Celebrate World Rivers Day
Published 1:59 pm Thursday, September 24, 2015
Similkameen celebration planned in Cawston
CAWSTON, B.C. – The Similkameen Celebration of World Rivers Day takes place Sunday, Sept. 27, from 2-4 p.m. at Kobau Park in Cawston, B.C.
World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world’s waterways that grew out of the United Nations launching the Water for Life Decade in 2005. It highlights the many values of rivers, and strives to increase public awareness while encouraging improved stewardship of rivers around the world. Millions of people in more than 60 countries celebrate their rivers with a variety of activities.
Activities scheduled for the celebration of the Similkameen River and its watershed include live music, displays, walking beside the Similkameen, sharing river stories and a presentation of short story contest awards.
To learn more about World Rivers Day, visit http://worldriversday.com/about/. For more information, contact Lee at (250) 499-5404 or at mariposaorgf@hotmail.com.
About Gary DeVon
Gary DeVon is the managing editor of the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and celebrated his 25th year at the newspaper in August 2012. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Communications - Print Journalism, with an emphasis in photojournalism. He is a proud alumnus of Oroville High School. His family first settled in Okanogan County in the late 1800s. His parents are Judy DeVon and the late Larry DeVon and he has two younger brothers - Dante and Michael. Many family members still call Oroville home. He has a grown daughter, Segornae Douglas and a young granddaughter, Erin.
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