Dear Canimites:
Still no ice on the eastern leg of the lake, and on the western part at ice-fishing depth, it’s only four inches thick. Canim ice-fishers are getting restless and are casting an eye on the smaller, higher lakes that are producing well.
The buds on some Saskatoons are beginning to fuzz out. Now, there’s a promise of good things to come.
Tin men
The good women meeting at the 3C’s (cards, coffee and crafts) will be working on “Tin Men” in Margo’s Cabin on Feb. 28 at 10 a.m.
These clever little metallic guys are made in many forms depending on what empty cans people have in their recycle bins. They are a great conversation piece in a garden or elsewhere. Some have been made with hands upright and used as planters.
If you haven’t tried the 3C’s before, grab your cans and go. Everyone is welcome.
Knitter news
Leona Hurrell is preparing to send the many eight-inch squares the women knitted while at the 3C’s to the Knitting4Africa project.
They are going overseas to be sewn into blankets for AIDS orphans in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Tragically, AIDS is still a scourge in that country, leaving many child-led families.
Next year they will be making knitted and crocheted lap-quilts for residents of Fischer Place. For information, contact Leona at 250-397-2586.
Organic gardeners
Gardeners are eagerly anticipating the talk by Ken Bourne, a well-known organic gardener from Forest Grove.
He will also be introducing “biochar,” an environmentally beneficial addition to a garden. Ken will be at Margo’s Cabin March 14 at 10 a.m. Club memberships are available at the door for $5 a person.
Planters by men
This year, the annual Plant and Bake Sale on June 1 will feature annuals in planters and hanging baskets.
Canim and Hawkins Lake men are invited to use those scraps lying in their workshops to make a planter or two for the ladies. Use your own design, or get the one that Leona has. They have to be ready by the end of April for the planting bee.
New purposes
The Canim Community Club recently surveyed members requesting feedback on a new set of purposes.
The directors used the replies to tune up the proposal that will be presented at the AGM. One significant change is an expansion of the role of the club as a spokesperson for the area’s interests to government, industry, or other agencies. The AGM will be in Margo’s Cabin on April 4 at 10 a.m.
Margo is vice-chair
Our CRD Area H Director Margo Wagner has been elected vice-chair of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital Board.
This group manages the hospital taxes collected from property owners and applies them to projects in the regional hospitals of 100 Mile House, Williams Lake and Quesnel. Margo worked in hospitals her entire career and has a “grassroots” understanding of their workings.
She says a major board concern is the way Interior Health (IH) allocates its funds to the 100 Mile and Williams Lake hospitals.
One way in which inequities arise is the use of census data as a determinant of the IH grant. The census records permanent residents only, and does not count the large number of seasonal residents who add a significant burden to our system.
People news
Connie and Daniel Eberle, owners of Kayanara Guest Resort on Eagle Creek, have just returned from a Vacation Show in Switzerland where they promoted the resort.
Coming up are March appearances at the Outdoor and Adventure show in Vancouver and the Sportsman’s show in Edmonton. Last season, they hosted many European visitors in their cabins and their wrangler worked non-stop to keep up with the interest in trail rides.
That’s all for now. Until next time, here’s wishing you many blessings.