4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt April 20th. Lumberman’s Park at the South Cariboo Rec Centre. Starting at 11:30am
Great prizes for kids up to 12 years old. Bring your own basket for goodies, meet the Easter Bunny, Concession with free hotdogs for kids up to 12, special prizes, face painting and more!
Lac La Hache Community Club 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt April 20th starting at 1:pm O.A.P.O. Hall Field next to Race Track Gas.
For kids uo to 12 years old, bring your own basket. Rain or Shine!
An Age Friendly event is coming up on April 25th at the Creekside Seniors Centre starting at 1:30pm. Tera Grady, Supervisor of Solid Waste Management with the Cariboo Regional District, along with Oliver Berger with the Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society, will be joining us. There will be information and demonstrations about what is permitted and what is considered contamination for household recyclables both in the Cariboo Regional District AND the District of 100 Mile House. There will also be some time for questions and answers related to composting.Remember, as always, the event is FREE, there will be light refreshments available and EVERYONE is welcome to attend. To assist with planning confirm you are coming by emailing sc.agefriendly@gmail.com or calling 250 791 6406
Community Futures is hosting a 2-day Proposal Writing course, offering a variety of skills and resources to assist in identifying potential funders and creating compelling proposals. This is an interactive, hands-on course with groups working on specific case studies.
The Course is on April 25th & 26th from 8:30 – 4:30 at TRU located in 100 Mile House at 808 Alpine Ave. This course is FREE! Space is limited so to register visit the website http://www.cfwildfire.ca/workshops/
The 100 Mile United and St Timothy’s Anglican Churches’ Outreach Team is again hosting a FREE STORE on April 27th for ‘anyone finding it hard to make ends meet’ and others may be ‘spring organizing’ and may have new or gently used items to donate. 49 DOGWOOD AVE. 100 MILE HOUSE. Donations are appreciated! (bedding,kitchen,clothes,toys,linens,shoes..)
Drop off new or gently used donations at the United Church for more info call Gayle at 395-4290.
The 52nd Annual 100 Mile House & District Minor Hockey Association Annual General Meeting will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019 at 6:00pm in the Lion’s Den Meeting Room at the South Cariboo Rec Centre, 2-175B Wrangler Way, 100 Mile House.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The next business walk is schedule for May 1st. The District of 100 Mile House, Province of BC and the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce will be conducting the annual business walk in 100 Mile House from 9am – 12pm. Businesses, be prepared for volunteers to visit your business this day. Business walks are conducted across the province to measure business success and address needs and issues of local business. for more information
https://www.100milehouse.com/
The South Cariboo Rec Centre is gearing up for their best Cariboo Women’s Fair! The event is on May 3rd and 4th. Friday night is lady’s night only wine and cheese party from 5pm-9pm. Tickets are $10 and only 19 years of age or older! Live entertainment is provided!
On Saturday the vendors look forward to seeing the whole community as the event is open to all! With entertainment, wellness talk and over 50 vendors you won’t want to miss it. The Fair is open 10am to 3pm on the Saturday.
On Saturday May 4th you can attend the 108 Heritage Site GHOST HUNT. Start time is 8pm sharp with registration beginning at 7:30pm. The Ghost Hunts are a fundraiser for the 108 Historical Society and the cost is $20 per person. Tickets can be purchased at the Museum House the night of the Investigation. For more information call Dave at 250-945-4557.
The South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce is having their Annual General Meeting on May 8th. 2019. If you are interested in becoming a part of the team please contact Shelly at manager@southcariboochamber.org. The AGM will be at the Valley Room at the 100 Mile Lodge behind the Red Coach. Join us for wine and cheese a networking! Doors open at 5:30pm. Please rsvp to manager@southcariboochamber.org.
The Barkerville Theatre Royal Phoenix Tour- Mrs. Ginley’s Gold Rush Variety Show is coming to Martin Exeter Hall Friday May 10th at 7pm. Don’t miss out on this highly entertaining show! Tickets are $25 each and available on available on line with Eventbrite at eventbrite.ca. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Saturday May 11th at 7:00pm the Eclectica Community Choir is having their spring benefit concert. The concert is a fundraiser for 100 Mile Auxiliaries for Mill Site Lodge and Fischer Place. Admission is by cash donation.
The Age Friendly Society is teaming up with the Alzheimer Society of BC on May 16th at the Creekside Seniors Centre from 1-4pm. This session is for caregivers to help them with Understanding Communication & Behavior, finding ways to decrease the occurrence if behaviors that concern us and responding in supportive ways. The session is free to attend but pre-registration is required by calling 1-800-886-6946.
Business Façade Improvement grant applications are now being accepted for the District of 100 Mile House and the Cariboo regional District. The Façade Grants are a funding initiative from the Northern Development Initiative Trust. This program provides grants to property and business owners to renovate, restore, or redesign retail and commercial building facades and storefronts. There are specific guidelines to both grants. Please visit the District of 100 Mile House website at www.100milehouse.com and the Cariboo Regional District website, cariboord.ca for all specifics.
The South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 3rd Annual South Cariboo Summer Festival. The event will be on August 10th and 11th at the South Cariboo Rec Centre and Grounds. There will be a huge kid’s zone, entertainment, trade fair, food vendors, petting zoo and much more. We are really excited to have singer song writer Maddison Olds with her band Bees and the Bare Bones perform at the festival this year. Are you a group or organization that would like to take advantage of the festival to promote what you do? Email southcariboochamberevents@gmail.com
