By MLA Lorne Doerkson
It’s official. Fall is here. You can feel it in the air, literally. And you can see it with the changing colour schemes of our spectacular countryside. But you can also see it in the winding down of some activities and the hum that comes with the ramping up of others.
First, those activities that are coming close to another season’s completion. And the top of that list, for me, is the local farmer markets.
The range on display at the markets never disappoints. The local produce, the hand-crafted goods and the commitment these folks have to providing the community with a place to come together is incredible. The people really do make the market.
The market in Williams Lake, down on Proctor Street at Kiwanis Park, holds it’s last Tuesday evening market Sept. 28, running from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. And then the final market is on Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The last South Cariboo Farmers Market is on Oct. 1 on Wrangler Way from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
As your planning your Thanksgiving dinners, the markets are perfect way to source a lot of what you’ll put on the table. Hope to see you there, filling up your basket and supporting local.
And with fall also comes hockey. Watching the Canucks on television is good but there’s nothing quite like being at the rink and watching the game live, seeing players who live and work in your community hit the ice.
The pandemic has played havoc with organized hockey in the Cariboo, but teams are making a comeback.
The Williams Lake Stampeders are currently hosting open tryouts every Tuesday and Thursday in September at 9 p.m. for a planned return this fall. And the 100 Mile Wranglers are back with the home opener set for Oct. 2. Let’s show all these guys how much we’ve missed them.
And, officially, Thursday is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Unofficially, it’s better known as Orange Shirt Day and the Cariboo connection runs deep, as Phyliss Webstad started what has become a national commemoration when she shared her residential school story and how her orange shirt was taken from her as six-year-old. I hope you will take the time to reflect on this part of our history.
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