At the Budget Information Session tonight, at the Village office at 5:30, Staff will make a budget presentation and the public will have its opportunity to ask questions. The presentation will be available the following day at http://www.pemberton.ca for those who are unable to attend. You can also email your comments to budget@pemberton.ca. Your next … Continue reading Village of Pemberton hosts Public Information Budget session tonight, 5:30

On March 1, the Pemberton and District Chamber announced the results of its search for an Executive Director. Meredith Kemp will start March 9 2020. In their release, the Chamber announced that: Hiring an Executive Director is the last phase of the Pemberton & District Chambers transition from a Working Board to a Governance Board … Continue reading Pemberton and District Chamber welcomes Meredith Kemp as its first Executive Director, to start Monday March 9

In 2019, the Pemberton & District Library trialled opening until 7pm on Wednesdays and 4pm on Sundays. Due to the popularity of the new hours, the experiment is now official! I discovered this because I signed up for the Library's monthly newsletter... which is the single best way to be reminded of cool events coming … Continue reading The Library’s extended hours are here to stay! And more news and awesomeness!

The 21 grade 2 and 3 students in Ms Belyea's class at Signal Hill challenged their entire school last week, to go garbage-free for lunch, as part of the BC Green Games. You can show them how much we appreciate their energy by voting for them at the Green Games page before March 15.  It … Continue reading Celebrate local grade 2+3 recycling superstars, vote for their Green Games entry by March 15

Remember to wind your old-school clocks forward by one hour Saturday before you go to bed, so you can be on the right "time" when you wake up, Sunday March 8, having forfeited an hour of sleep, to gain an hour of light. I just listened to a podcast about a man who taught people … Continue reading Spring forward: daylight savings time begins 2am Sunday March 8

The Rec Youth Centre has completed the installation of a Gender Neutral Washroom. "Gender neutral" refers to public toilets that are not separated by gender or sex. They can benefit a range of people with or without special needs, for example people with disabilities, the elderly, and anyone who needs the help of someone of … Continue reading This is a washroom and you are a person, and those are all the “labels” we need

It's good to know where you come from, where your roots are, what land might sing to you. It's good to get glimpses of who you are. I loved this poem because it's a reminder that none of that should separate us from each other... My Ancestry DNA results came in. Just as I suspected, … Continue reading my ancestry

Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel was born 116 years ago. Library story time will celebrate Dr Seuss and all the amazing characters and stories he created for us, by heading to North Arm Farm on Monday March 2 at 11am.