Anyone in the Sea to Sky Corridor interested in healthy, accessible food is invited to the Squamish Public Library on Tuesday (May 24) from 10 a.m. to noon for a Food Recovery session. There will be a discussion with Glyn Cross and Chef Scott Rowe from the Salvation Army's New Hope Cuisine Food Recovery Program. Also, learn about a composting facility with Mateo Ocejo from Net Zero Waste. You will also have an opportunity to share your ideas for a vibrant food system in Sea to Sky. If attending, RSVP to [email protected] or call (604) 815-6855.
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Meals on Wheels is a partnership between the Squamish Seniors Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health and G-Van Catering and is available to residents starting this month. Nutritious meals will be delivered to your door once a week at noon hour on Thursdays. A six-meal punch card costs $50.40 and a 10-meal punch card costs $84.
You can pay by Visa by calling (604) 848-6898 or pay cash directly at the Seniors Centre. For more information or for volunteer opportunities with this program, please call (604) 848-6898.
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The Howe Sound Performing Arts Association is pleased to offer financial assistance to Squamish students (kindergarten to Grade 12) pursuing studies in the performing arts. Access Music Education (AME) awards are intended to help offset the cost of tuition for private music lessons or summer music programs. Bursaries are awarded based on the individual's commitment to her or his studies and financial need. Deadline for all applications is June 10. Application forms are available from HSPAA website www.howesoundarts.ca.
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The Squamish Rotary Club is asking members in our community to knit small caps to welcome babies in a health centre in rural Kenya. The Rotary Club, in partnership with Rotary Club of Nairobi-Industrial in Kenya, has partnered to provide a maternity ward, sanitation facilities and kitchen to 25,000 local people. Our local club would love to give a gift of a small knitted cap to each newborn. For more information, please call Liz Scott at (604) 892-4961 or check the website at www.squamishrotary.com.
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The Caregivers Support Group is offered to people caring for an aging relative or loved one and who need support themselves. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday (May 25) from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Seniors Centre. For more information, please call Donna or Nadine at (604) 892-6400.
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The Squamish Public Library's Adult Evening Book Club will be discussing Transgression by James W. Nichol on Thursday (May 26) from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
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A reminder to women ages 40 to 79 to book a time for a mammogram as the B.C. Cancer Agency's Screening Mammography mobile service is available in Squamish until Friday (June 3). Call 1-800-663-9203 to book an appointment.
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Drop by the Seniors Centre on Wednesday (May 25) for a Sing-a-long with Paula Donville and Donna Pederson. This monthly soup and sandwich day is Thursday (May 26) at noon and tickets are $9 for members and $10.50 for non-members.
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The Spring Fling Dinner and Dance planned at the Seniors Centre on Friday, June 3, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. should be a fun event for seniors and their friends. Tickets are $22 each and available at the Centre. The cut-off date to purchase tickets is Monday, May 30.
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The Rotary 200 Club Lottery winners for May are: Lynda Patrick ($100), Jeff McKenzie ($120), Susie Mortensen ($130) and Pauline McNeney ($150).
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Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 28, when the Brackendale Babes Relay for Life Team will have a garage sale at the parking lot of the Brackendale Art Gallery.
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The WOW riders will meet at Canadian Tire at 10 a.m. on Monday (May 23) for a ride through Ray's trails. Call Shirley for more information at (604) 898-5715.
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The Over the Hill Hikers will meet on Tuesday (May 24) at 9 a.m. at Canadian Tire for a Ring Creek Ridge hike. Call Heather at (604) 892-9003 for more information.
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The Tantalus Walking Club will meet at the Dog Pound on Thursday (May 26) at 10 a.m. for a walk along the Squamish River bank. For more information, call Joyce at (604) 898-5594.
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The Hearts in Motion Walking Club will meet at the Dog Pound on Friday (May 27) at 10 a.m. for a dyke walk. For more information, call Darleen at (604) 892-2092 or myself at (604) 815-0152.
