What's Up in Wells

Barkerville Community Information Session
2019-05-14 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver) | Barkerville Historic Town & Park, 14301 Hwy 26 E., Barkerville, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
Inviting all residents and stakeholders in the Wells, Barkerville, Bowron, and areas to join us for an information session on Barkerville’s 2019 Main Season!
Brief presentations will be made by each department manager, and there will be an opportunity for questions. We will also share the summary and follow up of the discussion from the Wells-Barkerville Joint Planning Meeting held back in February 2019.
We hope you can join us to get up to speed on our operations. Coffee and tea will be served.

Mother's Day Brunch
2019-05-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Wake Up Jake Restaurant, Main Street, Barkerville, V0K2R0
Time to get the season started! Celebrate Mother’s Day at the Wake Up Jake Restaurant on Sunday, May 12, and enjoy an outstanding 3course brunch buffet menu. Doors open 10 a.m. We look forward to seeing everyone again!
For more information, and reservation email: neilvferrier@yahoo.ca

SuperHost Training: Foundations of Service Quality
2019-05-12 08:30 - 16:00, 2019-05-09 08:30 - 16:00, 2019-04-30 08:30 - 16:00 | Barkerville Historic Town & Park, 14301 Hwy 26 E., Barkerville, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
A comprehensive, practical introduction to the principles of providing a quality service experience. This course is ideal for people working in a front-line, customer-facing role, especially in the tourism and hospitality sector.
The course will cover:

Basic customer service, communication and teamwork skills – some of the key 21st century skills
Relationships between service quality, customer experience, and business objectives
The importance of front-line employees in service sector businesses
Expectations from the point of view of customers, employers, and employees
Communication etiquette and best practices
Service recovery techniques
Metrics used to assess customer experience and service quality

The course is a one-day interactive classroom session from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm in Barkerville Historic Town & Park. Coffee and tea provided. Bring your own lunch.
Regular fee: $90 + GST. Barkerville will sponsor 50% of the registration fee of all workers in the Wells, Bowron, and Barkerville area.
Session dates: April 30, May 9, May 12, June 3, June 19
For more information and to register, visit: barkerville.ca/careers/#training
Contact: Jillian Merrick, certified SuperHost Trainer, 250-994-3332 ext. 28, jillian.merrick@barkerville.ca
Learn more about the program: https://www.go2hr.ca/training-education/superhost-customer-service-training/foundations-of-service-quality

Wells Volunteer Fire Brigade Practice
2019-05-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-05-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-04-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-04-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Wells Volunteer Fire Brigade Station, 2314 Baker St, Wells, BC, V0K 2R0, Canada
The WVFB is the only fire service in the area and is 100% dependent on volunteers. Everyone is welcome and no one is asked to do more than they are comfortable with.
Practices are held every Wednesday from 7pm – 9pm at the Fire Hall. Everyone is welcome — no previous experience necessary. Come out and join us!

C.R. Avery Live at the Sunset Theatre
2019-05-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
Join us for this intimate musical experience with the legendary C.R. Avery. Tickets are $15 at the Sunset Theatre in Wells, BC. Show starts at 8pm.
“First there was The Beats, then Hunter S. Thompson, now there’s C.R. Avery.” Kruger Magazine (UK)
C.R. Avery was born in Smith Falls, Ontario in 1976. He has released seventeen albums, written and directed
three musicals that have been produced in New York, L.A, Seattle and San Francisco. Avery has toured ruthlessly throughout North America, Europe, and Australia with his rock & roll punk ensembles, hip-hop circus’s with 12-bar blues high kicks, and his infamous string quartets and burlesque revues. Some Birds Walk for the Hell of It is his third book of poetry. He presently resides in East Vancouver’s Little Italy neighbourhood where he just wrote and directed his first full length feature film “Victory on East Hastings.”

Migration Parade: A Workshop
2019-05-04 09:30 - 15:00 | Island Mountain Arts Studios, Mildred Ave, Wells, V0K 2R0
This exploratory workshop welcomes all to participate. The workshop is free to the public thanks to support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada Public Outreach program. This exploratory workshop welcomes anyone over 16 to participate, no materials needed!
Limited spots available, secure yours by emailing info@imarts.com or calling IMA at 250-994-3466.
This workshop moves away from teaching technical skills and instead aims to cultivate and deepen sensitivity as it applies to the arts.
The first half of the workshop will be mindfulness exercises done individually, in partners and in the context of the larger group, specifically relating to two aspects of embodiment: attuned listening and manual/haptic sensitivity (becoming attuned to the wisdom of our hands as it applies to art-making).
The second part of the workshop will be an application of our explorations in the form of ephemeral art pieces. The impetus for the pieces will come from ideas generated by the group itself. In this way, we will build on the aesthetic themes we have been exploring up until that point.
This workshop features arts-based sequences, somatics, mindfulness techniques and playful experimentation/inquiry drawn from our respective studio practices, with references and anchoring in the work on display in the IMA gallery space.
Experience in the arts not a prerequisite. Open mind and curiosity a necessity.

