Kids’ TRYathlon and Family Day of Fun
The Kids’ TRYathlon is taking place on Saturday, August 26; and everyone is invited to take in the event, as well as all the other events taking place in conjunction with it at the Ashcroft HUB.
The TRYathlon starts at the Ashcroft pool at 9 a.m. on August 26 (package pick-up and orientation takes place at 7 p.m. on August 25 at the HUB, with late package pick-up starting at 8 a.m. on August 26 at the pool). After their swim, participants bike and then run, finishing up at the HUB, so be there to cheer them on!
And there will be plenty of other things to do at the HUB. Take in the vendors’ market and food trucks; the giant “slip and slide” baseball; glitter tattoos and face painting; and more!
There will also be “Family Actionbound” starting at 1 p.m., in which teams of up to six people take part in a town-wide scavenger hunt (think The Amazing Race) via a free downloadable app. The cost is $30 per team, with prizes of $100, $50, and $30 to the top three teams. Participants will need a vehicle and a device capable of downloading the app.
Market and food vendors need to register in advance, as do those who want to take part in “Family Actionbound”. To register, or for more information, contact the HUB at (250) 453-9177, or email ashcrofthub@gmail.com.
Day of Difference
Interior Savings Credit Union and Insurance branches will once again be celebrating their annual Day of Difference, with 500 employees at 14 branches from Osoyoos to Clearwater fanning out to help local organizations that need a hand.
This year’s Day of Difference will take place on October 19, which is International Credit Union Day. All Interior Savings credit union and insurance branches will close early, with employees helping local non-profit and volunteer organizations in their communities. It’s a way of recognizing cooperative values and saying “thank you” to the non-profits and volunteers who contribute their time and their hearts to help build brighter futures in our communities.
Any qualifying organizations that could use help between 2:30 and 5 p.m. on October 19 are encouraged to apply. Interior Savings employees are willing to roll up their sleeves and lend a hand in a variety of ways, including yard work, painting, meal preparation, or chores.
Any organizations that are interested in applying should email kpollard@interiorsavings.com by September 8, and include details about what the project is and how many volunteers are needed. Interior Savings may not be able to accommodate all the requests, but all organizations will be informed by September 22.
Fully funded school bus driver training
Due to the huge success of the first program, Thompson Rivers University—in partnership with School District 27—will once again be offering the School Bus Driver Training Program this fall. This program is fully funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Job Fund, and will offer eligible students the opportunity to obtain their Class 2 Driver’s license, including Workplace Essential Skills, Job Shadowing, and Air Brake certification, as well as practical driver training.
If you know of anyone who enjoys working with children and would like to pursue this fully funded School Bus Driver Training, have them call (250) 392-8010 to get more information and find out if they are eligible. Full time training begins in Williams Lake on October 2, and runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through December 8.
Fake Cops for Kids calls
The Southern Interior RCMP are warning the public of telephone solicitations in the name of the Cops for Kids charitable foundation that could be circulating throughout the Southeast District.
The RCMP have received reports of suspicious phone soliciting, as well as aggressive and high pressure phone soliciting. In most cases, those making the calls are seeking donations via credit card for the Cops for Kids charity, which has its Cops for Kids Ride coming up in September.
The RCMP advises the public that they do not engage in telephone solicitations of any kind to raise funds. The Cops for Kids Ride team members are each responsible for raising a minimum of $2,000 in order to participate, which they do through their own fundraising events and personal contacts.
The public should be vigilant when solicited for funds via phone, no matter what the cause or organization is.
For more information about Cops for Kids and how to donate to the Cops for Kids Charitable Foundation, go to www.copsforkids.org.
Free public Wi-Fi coming to rest areas
The popular Britton Creek rest area at the summit of the Coquihalla Highway is the first rest area in the province to offer free Wi-Fi to the travelling public, providing motorists with an opportunity to stop, take a rest, and connect with family and friends.
Through a partnership with TELUS and ICBC, the province is installing Wi-Fi at several rest areas by the end of 2017, with more locations to follow in the coming years.The initial locations are Britton Creek; Glacier View on Highway 16 north of Smithers; Taylor River on Highway 4 west of Port Alberni; Galena Bay on Highway 23 north of Nakusp; Mount Terry Fox on Highway 5 east of Tête Jaune Cache; and Loon Lake on Highway 97C east of Merritt.
Travellers will be able to identify which rest areas have Wi-Fi by the Wi-Fi graphic on rest area signs. To see what the signs look like, go to https://flic.kr/p/M5ey8Y.
Honest library patron
What would you do if you checked a book out from the library, only to find that it contained a large amount of cash between the pages?
That was the situation facing a patron of the North Vancouver City Library, who found what police are calling a “significant” amount of cash in a borrowed book.
The resident returned the money to the library on July 24, and library records were checked, but no recent user of the book said he or she was missing any money. The Canadian currency has been turned over to the North Vancouver RCMP.
“It is a mystery how and when the money got into the book and who would be missing the money now,” says Cpl. Richard De Jong of the North Vancouver RCMP. “If the rightful owner of the cash can provide details on the amount of money along with the name of book, police would be pleased to return the money to them!”
Police and library staff commend the honourable actions of the person who turned the money over to officials in hopes the rightful owner can be located.