Community

Leah Selk, the Station House Gallery’s exhibition co-ordinator has been hired as the full-time co-ordinator for the new Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society.

The Williams Lake Field Naturalists are hosting the B.C. Nature Federation of B.C. Naturalists 2011 spring conference and annual meeting at Thompson Rivers University in Williams Lake May 12 to 15.

The annual Scout Island Nature Centre banquet will be held on Friday evening, April 8 at Saint Andrew’s United Church Hall.

Author and social commentator Rafe Mair and documentary film maker Damien Gillis will be in Williams Lake March 25 for a town-hall style presentation on their new online non-profit journal The Common Sense Canadian — a voice for the public and environment.

Dr. Asa Don Brown will give a talk at TRU on March 17 about his doctoral dissertation The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Adult Perception and World View and his latest book Waiting to Live.

The morning of Sunday, Feb. 27 was a clouded snowy day when I started my sled at 9:30 a.m. for the Nimpo Lake Community Association’s annual poker run/hotdog sled day.

There was a full house of 120 people, including a couple of men, attending the International Women’s Day dinner event held at Beeotcheese Bistro and Bakery Tuesday evening.

Nutritional consultant and retired RN Gloria Askew will give a presentation on supplements via satellite Skype this Saturday, March 12 at the Pioneer Complex.

Dr. Cheri Galatiuk lets Kira Smith, 9, listen to the heartbeat of her little Miniature Pinscher at the Williams Lake Veterinary Hospital’s display set up at the BC Science World Community Science Celebration held at Thompson Rivers University on Saturday.

Cariboo author Lorne Dufour will read from his book Jacob’s Prayer at the Williams Lake Library this Friday, March 11 starting at 7 p.m.