Two fundraising events are planned for 2024.

The first is a Casino Night with a "Speak Easy" theme, to be held at Bouchie Lake Hall on Saturday October 5th 2024, starting at 6pm. The evening will consist of a meal followed by gambling games with "Billy Bucks" and a silent auction.

Admission is by ticket only. Tickets are $50 per person and include a meal provided by Kat Katering as well as some Billy Bucks to get you started on your evening. Tickets can be purchased at Reason 2 Run, Circle S and Rocky's. 

Participants are encouraged to dress up for the occasion, but you can also just come as you are. This is event is jointly sponsored by Bouchie Lake Watershed Stewardship Society and Bouchie Lake Community Association and the Helping Hands Food Program.

The event follows on from a previous very successful Casino Night held in 2020 under the joint sponsorship of Bouchie Lake Watershed Stewardship Society and Friends of Bouchie-Milburn. 

Thanks to Friends of Bouchie-Milburn for sharing some of the supplies and decorations.

The second event is the fifth annual "Dam Beaver Poker Paddle" sponsored solely by the Bouchie Lake Watershed Stewardship Society, with the funds being specifically targeted for improving the landscaping of the public access site at Milburn Lake (See projects). This year's event was held on Saturday 24th August at the Milburn Lake public access starting at 11am. The event consists of paddling the perimeter of the lake, drawing a playing card at each of five stations located around the lake with prizes for the top four five card poker hands, the lowest hand and several random draws. 

This popular event has been steadily growing over the last five years with initial registration of 30 in 2020 and building to 45 in 2023, and this year increasing by 50% again to a total of 68 entries. A fun event for everyone and a good excuse to explore and get to know the lake.

Our thanks go out to our business sponsors who supported the event in 2024 with donations for the prize baskets from Barkerville Brewing, Bouchie Lake Farm & Feed, Canadian Tire, Rocky Peak Adventures, Rocky's, Rona, Safeway Foods, Save-On Foods, Travel Best Bets, West Central Pipe & Willis Harper. Thanks also to Aroma Foods for providing the supplies for the concession.

Thanks to our volunteers whose support makes this event possible:

Event organizer David Law

Set up and take down David & Carol Law, David & Laurel Coleman

Registration table Laurel Coleman, Gloria Moskalyk & Marlene Barber

Station managers        Richard & Linda Armstrong, Carol Law, Michel Robert       & David Coleman

First aid and boat        Michael Dobson

Concession                   Julie Law

Membership Bob Ross

50/50 draw                   Dale Moskalyk

Advertising Heloise Dixon-Warren  

Poster design               Claudia Vogt

This fundraising event raised over $2,000 which will be used to improve the amenities at the access site as soon as the Ministry of Transportation will grant the necessary permit.