Williams Lake

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Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Deadline: Sep 15, 2025
$250,000
There are a few key milestones on your journey for an opportunity to receive the prize, starting with applying for the Challenge.Please make a careful note of each milestone and the deadline for reaching it.Application Submission Deadline September 15You must submit your application and video no later than September 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time (West Coast USA).Peer-To-Peer...

OYF Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
$1,000
Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program is proud to introduce the OYF Memorial Scholarship, to be awarded annually to two individuals pursuing post-secondary education in agriculture. This scholarship is possible through the foresight of alumnus Martin Streef (Ontario 1996). Martin’s dedication to agriculture and the OYF program will help future generations pursue their passion for agriculture.Award:Two $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually....

GeneTex Scholarship Program

Deadline: Jul 11, 2025
$2,000
GeneTex believes in accelerating scientific advancement and the notion that the genesis of future discoveries begins with the support of young scientists now. The GeneTex Scholarship Program will award a $2000 (USD) scholarship to students pursuing a STEM undergraduate or graduate degree. The scholarship will be awarded to one student twice a year.EligibilityStudent in good standing and enrolled at an...

Tommy Douglas Scholarship

Deadline: Jul 15, 2025
$2,500
There are no extra criteria to apply for this scholarship. As long as you meet the General Eligibility Requirements (above) you can apply.The winner will be determined based on a 750-to-1,000-word essay on this year’s topic. The 2025 essay for this scholarship is:How Tommy Douglas’s life contributed to making Canada a more just and equitable nation.General eligibility requirementsTo apply for...

$18,000
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest-standing, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around...

$2,000
Awards for Indigenous StudentsApply for an education grant from Canada PostCanada Post gives $2,000 grants to Indigenous Peoples who have renewed their educational learning. Find out how to apply for the award.Who can apply?You’re eligible to apply if you:Are a Canadian and a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit communityHave been out of school for 1 year or...

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Williams Lake is a city located within the Central Interior of British Columbia. The city is located within the central region of the province called the Cariboo. It is the largest urban center between Prince George and Kamloops. The population of the city is around 10,744.

The city of Williams Lake proudly hosts the Williams Lake Stampede every year. This event happens during the Canada Day long weekend. Rick Hansen, the Canadian paraplegic athlete also calls the town home. He became famous during his fundraising for the Man in Motion world tour and is also an activist for people who have spinal cord injuries.

Williams Lake is situated at the intersection of the Bellas Coola Highway, the Cariboo Highway 97 and Highway 20. It is situated 74 miles or 119 km south of Quesnel and 241 km or 151 miles south of Prince George. The city sits 343 miles or 548 km northeast of Vancouver and 451 or 282 miles east of Bella Coola.

Williams Lake has for over 100 years been a service center and focal point for many ranches in and around the Cariboo and Chilcotin regions.

The city of Williams Lake was established by a single building within the Comer and Glendale region. During the 1840s, a small chapel was constructed inside a Shuswap settlement. The church and encampment flourished with the influx of European gold prospectors and fur traders and ultimately, the region turned into a small service centre.

The city of Williams Lake soon became a commercial and transportation hub for the popular Cariboo area. The town has still been able to maintain its western frontier character. The friendly and relaxed environment makes it an excellent place to explore the neighboring regions. The central location of the city has made it a great place to visit. It is a great base to discover the gold rush country of the east, the cedar forests, or travel west and explore the enormity of the Chilcotin Plateau. People can venture north and discover Prince George and carry onto Alaska or head south to see the Okanagan valley and further on the Lower Mainland and the Pacific Ocean.

Among the unique places to visit within Williams Lake is the Scout Island Nature Centre. It is a terrific place to see shorebirds and waterfowl that populate the wetland marsh. Visitors can see ospreys, black-capped chickadees, marsh wren, bald eagles, yellow-headed blackbird, great blue heron, flycatchers, songbirds, gulls, hummingbirds, swallows, hooded merganser and Brewer's blackbird.

Among the local animal residents include river otters, muskrats, mink, beavers, otters as well as others. The Scout Island Nature Centre includes marsh grassland and lake, small forestslake and 2.5 km or 1.5 miles of nature trails which offer perfect opportunities for several wildlife and bird encounters. There are platforms for viewing in addition to the Nature House offers various natural history displays where it is possible to study local ecosystems.