Five Little Indians is a beautiful book - the characters are so genuine they stay with you for weeks after you've closed the book itself. I highly recommend it. Dee Raffo has reviewed the book for the Whistler Writers Festival, where Michelle Good will be a guest. The review is below. You can register for … Continue reading Whistler Writers Festival will feature Michelle Good, author of Five Little Indians

Writes John Tschopp, our birding correspondent, "summer is not the time of year in Pemberton known for an abundance of birds. So anything that flutters by on wings draws the attention of the birder." One recent evening, in the flowers along the driveway, some flying object was feeding on nectar. It was the size of … Continue reading What bird is that? Hang on! That’s a moth!

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I've been wrestling with the task of getting a 72 hour emergency preparedness kit together for years now. And still have made no real progress on that grab and go bag. On Thursday, as kids headed off back to school, the provincial health officer, Dr Bonnie Henry warned that the fall could be really challenging, … Continue reading To be prepared, ask a better question

I visit a little circle of trees most mornings and my usual spot is often bathed in sunlight as the sun crests the ridge, only this morning, the sun, (or maybe the planet) had shifted, and so I moved to stand in a different spot, so I could still be in the circle, but also … Continue reading Cucumbers are amazing

Yesterday, I put my seven year old son on a bus, and sent him off to school. It was harder than even the first day of kindergarten had been. I didn't have to steel myself to do it - I've already become part steel. I've tempered so much of my softness, in the absence of … Continue reading Steeling myself for school

Tickets for the 2020 Whistler Writers Festival went on sale August 31, and just to clarify what "on sale" means - most events are by donation, or free (if that's your current capacity), while the keynote events like the Literary Salon, Saturday Night Gala and workshops are by donation, with a suggested minimum of between … Continue reading Book your Writers Festival sessions now, as the 19 year old event comes to your living room

“There's an old Irish myth about how when the center falls apart, when there is no big unifying story that can be told in public so that everyone remembers, yes, we all are in this together, when that happens, when the center cannot hold, the old story says then it's time for each person to … Continue reading Go and find your thread

The attached report, Bat Conservation Pemberton: Understanding, Appreciating, and Stewarding Bats in Pemberton, BC, was produced by Greg Ferguson, in partnership with the Pemberton Wildlife Association and Stewardship Pemberton Society, with thanks to the Community Foundation of Whistler, BC Conservation Foundation, Pemberton Valley Supermarket, Quest University, BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, BC … Continue reading Become a bat champion! Results of the first Bat Conservation report are in, and bats love Pemberton, so let’s love them back.

I just read the book Firefighter Zen: A Field Guide To Thriving in Tough Times, by Hersch Wilson, a volunteer firefighter based in the US. The subhead got me, because who doesn't need a little help thriving these days... and the motto, Be brave. Be kind. Fight fires, felt particularly on-point. Camaraderie and community, Wilson … Continue reading Pemberton Fire Rescue is recruiting