Community Updates (9) - Oct 13, 2017

Table of Contents:

1) City's Grant-in-Aid Deadline Extended to October 16th

2) Annual Harvest Run/Walk/Bike is October 15, 2017

3) Vancouver Aquarium is at SINC - Oct 15th

4) Small Business - free legal and accounting advice

5) CCACS NEW grant program

6) CTC's Positive Action Word of the Week(s)

7) Community Arts Council of Williams Lake - AGM Oct 21 at 10:30 am

8) Hospice End of Life Support Volunteer Training Oct 18 - 20th
9) The next regular SPC meeting is scheduled for Monday Oct 23rd from 11:30 - 1pm

1) City's Grant-in-Aid Deadline Extended to October 16th

MEDIA RELEASE

City of Williams Lake 

On an annual basis, the City of Williams Lake provides Grants-in-Aid to local non-profit organizations for projects, activities and events that strengthen and enhance the well being of the community, promote  volunteerism and support the goals and priorities of the City of Williams Lake. 

Due to delays resulting from the wildfire situation, the deadline for applications has been extended to 4:30 pm on Monday, October 16, 2017 - late applications will not be considered. Hard copies of the application form can be picked up at City Hall. 

For more information, including criteria and application form, please visit the City’s website at www.williamslake.ca or http://www.williamslake.ca/documentcenter/view/1164. 

For more information, contact:

Cindy Bouchard 

Director of Legislative Services 

cbouchard@williamslake.ca 

Phone: (250) 392-1773 

2) Annual Harvest Run/Walk/Bike is October 15, 2017

MEDIA RELEASE

City of Williams Lake

Annual Harvest Run/Walk/Bike is October 15, 2017

Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged to lace up their shoes and kick off the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Centre’s Harvest Run/Walk/Bike event starting at 11:00 am on Sunday, October 15th, 2017.

The 5 km or 10 km fun event starts and finishes at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Centre in the heart of downtown, and is intended to encourage our residents to remain active and healthy all year long. All community members are welcome to come out and enjoy a stroll in the city - walking, riding or even running with the entire family. All types of active transportation are welcome: strollers, wagons, roller skates, bikes, wheelchairs and walkers to name a few.

There will be amazing baskets of locally grown food available to be won, and pumpkins and scarecrows will be placed along the route for participants to play a Harvest Scavenger Hunt. Participants can submit completed forms of pumpkin and scarecrow locations for complimentary family swim/skate admissions. This event is free and no registration is necessary. Come out and enjoy the beautiful fall colours and celebrate active living and local food. 

For more information, contact:

Denise Skarra 

Recreation Services 

250-398-7665 

dskarra@williamslake.ca 

3) Vancouver Aquarium is at SINC - Oct 15th

A Bit of the Vancouver Aquarium is Coming to Williams Lake!

Live Ocean Creatures

Scout Island Nature Centre

Sunday October 15 1-4pm---Free!

And to do our bit for the Oceans (yes we are connected to the ocean by water and salmon), there will be a Shoreline Cleanup starting at 12 noon.

Come and Help at 12 noon- then visit the Ocean Visitors  for more info call 250-398-8532 or visit www.scoutislandnaturecentre.ca

4) Small Business - free legal and accounting advice

This has come from Small Business BC regarding help for businesses:

http://smallbusinessbc.ca/special-edition-ask-an-accountant-or-ask-a-lawyer-bc-wildfires/

Do you need legal or accounting advice because your small business has been affected by the BC Wildfires?

The Province of British Columbia and Small Business BC are offering FREE specialized service support to businesses in British Columbia affected by the 2017 Wildfires.

There will be two specialized services.

Special Edition Ask An Accountant:

Small Business BC is partnering with the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC to offer complimentary one-on-one consultation services in accounting for businesses affected by BC Wildfires.

Appointments will be 30 minutes in length and available by phone or Skype. These sessions are booked in advance on a first come, first served basis.

Appointments are available: October 11 – October 25, 2017.

Special Edition Ask A Lawyer:

Small Business BC is partnering with Benchmark Law Corporation to offer complimentary one-on-one consultation services in law to businesses affected by the BC Wildfires.

Appointments will be 30 minutes in length, and will be available by phone or Skype. These sessions are booked in advance on a first come, first served basis.

Appointments are available: October 11 – October 25, 2017

5) CCACS NEW grant program

Four new support grants of up to $1000 are available for non-profit/community groups or individual artists to support and develop arts and culture in Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo (CRD Areas D, E, and F) via a CCACS Pilot Support Grants Project. The funding for these grants is made available from the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society (CCACS).

The CCACS will be offering two pilot application intakes for 2018:

Intake #1: December 1, 2017 application deadline for grants to be completed by June 30, 2018.

Intake #2: June 1, 2018 application deadline for grants to be completed by December 31, 2018.

Non-profit/Community Group Support Grants

-Capital Acquisition Grants are available to facilitate and support the artistic activities of the organization or group through capital purchases.
 

-General Program Support Grants are available for activities such as workshops, professional development, or any other activity designed to enhance an existing program.
 

-Community-Based Support Grants are available for community-based artistic activities.

Individual Artist Support Grant

-Professional Development Grants are available to individual artists to assist with course fees, related necessary materials and travel on the understanding that applicants will be required to show how the professional development activity will benefit not only their own practice, but also the general community and local artists.

For further information please contact CCACS Executive Director Leah Selk at
778-412-9044 or email info@centralcaribooarts.com

6) CTC's Positive Action Word of the Week(s)
The Positive Action word of the week for October 16th is: Success: To feel good about who you are, what you do, and how you treat others.

The Positive Action word of the week for October 23rd is: Healthy: To be well or have good health.

If you are interested in learning more about Positive Action and how you could use it in your setting, please contact Carla Bullinger at 250-267-8249 or comthatcares@sd27.bc.ca

7) Community Arts Council of Williams Lake - AGM Oct 21 at 10:30 am

Want to be involved with making Williams Lake a more artistic community? New members are invited to the AGM on Saturday Oct 21 at 10:30 am at the Arts Centre. Call 250-392-5671 for more information!

8) Hospice End of Life Support Volunteer Training Oct 18 - 20th
Williams Lake Hospice Society is seeking compassionate and dedicated volunteers!!!

Want to become a Care Partner?
It takes an hour or so each week to...
Bring comfort to others
Do something meaningful
Make a difference
Share gifts and talents
Contribute to your community

End of Life Support Volunteer Training - October 18, 19, 20th, 2017

To Register or for more information phone:
250-392-5435 or e-mail: vsc.hospice@yahoo.ca

Space is limited so please confirm your interest and availability as soon as possible.

Our Volunteers... ARE the HEART of HOSPICE!!!

9) The next regular SPC meeting is scheduled for Monday Oct 23rd from 11:30 - 1pm

More details will be sent out next week.