This sunny weather outside is kinda making me tired! Recently I have noticed that many people I come into contact with are feeling tired. Bone tired. Or as my kids would say bone-dog-tired (I don't know where that comes from). I look outside and listen to the news about the wonderful-awesome-great weather we're having and … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Rain
The flu clinic will be set up in Pemberton at the end of the month, to provide free flu shots to those eligible. In British Columbia, the flu shot is offered free to people who are at increased risk of complications, or who come in regular contact with those groups. Eligible groups include: • People … Continue reading Wellness: Flu Shots reminder, from Oct 25
X’et’olacw dump will be closing soon. This weekend is the chance to clean up Mount Currie before it fully closes. You clean it up, leave everything at the curb and it will be picked up and hauled to the dump for you. It's a beauty-blitz of Mount Currie, with prizes for the cleanest yard in … Continue reading Event: Community Clean Up Weekend, Mt Currie, Oct 13 + 14
October 11th has been declared the International Day of the Girl by the United Nations. This day is specifically to enhance awareness around issues that affect girls and to take action. • In Canada young women aged 15-19 are subjected to dating violence at a rate of 10 times more than young men. • 70% … Continue reading International Day of the Girl, October 11
Exciting to read in the Question this week that the Pemberton Valley Trails Association is moving full-steam ahead with its dream of building a hiking trail up Mount Currie. The province has granted the necessary approvals, and the PVTA hopes to get started on the first 2km of trail before the snow flies, with the … Continue reading Shout Out: PVTA
Spotted on a Thanksgiving walk in the woods - beautiful clusters of mushrooms. Edible? Inedible? The only thing to do when you don't know the answer to that is take only photographs and keep on strolling. Of course, you would always check out the Whistler Naturalists' Fungus Amongst Us Mushroom Festival, this weekend.
The Centre for Addictions Research at the University of Victoria posted this article this summer, which jives perfectly with what we are all about here at The Wellness Almanac. It also jives with what Pemberton resident Mo Douglas has created with the Hello Pledge, and what Pemberton BMX founder Jessica Turner has said is at … Continue reading Wellness: Resilience comes from… caring about each other enough to say hi.
The Pemberton Child Care Society invites you to attend a presentation of the Community Plan for a Public System of Integrated Early Care and Learning in BC. Stop by the Pemberton Children's Centre, across from the Pemberton Community Centre, from 7pm, October 10th,to hear Sharon Gregson, on behalf of the Coalition of Child Care … Continue reading Event: Vision for Child Care in BC, October 10
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Pemberton Youth and Family Services, Seed to Table, the Pemberton Valley Seniors Society and the Pemberton Youth Centre are teaming up for a fundraiser at the Legion October 12th. This is the culmination of a lot of great work by the kids in our program. Please see the attached invitation. I hope you can make … Continue reading Event: Seed to Table dinner fundraiser
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