Listen Live
Listen Live
Listen Live

City Of Williams Lake Has A New Well-Being And Community Safety Coordinator

The City of Williams Lake has hired longtime community member Silvia Dubray to be their Well-being and Community Safety Coordinator.

An educator with over three decades of experience, Mrs. Dubray brings with her a wealth of professional knowledge and strong community relationships

Mayor Walt Cobb said, “We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Dubray on board as the City’s Well-being and Safety Coordinator to strengthen linkages among community and government organizations.”

Cobb said the position was created after receiving a lot of inquiries from several organizations, particularly non-profits and crisis and counseling, and victim services, and mental health, about the need to have some kind of coordination among the groups when it comes to mental stress due to COVID.

“With the funding, we got from the Provincial Government we decided to put some of it into a position to help coordinate all those agencies so that they have a way of coordinating their efforts and making sure that if the need be nobody’s going to fall through the cracks.”

In a news release from the City Cobb said “There is an urgent need for mental health and safety supports in Williams Lake, as well as surrounding communities, and having a coordinated approach will help those most vulnerable.”

Something going on in the Cariboo you think people should know about?
Send us a news tip by emailing [email protected].

Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

Continue Reading

ckbx Now playing play

cffm Now playing play

ckcq Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

“We’d love to see a sea of orange shirts in Boitanio Park in Williams Lake”

Students throughout the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District have been invited to attend a very special event tomorrow (September 26) in Boitanio Park in Williams Lake.

Ostrich farm granted temporary stay of CFIA Cull order: agency to remain at farm

The Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood was in a celebratory mood late Wednesday morning after owners learned the Supreme Court of Canada granted an interim stay of a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Municipal leaders call on province to step up response to street disorder

Mayors from across British Columbia are calling on the province to take urgent action to address the homelessness and addiction crisis facing their communities.  

B.C. economy holding steady despite tariffs, finance minister tells UBCM

B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said the province's economy has remained steady despite global trade conflicts and rising costs.  

Gibraltar Mines Donates to Good Food Box Program in Williams Lake

The Women's Contact Society in Williams Lake was the recent recipient of a donation from Gibraltar Mines.
- Advertisement -