Theatre Royal's Phoenix Tour in Wells
2019-05-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
The Theatre Royal is going on tour, and the first stop is Wells, BC!
The Phoenix Tour is bringing a taste of Barkerville to the fire-stressed areas of BC’s interior with a high-energy, 1860s variety show.
Admission by donation thanks to the generous sponsorship of Barkerville Gold Mines.
Tour sponsored by Barkerville Gold Mines, New Pathways to Gold Society, Friends of Barkerville, Frog on the Bog Gifts, and Barkerville Heritage Trust

Exhibition Opening 'Migration Parade'
2019-05-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Island Mountain Arts, 2323 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
Alexandra Goodall and Danielle Savage will be exhibiting a joint show at the IMA Gallery.
Snacks and refreshments provided.

Pancake Breakfast
2019-05-02 08:00 - 09:00 | BC
The Wells Barkerville School pancake breakfast is a monthly event where you will find some great food and conversation. By donation : )

Sean Burns with Skinny Dyck Live in Concert
2019-04-30 20:30 - 22:30 | The Wells Hotel, 2341 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
From dancehall shuffles and the electric honky tonk of the Bakersfield sound, all the way down to belly rubbin’ ballads, Sean Burns plays his brand of Country Music with an unparalleled enthusiasm.
Continuing to tour relentlessly, the Winnipeg based country music enthusiast delivers from-the-heart performances of songs written with highway miles and heartbreak.
March 2018 saw Sean Burns & Lost Country release “Music for Taverns, Bars, and Honky Tonks” to favourable reviews and extensive national touring. With songs of trains and trucks, drinkers and drunks, it’s a country music soundtrack for all of your dancing and romancing pleasures.

Council Meeting
2019-04-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | District of Wells Office, 4243 Sanders Ave, Wells, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
District of Wells Council and Committee of the Whole meetings are held at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers, 4243 Sanders Avenue. All our Welcome!
If you have an item you wish to be discussed by Council, it will need to be submitted by the THURSDAY NOON the week before the meeting in order that it be included on the Council Agenda. Please contact the Deputy Clerk at 250-994-3330 to find out more information about submitting to council and specific information on deadlines.
The District of Wells also uses a Civic Web Portal, which can be accessed here: CivicWeb Portal

Wells Community School Show & Auction
2019-04-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Island Mountain Arts, 2323 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
The Wells/Barkerville Elementary School Children have prepared an extra special show for you this year. Please join us at the IMA Gallery to support these incredible students.
Snacks and refreshments provided.

Legion Friday Night Socials
2019-04-26 16:00 - 20:00, 2019-04-19 16:00 - 20:00, 2019-04-05 16:00 - 20:00 | Royal Canadian Legion Branch #128, 3948 Gold Quartz Drive, Wells, V0K2R0
Fries
Poutine
Spanikopita
Panko Shrimp
Pizza
Wings

Easter Egg Hunt at Barkerville
2019-04-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Barkerville Historic Town & Park, 14301 Hwy 26 E., Barkerville, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
A free event for kids of all ages. The hunt begins at 12:00 pm sharp! An extra head start will be given to children ages 5 and under. After the hunt for chocolate, head down to the Visitors’ Centre for a free hot dog and cup of hot chocolate.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128 General Meeting
2019-04-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Royal Canadian Legion Branch #128, 3948 Gold Quartz Drive, Wells, V0K2R0

Wells and Area Trail Society AGM
2019-04-14 16:00 - 17:00 | BC
The Annual General Meeting of the Wells and Area Trails Society will be held on Sunday April 14th at 4pm, at Judy Campbell’s house, 2588 Gardner Ave, Wells, BC. Please RSVP at jcampbell@wellsbc.com Light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there! We are looking forward to a great year in 2019!
And a reminder that you need to be a paid-up member to vote at the AGM!! Memberships available at http://www.wellstrails.ca

Wells-Barkerville Elementary Art Show Opening
2019-04-12 - 2019-04-13 | Island Mountain Arts, 2323 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
The Wells-Barkerville Elementary Students have been working hard to produce a body of artwork to display at the Island Mountain Arts Gallery. This show will be up from April 12 to 28, 2019, with a closing exhibition and live auction to be held on April 27 at 6:30pm.

Pancake Breakfast
2019-04-04 08:00 - 09:00 | Wells-Barkerville Community School, Wells, BC, Canada

Wells Volunteer Fire Brigade Practice
2019-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | BC

AGM & ArtsWells Festival Information Session
2019-04-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Island Mountain Arts, 2323 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
Please join us Monday April 1st, 2019 at the Island Mountain Arts Gallery for our Annual General Meeting and ArtsWells Festival Information Session.
We are excited to share with the community our plan for this years ArtsWells Festival & improvements that are being implemented since our ArtsWells Festival Community Meeting in November 2018.

Yoga with Jen
2019-03-29 08:30 - 09:30 | Wells Community Hall, 4269 Sanders Ave, Wells, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
YOGA in the ballet room is back!
Regular classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday @ 8:30 am
Costs $8 drop in or buy 5 for $30.
Hope to see you there!
