Welcome
The community of Blueberry Creek lies five kilometres South of Castlegar and in January 2004 was incorporated into the city of Castlegar. It is a bedroom community that lacks any services; there isn’t a church, gas station or community hall. The school has historically been the only meeting place and is truly the heart of the community.
In 1996, a group of interested residents began the process to gain “Community School Status” from the Ministry of Education. The society registered as a non-profit society in 1997 as a result of an expressed desire of local residents to have input and play an advisory role in the implementation of programs and services to residents of all ages. The Council, who include a wide representation of the community, meets monthly as an advisory committee to decide policy and provide direction for programming.
In 2003 – 2004 Blueberry School offered 54 different programs. They spanned the age groups from “Mother Goose” for newborns to “Retirees Coffee” for the seniors. They were able to deliver programs that no one else provided from “Sizzling Summer Science Camps” and “Succulent Wild Women’s Club” to Family Literacy Fairs and nutrition classes for teens. They attracted people from across the region from Rossland and Fruitvale up to the Silvery Slocan. In 2002/2003 there were 63 children in after-school care, 109 children in Summer Science Camps, 104 children in the summer reading program; together they read 1500 books. 1700 people registered in programs and an incredible 9,161 people attended programs or community events.
In 2004 year we opened a Family Literacy/Parenting Centre in partnership with School District # 20 and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. Funding was obtained from the Vancouver Foundation. The centre has been extremely successful, statistics demonstrate that attendance continues to grow and satisfaction levels as determined by participants are very high. One component of the centre that is making a large difference is the “parenting component”.
Please check our newsletter to see what is being offered and feel free to register.
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