This photo from Orange Shirt Day at Signal Hill from 2016 choked me up when I first saw it - because is there anything more adorable than a pack of kindy kids, first graders and their bigger buddies? Because it makes me feel hopeful, that the future is in their hands, that they are learning … Continue reading Why I’ll lay out an orange shirt for my 5 year old to wear on Friday
You expected me to cry, I bet. Granted, I nearly lost it when I glanced over and saw my husband tearing up. But I didn’t. I held it together. It was time. Everything was signaling it – from the five year old’s dead-forward focus climbing up the bus steps and heading off to kindergarten, to … Continue reading Letting go… of a kindergartener
A friend shared this the other day, and it resonated, (maybe I'm just on a morning coffee roll) so I'm passing it along. You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? "Well … Continue reading Reframing a spilled cup of coffee
Cheer on the participants of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Líl̓wat Stl’atl ́imc Business Start Up Program (we've been profiling them here each week) at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Wednesday October 3rd, from 6:00-8:30pm. These dedicated community members and entrepreneurs have been working hard over the last eight months to develop their business ideas. Sharing ideas takes … Continue reading Beyond the brainstorm: this is what Ideas look like when they come to life, October 3, Business Start Up program Pitch Event
Back by Popular Demand, on Sunday, September 30, Stewardship Pemberton (with the support of the Sitka Foundation) hosts a family-friendly field trip to the Upper Lillooet River Valley to celebrate BC Rivers Day. The adventure begins with a guided tour in the Upper Lillooet River valley, touring the Mount Meager landslide, the largest ever recorded … Continue reading Field trip to Mt Meager, September 30 10am – 2pm
Make a little shelf while learning some basic woodworking skills. Supplies included in workshop cost.
Thanks to Maxine Joseph-Bruce for sharing the salmon tally, as of Tuesday 18 September: Sneknukwa7, 12,129 sockeye in the Birkenhead River as of this afternoon tally. River level is pretty low and temporature is at around 12c. Much appreciation to the Lil'wat Fisheries Technicians for all their efforts to this point, we are at around … Continue reading Tallying the salmon coming home
In 2016, a blanket ceremony was held at Signal Hill Elementary. I had the privilege of interviewing the school's Vice Principal at the time, Clare Hanbury, and Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker Tanina Williams, after the event, and wrote about it here. Hanbury and Williams then began working on this documentary about the ceremony and the … Continue reading Watch ‘Punpúntwal’ (Finding Each Other) – a new documentary from Signal Hill Elementary
Cancer doesn't care what colour you are, how old you are, or that there are people counting on you being around a bit longer. Over 100 people ran in the rain on Sunday to acknowledge that at the annual Terry Fox run, organized this year by Lindsay and Jess at Kufuka. Or, as Natalie Langmann … Continue reading We run because we can: photos from the Pemberton Terry Fox Run 2018
Anyone else? Thank you to Diane Zaste for bringing this to my attention.
The Wellness Almanac 