Are you passionate about food sovereignty, resilience, Lil'wat history and community traditions? Two new roles, each full-time for two years, have been created, and are hiring now. The Senior Researcher will be tasked with leading and conducting surveys, focus groups, interviews, analyzing and reporting data into LIL’WAT systems, procedures and community processes. In this position, … Continue reading Lil’wat Nation is hiring for two new roles: an agricultural manager, and a senior researcher. Applications due May 10

May the fourth be with you! The force is strong at Pemberton Library Star Wars Event Saturday May 4th at 11:00 am Read, we will! Star Wars themed Stories, Crafts, Games and Yoda Yoga For Padawans of all ages!

15 year old Rebecca Strong, a Saskatchewan made CBC headlines back in January when a video her dad made of her practicing a Demi Lovato song went viral. Like 500,000 views and 11,000 shares. She had been practising for Voices of the North, a showcase for northern performers that was held in Prince Albert from Feb. … Continue reading When one million views is warranted

I'm a bit obsessed with the idea of being a problem-solver these days, and encouraging that mindset in my kid, so when this popped up on my feed, offering alternatives to that mom-reflex-standby of "watch out! be careful!", I clicked. I love the way these questions invite a kid to stay in their experience, instead … Continue reading What to say to kids instead of “be careful!”

Sea to Sky yoga teacher, Julia McCabe, shared this recently, and it struck me as something worth reposting. If you and I boarded a rocket ship, we’d orbit the cosmos and fog the windows looking back at Earth. Our eyes would well with tears watching the stardust sigh a celestial breeze in the wake of … Continue reading Do the work you need to be whole

Don't get overwhelmed. Just remember: it was the hobbits who saved the day.

via Sea to Sky Invasive Species Invasive Species are problematic for Pemberton farmers. They can cause crop losses, increased maintenance costs, reduced product quality & quantity, human and animal health concerns (from mild allergies to poisonings), and lowered land values. Pemberton’s agricultural land base covers 18,600 acres of the valley, and since weeds do not … Continue reading Weed alert: Canada thistle

Grateful to Squamish Valley Recreation for sharing this: https://www.facebook.com/kerwinrae/videos/414102349159695/   "Here's what we need to understand as parents: kids are loud, they're messy, they're all over the place, they're intense, and that's the way they're supposed to be. Kids are not supposed to be well-behaved. They're supposed to come into this world and basically flail … Continue reading Pass on your wisdom, not your wounds