Volunteers are at the heart of the community, supporting:
- essential fire and rescue services,
- parks planting,
- local sports teams, and
- annual gatherings and events like the Lytton Cemetery Clean-up, May Day long weekend celebrations, Christmas parade, Lytton River Festival, and more.
The following are some volunteer opportunities in Lytton:
Village of Lytton
- Lytton Fire & Rescue | firerescue@lytton.ca
- Join our team of dedicated volunteer firefighters and help keep your community safe.
- Take part in fun, skill-building weekly training practices.
- Make life-long friendships.
- Get valuable training that you can use for a future career in emergency services.
- Emergency Support Services (ESS) provides short-term assistance to residents forced to leave their homes due to a fire, flood, earthquake or other emergencies. This assistance is available for 72 hours after an evacuation and includes food, shelter, clothing, emotional support, and family reunification.
- As a volunteer, you will receive regular training to help prepare Lytton to provide ESS, when a disaster affects a home, neighbourhood, or the community.
- Contribute with flexible roles that suit your schedule, skills, and experience.
- Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program is a community resilience program that offers training, so neighbours can be prepared to work together for the first 72 hours after an emergency.
- Join the program and receive free training.
- Work with your neighbours to build community resilience.
- Identify shared skills, experience, and resources to respond to emergencies.
- TLKemchEEn FireSmart Committee | Email: firesmart@lfn.band is a collaborative community working group of member organizations including Lytton First Nation, Village of Lytton, BC Wildfire Service, Thompson Nicola Regional District, Lytton Fire Rescue, BC Emergency Health Services and interested community members.
- Get involved to support FireSmart education and hands-on activities for the Village of Lytton and Lytton First Nation.
Community non-profits
Contact the following non-profit organizations to learn about volunteering to support their day-to-day activities or leadership on their Boards of Directors.
- Two Rivers Community Services Society
- Lytton Two Rivers Farmers’ Market | Email: tworiversfarmersmarket@gmail.com
- Lytton Museum & Archives | Email: museum@lytton.ca
- Lytton & District Chamber of Commerce | Email: info@lyttonchamber.ca
- Royal Canadian Legion Lytton Branch #162 | Email: lyttonlegion162@gmail.com
- New Pathways to Gold Society | info@newpathwaystogold.ca
- Nzen’man’ Child and Family Development Centre Society | Email: info@nzenman.org
Events
The Village of Lytton, Lytton First Nation and other Nlaka’pamux nations organize several annual community events. Contact the event organizers to learn about volunteer opportunities.
Find other events on our website: Visiting Lytton and Community Events Calendar.
- Lytton May Day Committee
- Lytton River Festival | Email: riverfestpresident@gmail.com
- Nlaka’pamux Remembrance Day Traditional Pow-wow | Contact Lytton First Nation Chief Niakia Hanna
- Lytton Christmas Parade | Contact Lytton First Nation or the Village of Lytton
- TLKemcheen Warriors Annual Basketball Tournament | Contact: Jewel Phillips
- Hope to Lytton Canyon Cruise | Email: canyoncruisebc@gmail.com
Note: We have included website or Facebook group links and email addresses, when available. Contact groups directly to find out how to apply for current volunteer opportunities.
Other volunteer opportunities
Email the Village to let us know if there are other volunteer opportunities or groups that should be included on this list: communication@lytton.ca.