:00am till 12:00pm

5) Williams Lake Restorative Justice - First Steps, Next Steps - Oct 17 - 18A Northern Regional Conference for Community Groups with Restorative Justice Programsin operation& for those who would like to implement programs.

Register by Sept 30th - registration is free. Thompson Rivers University - 1250 Western Avenue, Williams Lake, BC

The Williams Lake Community Council for Restorative Justice is a volunteer group which facilitates conferences for Crown Counsel, RCMP, and the Cariboo Chilcotin School District.  All facilitators have been trained by certified Community Justice Facilitators and many have taken Peace Making Circle Training.  This group has organized a gathering for its members and members of other restorative justice groups in the area to share practical knowledge and skills.

Most workshops will be facilitated by Williams Lake facilitators; contributions by all attendees are most welcome.  Workshops offered are based on our members’ suggestions and the results of responses to a survey distributed to attendees of Advanced Training regional workshops conducted in various parts of the province last year.  The Criminal Law workshop will be facilitated by one of our advisors who was a defense counsel for seventeen years and an administrative Crown Counsel for twenty years.

If you require travel assistance – Please let us know as we have some funds available from Civil Forfeiture Funds

Oct 17th - 7-8 pm Panel: Restorative Justice: It’s Place in Today’s Community

Oct 18th - 9:00am – 9:30am Panel: Meeting the Needs of All Circle Participants and Ways to Incorporate the Best of Both

Oct 18th - We will have 2 breakout sessions in the morning and 2 in the afternoon (choose your top 4 workshop choices)

Organizing and Maintaining a Robust Restorative Justice Program

An Introduction to Criminal Law

What was I thinking – An Insight into Working with Youth Restoratively

Community Justice Forums & Peace Making Circles

Dealing with difficult cases

Carousel of Cases: Interactive Workshop on actual cases referred to RJ facilitators

Pre Conference: Peace Making Circle Facilitator Training – 3 days- Contact Carolyn Charleyboy (ccharle@yahoo.ca) for details.

Please return your Registration to: Gail Lucier:glucier@fraserbasin.bc.ca or Dave Dickson:david.dickson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Fax: 250-305-1004

6) BC Poverty Reduction Coalition - free provincial webinar on Tuesday Sept 23rd from 3 - 4:30 pm

Poverty: Health Hazard for All – Impacts and Solutions with Dr. Gary Bloch

Dr. Gary Bloch has a simple cure for the health problems ailing low-income British Columbians: increase their income. That's the message that Dr. Bloch, a family physician with St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, and chair of the Ontario College of Family Physicians' Committee on Poverty and Health, will bring to Vancouver.

Featured on CBC's The Current and in the Globe and Mail, Dr. Bloch is a strong advocate for addressing the social determinants of health through primary care and political advocacy. Come and hear Dr. Bloch talk about his experiences and ideas for making BC a healthier place for everyone.

Province-wide Webinar:
"Poverty: Health Hazard for All - Impacts, Solutions and Strategy with Dr. Gary Bloch"
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 3:00-4:30 PM
Hosted by BC Healthy Living Alliance.

Other speakers include Dr, Lee Mackay, Vice President, Kootenay-Boundary Division of Family Practice and other BC Poverty Reduction Coalition partners. Please register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7277217025404996098

This event is part of Poverty-Free BC: Speaker Series on Impacts and Solutions, and is sponsored by the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, the Public Health Association of BC, Community Legal Assistance Society, Raise the Rates, BC Alliance on Mental Health/Illness and Addictions, SFU Centre for Dialogue, REACH Community Health Centre, BC College of Family Physicians, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - BC, Surrey Board of Trade, First Call: Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition and Vancouver Coastal Health.

7) Increasing Economic Prosperity for Women - funding available

Hello, Bonjour

Status of Women Canada will be holding in person information sessions in several communities across British Columbia and the Yukon during the month of September. These information sessions will go over the Women’s Program funding application process, best practices for applicants, as well as details on the current Call for Proposal ‘Increasing Economic Prosperity for Women’, which closes October 17, 2014. Organizations are encouraged to widely circulate this invitation throughout their networks and to interested community stakeholders who are considering applying for funding or who will partner with an organization on a project. As seating is limited in some venues, please register for an information session as soon as possible by emailing Program and Development Officer, Thea Bracewell, at thea.bracewell@swc-cfc.gc.ca to receive details on the location.

