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PostHeaderIcon 'Nurtured by Nature: why we need time outdoors'

031313_bironyThis year the Williams Lake Field Naturalists have an extraordinary treat for those who attend their annual Fundraising Banquet on April 5.

Award-winning teacher, broadcaster, author and videographer Briony Penn shares her stories and the science on why getting trapped inside is really bad for us and is impacting life expectancy and quality of life for our children. Spending more time outside in nature makes us happier and more resilient to the upheaval caused by climate change.

(Photo: Briony Penn.)

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PostHeaderIcon NFB film screening of 'Status Quo' at Williams Lake Library

The Williams Lake Library will screen 'Status Quo: The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada', directed by Karen Cho this month. The Williams Lake Library winter 2013 National Film Board screenings continue this month with 'Status Quo: The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada'.

Feminism has shaped the society we live in. But, just how far has it brought us, and how relevant is it today?  'Status Quo' zeroes in on key concerns such as violence against women and universal childcare. It uncovers answers that are provocative and at times shocking.

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PostHeaderIcon Pre registration being accepted now for free parenting program in April

031213_connectFamily Solutions Program at Canadian Mental Health Association Cariboo Chilcotin Branch is offering a group for parents and caregivers.

Connect is an attachment based 10 week program to support parents or caregivers of pre–teens and teens, who struggle with issues that make it difficult for them to do well at home, at school, and in their community.

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PostHeaderIcon Cariboo youth performers put on a great show

The Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake and District recently hosted 'Singing Out Loud: Music, Art and More' which allowed local youth the opportunity to perform for the community at a coffeehouse-style event.

Parents, teachers, friends, and media packed the Central Cariboo Arts Centre to view paintings and poems and chat with the artists. Guests enjoyed a lively magic show and several musical performers that ranged from guitar players and fiddlers to a rap artist.

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(Photo:  Grade 10 student from Williams Lake Secondary, Caroyln Melney turned what was a basic sketch of a dragon into this full colour painting in less than a week, when she decided to participate in this event.)

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PostHeaderIcon Tales of toiling for turtles

022613_toiling_for_turtlesThe Williams Lake Field Naturalists is hosting another a free public talk next month, this time the topic surrounds adventures with sea turtles in Uruguay.

For a variety of reasons, sea turtles are doing poorly in all of the world's oceans.

In 2012 Williams Lake resident Roy Argue, well-known for his years playing rugby and working at the local Department of Fisheries, volunteered for two months in Uruguay with Karumbe, an organization consisting of passionate locals, fishermen, researchers and foreign volunteers attempting to take some of the pressure off local populations. Roy, a knowledgeable and entertaining speaker, will share pictures and stories of his work in La Coronilla, Uruguay, 22 km south of the Brazilian border.

The presentation will take place on Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00pm at Scout Island Nature Centre.  For more information, you can call (250) 398-8532.

 

PostHeaderIcon Interior Health taking public questions and input

022213_healthThe Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District is hosting an Interior Health (IH) public meeting to provide Central and South Cariboo residents with an overview of health care services and projects underway within the Region. This is an opportunity for residents to ask questions and provide input about health care services within the area.

For residents who are unable to attend, comments, suggestions or questions can be sent to the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please include 'IH Meeting' in the subject line. Written submissions can be mailed or dropped off at the CRD office located at 180 D North Third Avenue, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 2A4.

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PostHeaderIcon Embracing Our Diversity forum coming to Williams Lake

Click to enlarge posterOn Tuesday March 12, Fraser Basin Council will host 'Embracing Our Diversity', a one day forum in Williams Lake on diversity, multiculturalism and anti-racism that will utilize an arts-based process to record issues, dialogue and outcomes.

This interactive event will use an arts-based process to explore community issues and experiences around multiculturalism and inclusion. Open to all, this event is free of charge, although FBC does ask for pre-registration to help plan for numbers, catering etc.

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PostHeaderIcon Laughter and merriment at this year's Family Fest

Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy's Family Fest 2013 brought smiles to faces of all ages today.

The event included games, crafts, live music, and storytelling, as well as educational activities. Families enjoyed free snacks and free books and some wonderful door prizes.

Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy Family Fest 2013

(Photo: Anna Kalelest and son Grizzly choose their free book at the festival held at Marie Sharpe Elementary School today.)

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PostHeaderIcon Futsal fun for a good cause

The 3rd Annual Valentine’s Co-ed Futsal TournamentAnnual Valentine’s Co-ed Futsal Tournament in Williams Lake, BC is underway in Williams Lake, hosted by the Williams Lake Mens and Ladies Soccer League.

Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls and boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regular football.

(Photo by Katie McMahen.)

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PostHeaderIcon Debunking myths at TRU Williams Lake

021313_TRU_mythbustersThe recent 'mythbusters' event at TRU was designed to bring locals into the school and share in interactive and interesting experiments.

(Entomologist and professor at TRU Rob Higgins)

Thompson Rivers University staff put together several different scenarios and experiments were conducted by the biology and chemistry teachers in various labs and classrooms.  Myths such as  'can the flu shot give you the flu' were dissected, discussed and debunked.  As part of this exhibition nursing students also illustrated how you can run, but you can't hide when it comes to bacteria by getting curious visitors to participate in a hand washing experiment.  Many people found they were not washing their hands as well as they should be.

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PostHeaderIcon National Film Board screening of 'Vanishing Point' this month

The Williams Lake Library winter 2013 National Film Board screenings:  "The Vanishing'A National Film Board documentary that premiered at the 2012 Calgary International Film Festival is being screened by the Cariboo Regional District Library at the Williams Lake Longhouse on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Vanishing Point was directed by Canmore filmmakers Stephen A. Smith and Julia Szucs, and takes place in the tiny village south of Qaanaaq in Greenland.

The film is narrated by Navarana K’avigak’, who was born and lives in Greenland. Narvana speaks six languages, and narrates the film in Inukitut. She is a descendant of the Baffin Island Shaman, Qidtlarssuaq who convinced many of his nomadic family to journey to Greenland in 1860.

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