The next stage of the City’s Food and Urban Agriculture Plan will involve public input. Head out to one of the two events to make your voice heard! For more information, visit the city’s website.
Open House Information:
Tues May 26, 4:30pm to 7pm, Northills Mall
Sat May 30, 11am to 2pm, Interior Savings Centre – Parkside Lounge Read more
The Real Estate Foundation came to town, and asked a few of us Kamloopsians what we thought of the food system here in the Interior. So we told them! Here is the summary report from that discussion.
Interior Summary Report 01.08.2015
The Real Estate Foundation has a wonderful grant program that funds many food security/sovereignty projects across the province, so it was an amazing opportunity to tell them about what we need here in the Interior’s food system!
To further strengthen the governance of the Kamloops Food Policy Council, a strategic plan is being developed. This plan articulates who we are as an organization, what we wish to accomplish, and how we wish to undertake our tasks. This document will provide a general guide to our organization for the next 5 years. In addition, it will provide the context for more detailed annual plans which will guide our activities on a year to year basis.
The KFPC board has drafted a Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals for our organization. Now we need to hear from KFPC members. Are we on the right track? Did we leave something important out?
Please review this document kfpc_strategic_plan_nov14_draft and provide comments by email to dave.whiting@shaw.ca by November 28. It is the intent of the board to bring a strategic plan to the membership for approval at a general meeting in 2015.
The Food Policy Council encourages our members to complete the short, online survey that can be found here.
It’s important that KFPC members help shape the future of this sizeable public land mass that has considerable agricultural potential. For background information visit here.
What do you think about the expansion plans for the Tournament Capital Ranch? Since some of the land is part of the ALR, there are ideas about supporting sustainable farming on the ranch, including incubator farm for new farmers and an agriculture trade show and events center. We like those ideas!
Talk to the city at the farmers’ market booths on August 6 and 9, at an open house on August 14, or through their online survey. Go to the city’s website for more information.
Changes to the bylaws of the Kamloops Food Policy Council will be considered by the membership at the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Mt. Paul United Church commencing at 5:00 PM. The current bylaws, together with the Certificate of Incorporation under the Societies Act and the constitution of the Kamloops Food Policy Council are found in the following document.
KFPC society registration, constitution and bylaws
The proposed changes are to the bylaws only. These changes result from a series of meetings of the Kamloops Food Policy Council led by Glenn Hilke and by Mike Simpson. The intent of the changes to the proposed bylaws is to provide a structure for the governance of the organization that meets current needs. Please review the following document prior to the AGM.
Corporations in Our HeadsNo actors. No play. No script.
Theatre without a net – just you, the audience!
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Performance 7:30
Potluck 6:30
Investigate how conflicting corporate, media, government and NGO messages impact our lives and polarize our community into ‘us’ and ‘them’
This theatre experience explores how strategic messages influence the community at large and investigates the informed or misinformed choices we make as a result. The fundamental goal of this type of theatre is to make the event relevant, at a grassroots level, using the momentum to move forward as a cohesive healthy community. You the audience choose the stories and decide how to dramatize them… YOU ARE THE EXPERTS OF YOUR OWN LIVES !
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Phone 250.879.0465 | Email glennhilke(at)yahoo.com
About Theatre For Living
http://www.headlinestheatre.com and https://www.facebook.com/TheatreForLiving on Facebook.
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You are invited to the Kamloops Affordable Housing Development Forum 2013, taking place on Thursday November 14th at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre, and brought to you by the City of Kamloops, in partnership with the Kamloops Housing Board and the Kamloops Working Group on Homelessness. Read more
The Open House dates are as follows:October 3 – Bert Edwards Elementary
October 21 – Tournament Capital Ranch
October 23 – Interior Savings Center: Parkside Lounge
October 24 – Barnhartvale Community Hall
All Open Houses are drop-in events. Light refreshments will be served.
For those not able to attend an open house all documents available at the events are also online at www.kamloops.ca/environment/land-publicparticipation.shtml
The Kamloops Food Policy Council is dedicated to safety and inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a positive and supportive space where everyone is welcome.