Williams Lake - Sept 16th from 10am - 12 pm

Thank you, Merci,

Thea Bracewell

Program and Development Officer | Agente de programme et de développement

Women's Program | Programme de promotion de la femme

thea.bracewell@swc-cfc.gc.ca

Telephone | Téléphone 604-396-6680 

Facsimile | Télécopieur 780-495-2315 / 1-866-967-3640

Status of Women Canada | Condition féminine Canada

Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada 

Western, NWT and Yukon Region

#601, 10025-106 Street NW

Edmonton, AB  T5J 1G4

1-866-966-3640

 www.swc-cfc.gc.ca

  

8) Strengthening the Circle workshop - Sept 23 - 25th from 9 - 3 pm each day.

For our parents, foster parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and caregivers:

Our Traditional Parenting program, Strengthening the Circle workshop, based on Attachment Theory is coming available again.

It will be facilitated by our Aboriginal Development Clinicians Kendra Rogers-Calabrese and Debora Trampleasure at Denisiqi Services Society on September 23^rd, 24^th and 25^th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day. (Please NOTE: Lunch is not included).

 

Spaces are limited so please have your forms in by September 19^th, 2014.

Thank you for spreading the word.

Jessica Doerner

Rural Aboriginal Wellness Coordinator

Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health Program

Denisiqi Services Society

Phone: 250-392-6500 ext 246

Fax: 250-392-6501

Cel: 250-267-8490

Email: Jessica@denisiqi.org

www.denisiqi.org

9) Youth Week 2015 Steering Committee - get invvolved

Good Morning,

I am setting up a steering committee for BC Youth Week 2015 which takes place during the first week of May. There are a few time sensitive funding opportunities so we  need to meet soon. If you are interested in joining the steering committee please send me your availability for next week and I will coordinate a time that works best for the majority.

Thank you,

Linda Bingham

Program Services Leader

Boys and Girls Club OF Williams Lake and District

T 250-392-5730

C 250-305-4231

E linda@bgcwilliamslake.com

10) Scout Island Nature Centre - school strike programs

f the strike lasts into September Scout Island Nature Centre Nature will have a program for Ages 6-13 , Starting Sept. 3, Room for 12 Children, 8:30 -3pm $40 (if the government comes through with this stipend) $25 if it does not.

We will be outside exploring, playing games, and learning about all the life at Scout Island.  There will be writing, art and maybe even some math to do.

Call 398 8532 or shemphill@netbistro.com to register

Children need to bring lunch and snacks (it will be an active day)

Appropriate clothes—rubber boots or shoes that can get wet

11) Community Service & Mental Health Service Providers in the Cariboo-  take the survey

The Cariboo Regional District was successful in obtaining a grant to complete an analysis of mental health services currently offered within the South & Central Cariboo region and identify any gaps in these services. This survey is one of several research techniques being used to collect data for this project. This e-survey tool allows for anonymity for respondents. All identifying factors that may arise from the text responses will be removed from the final report to protect anonymity.

Note: This email has been sent to typically one email address per agency that provides services that benefit people with mental health issues in the Williams Lake and 100 Mile House area. 

Please do share this email and link within your office email database so that all staff that work with or interact with these clients can weigh in.

Please take time to answer the text responses with as much detail as possible. Results from this study have the potential to lead to the application for further funding to address some of the issues that arise so your input is important.

Follow the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CaribooMentalHealth

Input will be gathered until September 30th 2014. 

If you have any questions about this survey or about the project, please contact researcher Kimberly Vance-Lundsbye at 250-706-3143 or cariboomentalhealthsurvey@gmail.com

Thank you in advance for your input and support of mental health services in the Cariboo.

12) Free Library Event - Dipnetting with Dad Book Launch and Storytime - Sept 20th

Set in the striking landscape of the Cariboo Chilcotin region, Dipnetting with Dad is a lively and charming story of a father teaching his son the Secwepemc method of fishing known as dipnetting. First-time author and Williams Lake Indian Band member Willie Sellars captures a sense of family values, and articulates the importance of storytelling, community living and coming of age in one of BC's oldest cultures. The contemporary, colourful and dynamic illustrations of debut artist Kevin Easthope truly bring the characters to life.

The book launch will feature storytelling by Willie Sellars and Kevin Easthope, and books will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event. All are welcome to attend.

Date: Saturday Sept 20th

Time: 10:30am

Location: Williams Lake Branch, Cariboo Regional District Library

Contact person: Caroline Derksen

Contact email/phone number: 250-392-3630

13) Public Information sessions for Proposed  Pool Renovations & Upgrades (Williams Lake, B.C.

The Cariboo Regional District and the City of Williams Lake will be hosting a series of

Open House sessions regarding the upcoming Sam Ketcham Pool Renovations and Upgrades Referendum.

