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Week of Welcome 2023


Interior

Shuswap / Salmon Arm
  • Date: Friday September 8th
  • Time: 12:30-2:30 pm
  • Address: Blackburn Park, 480 5 Ave SW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1V4
  • Parking: Lots of parking right at the park
  • Event: Spray park, picnic tables, large field
  • Bring: A picnic lunch. Swimwear/towels is optional.
Lake Country
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Cranbrook
South Okanagan
  • Date: Friday, September 8th
  • Time: 4-6 p.m.
  • Address: Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park, Okanagan Hwy, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z4
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  • Event: We’ll have watermelon, ice cream, sandcastles, and fun!
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Kelowna
  • Date: Sept 15 2023
  • Time: 10 am-12:30 pm
  • Address: Green Bay Bible Camp, 1449 Green Bay Rd, West Kelowna, BC V4T 2B9
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  • Event: Photobooth, face painting, basketball, lawn games, a nature hunt and bingo for parents!
  • Bring: Lawn chairs or picnic blankets and family water, snacks, hats and sunscreen.  (Please note: only the grass space will be in use and there will be no beach or water access)
Kamloops
  • Date: Friday, September 22nd
  • Time: 10 am - 12 pm
  • Address: Riverside Park, 100 Lorne St, Kamloops, BC V2C 1V9
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  • Event: Face painting, photo booth, lawn games, social games, crafts and treats
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Vernon
  • Date: Thursday, September 7
  • Time: 12:30 to 3pm
  • Address: Paddlewheel Park, 7815 Okanagan Landing Rd, Vernon, BC V1H 1K8
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  • Event: Join your HCOS Community as we celebrate the start of a new year with a card-board boat building challenge! (Students will work in teams of 4 to 8 to design and build a sturdy, floatable boat with two paddles out of only cardboard and duct tape.  (No motors or floatation devices allowed!)  All assembly must be done on location, and groups will include students of different ages. Boats must be finished by race-time at 2 p.m. The floatability of each boat will be tested in the water – so be prepared to get wet!  The first three teams to make it back to the shore with the two paddlers still in their boats will win a prize! Families are also welcome to build sand-castles on the beach!)
  • Bring: Snacks and life-jackets (if needed) and if interested, sand-castle building supplies
  • Please Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBN3A5-Pl8VvZPqNOpz8Urm10k0iLfE4ehR4QMuLQBd7xVHg/viewform

Lower Mainland

Burnaby Deer Lake
  • Date: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023
  • Time: 10 am to noon (stay as long as you'd like though!)
  • Address: 5435 Sperling Ave, Burnaby
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  • Event: Back-to-school Picnic.
  • Bring: Snacks, frisbees, spike ball, kayak for on the lake or other games! 
Cultus Lake
  • Date: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023
  • Time: 10 am to noon (stay as long as you'd like though!)
  • Address: Entrance Bay Campground, Day Use Area
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  • Event: Back-to-school Picnic. Swimming with parent supervision if the weather is nice.
  • Bring: Snacks, frisbees, spike ball, paddleboards, kayak, spike ball or other games!

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Langley Walnut Grove Community Park
  • Date: Friday, Sept. 8
  • Time: 10 am to noon (stay as long as you'd like though!)
  • Address: 8919 Walnut Grove Drive, Langley ​
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  • Event: Back-to-school Picnic.
  • Bring: Snacks, frisbees, soccer ball, spike ball, or other games! 

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Sunshine Coast, Porpoise Bay

  • Date: Friday, September 15

  • Time: 5:30pm

  • Address: https://bcparks.ca/porpoise-bay-park/

    Here is a spreadsheet for listing the food you plan to bring


North

Northwest

  • Date: Friday, September 22nd
  • Time: 12:30 - 3:30 pm
  • Address: Aspen St Park in Thornhill (3633 Aspen Ave, Thornhill, BC, V8G 5C9)
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  • Event: Play, Pizza and Meet + Greet
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Burns Lake
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Prince George

  • Date: Thursday, September 14
  • Time: 10 am - 12 pm
  • Address: Lheidli T'enneh Park, 17th Ave, Prince George, BC V2L 3X9
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  • Event: Join us near the playground for snacks, games and connection
  • Bring: A blanket or chair

Fort St. John and Area

  • Date: Friday, September 15th
  • Time: 11 am - 2 pm
  • Address: 13261 Sunnyside Dr, Charlie Lake, BC V0C 1H0 (Green house across the road from the gun range entrance)
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  • Event: Hot Dog Roast, Free Books and access to the Lending Library
  • Bring: Your own snacks and drinks (No washroom on site)


Island

Mid Island: Port Alberni, Oceanside, Nanaimo 
  • Date: Thursday, September 21st
  • Time: 1 - 3 pm
  • Address: Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Dr, Parksville, BC V9P 0B1
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  • Event: Sandcastle Contest
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North Island: Comox Valley, Campbell River and North
  • Date: Friday, September 8th
  • Time: 10:00-12:00
  • Address: 1720 Miracle Beach Dr, Black Creek, Miracle Beach Provincial Park
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  • Event: Sports Day
  • Bring: Water, snacks, shoes for sports relays and activities, and beach toys
Victoria
  • Date: Tuesday, September 19th
  • Time: 10 am - 12:30 pm
  • Address: Beckwith Park, 857 Beckwith Ave, Victoria, BC V8X 3S3
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  • Event: Park play, soccer, and board games
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Powell River
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Chemainus
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