Events

What's up and Coming?

Wells Gray is a happening place with lots of cool things on the go, take a look at the list below, if you have any questions, send us an email at Info@wellsgray.ca

Event	Details
28 May	Serenity Performing Arts Theo Tams "Up Close & Personal" - Pop/Funk/Folk Rock A Gemini nominated performer and multi-faceted artist, Theo Tams’ unique piano; singer/songwriter style demonstrates that he is clearly an artist with the talent and tenacity to sustain a long and substantial career. Kim McMechan - Acoustic/Folk/Country Kim McMechan is a poet and award-winning singer-songwriter. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, she now lives in Kelowna where she is studying photography at the Centre for Arts and Technology in between touring and raising her two young daughters. Her songs, which often begin as poetry, are grounded in the details of the everyday. Her music is heard frequently on CBC Radio and campus stations throughout Canada.
1 July	Canada Day Join us for Canada Celebrations at Dutch Lake!
August	Simpcw First Nations First Fish Ceremony Learn all about the Simpcw First Nations Culture and sockeye salmon at the First Fish Ceremony held each year at the Raft River Viewing Platform.
10/ 11 September	Clearwater Canoe Regatta The Canoe Regatta is a whole bunch of fun held over two days on Dutch Lake. There are triathlons, swimming races, canoe races, greasy pole climbs, the wild and wacky royal regatta challenge - if you want to know what all this entails, find more details at www.clearwatercanoeregatta.com You can also, download the brochure highlighting all the cool events of the day here
11 September	Wells Gray Day: Knowing Parks, and Celebrating Conservation. When: Saturday, September 10, 2011 Time: 930 am to 8 pm Where: 5369 Clearwater Road, the TRU Field Research Station, and the Upper Clearwater Community Hall, 26 km north of Clearwater. Cost: Visit the newly created wildlife corridor; listen to talks ranging from volcanoes, moose, and local history for free. On site concession, $10 for dinner at the community hall. Details Come and join The Land Conservancy of BC for a day of activities celebrating BC Parks 100th birthday and our Wetlands and Wildlife Corridor Project, This event is both a fundraiser for our project with Clearwater residents Trevor Goward and John and Edwina Kurta and a tribute to the vision of private citizens who work to protect wildlife habitat adjacent to BC Parks. We hope you'll join us for a day of naturalist-style talks on subjects ranging from Wells Gray's moose to its volcanoes, as well as guided walks into the forests and wetlands of the corridor properties. Terry Lake, Kamloops MLA and Minister of Environment, and Chief Nathan Matthew from the Simpcw First Nation will open the event. Other dignitaries include renowned ethnobotanist Nancy Turner, author and birding guru Dick Cannings, and well-known wildlife biologists and raconteurs Ralph and Frank Ritcey. Festivities start 930 am and continue throughout the day, culminating in a dinner at the Clearwater Hall hosted by CBC’s Mark Forsythe with a keynote talk by Dr. Nancy Turner. Space for the dinner is limited so please register by visiting www.conservancy.bc.ca Please also consider bringing your own coffee cup/drink container and lawn chair! For more information contact Barry Booth: bbooth@conservancy.bc.ca or 250-564-2064
17 September	Wilderness Gateway Relay Race It's back! Test your metal at the Wilderness Gateway Relay! Teams of seven bike and run from Clearwater Lake, through amazing trails, up and down hills, along a stream or two, towards Dutch Lake! Stand by for more details
December	Rotary Christmas Tree Light Up Each year The Rotary Club in Clearwater organises a Christmas Tree Light Up! There is Santa, Christmas Carols, hot chocolates, cookies, and a whole bunch more.
February 2012	Birchleg Race Dress up like a Viking and enjoy the twists and turns of the Blackwater and Stillwater trails. More info on this event, take a look at the Murtle River Nordics !

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