The sessions will take place as follows:

Thursday, Sept. 11 @ Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex' Gibraltar Room from 4-7 pm

Saturday, Sept. 13 @ 150 Mile House Community Hall from 1-2 pm

Saturday, Sept. 13 @ Area E Town Hall Open House at the Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Club from 1-3 pm

Monday, Sept. 15 @ Area D Town Hall Open House at the Wildwood Volunteer Fire Hall from 5-7 pm

Wednesday,  Sept. 17@ City of Williams Lake Town Hall Open House at the CRD Boardroom from 5-7 pm

There are also static displays at the CMRC, City Hall and CRD office. The referendum, which will be held on Nov. 15, 2014, will ask voters if they approve borrowing  up to $10  million over 20 years. The remainder of the cost of the approximately $11.3 million project will need to be  made up from grants, fundraising, and capital reserves. Proceeding with the project would result in a taxation increase for Central Cariboo Recreation services of approximately $40/$100,000 of residential assessment, including operating costs of the expanded facility

The project includes three main components: increasing the shallow water leisure pools from the existing  540 to 3,700 square feet, replacing the main lap pool tank, and adding multi-purpose fitness centre space  to a second floor above the change rooms. Other notable improvements include a larger family change  room and replacement of mechanical and electrical systems. A redesign and resurfacing of the parking lot  will also be planned in conjunction with the proposed pool upgrades. 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 @SKPReferendum.

Be sure to check these sites often as we will continue to provide regular updated  information about the proposed renovations and the referendum process as it becomes available. For further information or to view the Cariboo Memorial Complex Pool Feasibility Study visit us online  at cariboord.bc.ca or williamslake.ca.

For further Information: Shelly Burich, Manager of Communications, Cariboo Regional District

250-392-3351 or 1-800-665-1636

sburich@cariboord.bc.ca

14) Williams Lake Terry Fox Run Sept. 14

"Inspired by a Dream, Grounded In Tradition, Volunteer-Driven" No entry fee. No minimum donation.

Terry’s Marathon of Hope took place in 1980 with the simple objective of informing Canadians of the importance of finding a cure for cancer. With fierce determination, he ran an average of 42 kms (26 miles) every day for 143 days. Terry was forced to stop his run on September 1, 1980 when the cancer spread to his lungs.

The first Terry Fox Run in 1981 attracted 300,000 participants across Canada. In 2013 the runs across Canada raised 2.25 million dollars. Terry Fox Foundation is a leader among charitable causes in terms of low administration and fund- raising expenditures- 85 cents of every dollar raised goes to cancer research!

The Terry Fox Foundation is one of the largest non-governmental funders of cancer research in the country. Your donations have helped to fund 1, 180 research projects which have included research in lung, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, oral, liver and many more types of cancer.

The Williams Lake Terry Fox Run will take place Sunday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. at the Cariboo Memorial Complex. Everyone is encouraged to walk or run either the 5K or 10K routes through the city. Funds raised will go directly to the Terry Fox Foundation.

You can register the morning of the run, or online at http://www.terryfox.org/Run/

15) The Art of Reconciliation Show - Upper Gallery at the Station House Gallery

From Sept 5 - 27th at the Upper Gallery at the Station House (#1 North Mackenzie Ave) facilitated by Anne Burrill and the Orange Shirt Day Committee.

16) Do you have questions for the Mayoral Candidates?

City Council Elections for the City of Williams Lake are coming up. Do you have questions you want to ask the candidates? As always, you can have your voice heard via the Social Planning Council. We are going to prepare a set of questions, forward them to the candidates for their response, and then publish their answers. You can submit your questions completely anonymously via https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KKZN6NC. At the next Social Planning Council monthly lunch meeting on Monday Sept 22nd, we will be discussing this further. Everyone is welcome.

17) Is your organization experiencing a rise facility fee charges? Community feedback is being sought.

We want to hear from you. Are you experiencing changes in facility usage fees for your service club? Either way we would like to hear from you. Send us an email with your observations, personal experience &/or anecdotal comments. Please include the name of the organization experiencing changes, and please know that your personal information will be kept anonymous. Send your comments to spc-coordinator@xplornet.com.

18) Reminder -  New Realities, New Relationships - 2014 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation National Conference – September 25 – 27

The Community Development Institute at UNBC will host the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation’s annual conference September 25-27, 2014 in Prince George, BC.

For more information about the conference visit http://billreimer.net/CRRF/?page_id=2672

Allison Clarke, Research Assistant

Community Development Institute 

University of Northern British Columbia

3333 University Way

Prince George, BC, V2N 4Z9

Tel: 250-960-5952

Email: allison.clarke@unbc.ca

Web: www.unbc.ca/CDI