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Williams Lake Studio Theatre

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Williams Lake Studio Theatre

Performance Art Theatre

Founded in 1955 by one of Canada’s most noted playwrights, Gwen Pharis Ringwood, WLSTS strives to bring quality productions to Williams Lake.

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Our 66th Season

Over the course of its performance season, the WLSTS will produce three to five plays of a diverse nature. Auditions for all plays are posted publicly and people from all backgrounds and culture are welcome. No experience is ever required to audition or help with Williams Lake Studio Theatre productions or operations. The Williams Lake Studio Theatre Society is managed entirely by volunteer hours.

Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin

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The Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin is situated on the unceded territory of the T’exelcemc Nations and serving on the traditional territory of the Secwepemc, Tsilhoqot’in, and Dakelh Nations. The Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin is a tribute to the historical past in Williams Lake and the Cariboo Chilcotin region. They are located inside the Williams Lake Tourism Discovery Centre and collaborate with the TDC staff to create an atmosphere where the public can be directed in their travels, learn the history of the area, and indulge themselves in our local stories as they pass through.

The museum has exhibits showcased on the main and lower floors of the building. The museum offers free admission, and free tours for all ages. Nestled in the Cariboo Chilcotin, the Museum is open year-round and provides historical exhibits on Indigenous Peoples, Ranching, the Stampede, forestry, the gold rush, local events and sports, the fur trade, PGE railway, and mining. The museum is also home to the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame where they feature each inductee and display their cowboy biography.

The museums mission is to support and encourage the conservation, maintenance, and restoration of heritage sites, as well as historical items, in Williams Lake and the Cariboo Chilcotin region.

Come for a visit and step into the past!

Visit their website for more information: www.cowboy-musuem.com

The Station House

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At #1 North Mackenzie Ave. stands the oldest building in Williams Lake. Built by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in the winter of 1919, the Station House has always served as a centre of activity for the community. Over the years it has been a meeting place for civic organizations, school boards and service clubs but in the 60’s and 70’s the building fell into disrepair and became a bit of an eyesore.

In 1981 a group of concerned citizens formed a society to preserve the building and that group, also seeing the need for a cultural centre, created the Station House Studio & Gallery Society. Much hard work by those visionary people, along with donations by local business, were the beginnings of what is now the public art gallery and cornerstone of arts and culture in Williams Lake.

The Station House remains a place to meet old friends and enjoy conversations about local happenings.

The building still has its original wood floors, passenger bench and blueprints are proudly displayed in the stairwell to the upper gallery. The Stationmaster’s bedroom is now the studio space, the living room is now the upper gallery and the office was previously the kitchen. Listen hard and you can almost hear children being called in for dinner from upstairs.

Turning the Station House into a gallery and one of Williams Lake’s main tourist attractions has given local and tourism visitors a chance to experience a true piece of history. The gallery/gift shop is a delightful place to catch up with old friends and enjoy art.

In 2019 the Station House celebrated 100 years of serving the community while the Gallery marked 40 years of presenting exciting, beautiful and often, thought provoking exhibits in 2021.

We welcome visitors and admission is always FREE.

Central Cariboo Arts Centre

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The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society’s purposes as defined in its constitution are (a) to support artistic and cultural organizations and events in the Central Cariboo (City of Williams Lake and areas D, E, and F of the Cariboo Regional District), (b) to facilitate, coordinate and assist in the development of arts and culture in the Central Cariboo, (c) to provide strategic advice on arts and culture to local governments and other organizations and (d) to educate the public with respect to arts and culture matters. The Society also manages the Central Cariboo Arts Centre.

The Society is not a “producing” organization. It is better described as a service organization, providing assistance to all arts and culture groups and organizations in the region. The Society takes seriously the notion of assisting the development of the arts—not simply supporting the status quo.

Tourism Discovery Centre

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A beautiful place to stop and stretch your legs. We have the largest brochure rack in the province that include all 6 regions on BC as well as local. The Tourism Discovery Centre is home of Visitor Centre and Museum.

The Tourism Discovery Centre opened September 25, 2006. The building is owned by the City of Williams Lake and is managed by the Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce. It is a “first of its kind” in the province and poses as a gateway to showcase the City’s growing industry, economy, rich culture and history.

The Tourism Discovery Centre is a total of 14,000 square feet and is mainly constructed of western red cedar beetle damaged pine wood. This gorgeous structure was designed by Bernard Perreten Architect Inc. and built by local log home builders Pioneer Log Homes & sub-traders and Durfeld Log and Timber & sub-traders also with Sprucelee Construction & sub-traders.

The main display area holds three 17’ murals depicting various attributes of the regional landscape. In the foreground of each mural are interactive displays that let the visitors experience the thrill to climb into a kayak, take a ride on a mountain bike and to get up on a saddle.