There's one patch of sunlight in the yard, beaming down like a spotlight, centre stage. Enter, stage right, from the long grass, Coyote. The trickster. Coyote, or Canis latrans, ("barking dog" in Latin) is possibly responsible for the late night ruckuses in the neighbourhood. We admired each other for a few minutes - there are … Continue reading Sighted: Coyote
The Annual Birkenhead River Chinook Salmon River-Bank Walk will take place on September 5th, 12th and 19th starting with the tailgate meeting at 8:30am at the Land and Resources office in Mt Currie. The purpose of the Annual River-Bank Walk is to count the amount of Chinook Salmon in the spawning ground. The whole spawning … Continue reading Event: September 5, Annual Birkenhead River Chinook Salmon RiverBank Walk
On August 31st, there will be events held around the world dedicated to the serious problem of drug overdose. Most drug overdose deaths are preventable and all jurisdictions are being encouraged to integrate overdose prevention strategies into their public health and policing strategies. Overdose can strike anyone who uses opiates – whether they be illegal … Continue reading Event: Overdose Awareness Day, Aug 31
We recently had some friends round for dinner and, being a dessert fiend and Bree Van De Kamp wannabe, I searched for the most impressive looking recipe I could find to finish the meal with! Having made several different variations of Semifreddo in the past, with it having always been well received, and apricots in this weeks … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Apricot and Amaretti Semifreddo
Sunday, August 19th was the 8th Annual Slow Food Sunday. The summer months have really slowed us down and we rose earlier than we had in two months. Up at 6am, I made a hot chocolate for Alyssa and some black coffee for me, wrapped our steaming mugs up and put them in the basket … Continue reading More on involving the kids….
The Village of Pemberton in partnership with the Pemberton Rotary Club has posted a call to artists to submit artwork for consideration for the Village Street Banners. Visual artists can submit up to 3 different entries on themes related to Peace and what it means to them, locally, regionally or globally. Peace begins at home … Continue reading News: Artists Wanted! Design a Peace Banner.
Congratulations to local artist Ashley Joseph - his beautiful artwork was the winning design for the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler's 'Spirits Within Festival' Sept 29.
The Village of Pemberton and Lil'wat Nation have teamed up to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a feasibility study to assess the viability of developing shared recreation facilities with the Pemberton Valley for the area that includes SLRD Area C and the Lil'wat Nation. Responses are due by 4pm, Thursday August 30, 2012 … Continue reading News: Proposals Invited to Explore Shared Recreation Facilities for Pemberton and Lil’wat
Pemberton’s Maureen Douglas likes people, and she'd like it even more if we were all a bit more friendly to each other. A community relations expert, she has launched the The Hello Pledge, a simple act that can make a huge impact on a neighbourhood or community. Mo told Choose Pemberton that saying hello to … Continue reading Coaches Corner: Say Hello.
Lil'wat Fisheries Program Manager, Maxine Bruce reports: Ama Sqit Nsneknukwa7 (Good day, my friends and relatives) - I'm waiting patiently for the Birkenhead River Sockeye salmon to arrive. According to the Fraser River Panel's weekly updates, the sockeye salmon return is projected to be about 148,000. (I think I'll go for a ride after dinner … Continue reading Sighted (Soon!): Birkenhead River Sockeye
The Wellness Almanac 