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Mayor’s Message ........................................ pg 2 Welcome .................................................... pg 3 About Williams Lake ................................... pg 4 Map of Williams Lake.................................. pg 5 Calendar of Events .................................pg 7-11 Resource Industry ..................................... pg 12 First Nations ........................................pg 13-14 Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin .............. pg 16 Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex...... pg 17 Scout Island .............................................. pg 18 Tourism Discovery Centre ......................... pg 19 Williams Lake Stampede........................... pg 20 Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo ...................... pg 22 Thunder Mountain Speedway.................... pg 23 Williams Lake Studio Theatre .................... pg 25 Station House Gallery...........................pg 26-27 Timber Kings ............................................ pg 28 Celebrate the Arts ..................................... pg 29 Potato House ............................................ pg 30 Cariboo Growers ....................................... pg 31 Farmers Market ........................................ pg 32 Mural Tour ................................................ pg 33 Hiking ....................................................... pg 35 Provincial Parks Map ...........................pg 36-37 Golf........................................................... pg 38 Mountain Biking...................................pg 39-41 Organizations in the Cariboo ..................... pg 43
Lakers Car Club ........................................ pg 44 WL Off Road Motorcycle Association ......... pg 45 WL Dirt Riders Association ........................ pg 45 Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association..... pg 46 Hunting..................................................... pg 47 150 Mile House ........................................ pg 48 Fishing...................................................... pg 49 Williams Lake Flying Club ......................... pg 50 Snowmobiling ........................................... pg 51 Downhill Skiing ......................................... pg 52 Cross Country Skiing ................................ pg 53 Curling...................................................... pg 54 Williams Lake Minor Hockey ..................... pg 55 Williams Lake Stampeders ........................ pg 56 Cariboo Island/Perkins Peak ...................... pg 57 Farwell Canyon ....................................pg 58-59 Ranching .............................................pg 60-61 Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Map ................pg 62-63 Quesnel Forks ........................................... pg 64 Driving Tours........................................pg 65-69 Waterfall Tours .....................................pg 70-71 The Chilcotin Coast ..............................pg 72-76 Bella Coola and Hagensborg ..................... pg 77 McLeese Lake .......................................... pg 78 Likely........................................................ pg 78 Unlikely Paddlefest ................................... pg 79 Horsefly .................................................... pg 80
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