Author: Lisa Richardson

Election 2018 Key Dates: Candidates Information meeting September 10. Nominations Close September 14. All Candidates Meeting October 10. Election October 20

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Election Day is Saturday, October 20. Find out where your VOP & SLRD candidates stand, who they are, and get answers to your questions, at the All Candidates Meeting, Wednesday October 10, 7-9pm, in the Great Hall at the Pemberton & District Community Centre. If you're curious about running yourself, the Village of Pemberton is … Continue reading Election 2018 Key Dates: Candidates Information meeting September 10. Nominations Close September 14. All Candidates Meeting October 10. Election October 20

Pemberton Museum recalls the earliest schools

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This year Pemberton is turning 160 years old as a place name on European Maps - it was 160 years ago that gold brought 30,000 gold-rushers through this region, en route the Harrison-Lillooet gold rush trail. To honor this the museum has been putting out a series of Throwback Thursday blogs. This post about the … Continue reading Pemberton Museum recalls the earliest schools

When mountain biking and Lil’wat cultural performers come together… Dirt Diaries winning film

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I missed this, mid August. In case you did too, enjoy the winning Crankworx' Dirt Diaries film, "Mother Earth," which was shot on Líl̓wat Territory, by Damien Vergez, featuring cultural performers Alex Wells, Daniel Wells, Jenice Wells, Oyiyek Wells, and Ted Bonaparte. Six filmmakers were featured in Dirt Diaries, with short films that ran four to … Continue reading When mountain biking and Lil’wat cultural performers come together… Dirt Diaries winning film

Pemberton & District Museum fundraises to add two pioneer buildings, with September 8 Schoolhouse Stomp

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Over the next two years the Pemberton & District Museum and Archives will be trying to complete their pioneer village, fundraising to bring the Pemberton Station School and the John Arn Cabin to the site by 2020. Tickets for the School House Stomp, a bluegrass and corn roast dinner, are $40 each. The Pemberton Station … Continue reading Pemberton & District Museum fundraises to add two pioneer buildings, with September 8 Schoolhouse Stomp

Entrepreneurs rising: Business Start-Up program students seed new ventures

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The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Líl̓wat Stl’atl ́imc Business Start-up Program (SLSBSP) is a new program launched in early 2018 by the Whistler Centre for Sustainability (WCS)  in partnership with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Líl̓wat Cultural Centre (SLCC). This program supports new business start-ups for locals from regional Indigenous communities including the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation, Líl̓wat, Lower and Upper Stl’atl ́imc Nations. … Continue reading Entrepreneurs rising: Business Start-Up program students seed new ventures

Soup up your zucchinis for tomorrow’s Zucchini Derby at the Farmers Market

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Why wait until October before you start turning your squash into art... Grab one of those zucchinis and turn it into a high-speed vehicle for the Pemberton Farmers' Market's second annual zucchini derby. There will be a few supplies available to decorate on site; however you can also bring them in all ready to go. … Continue reading Soup up your zucchinis for tomorrow’s Zucchini Derby at the Farmers Market

On the guilty pleasure of checking out

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To the farmers, firefighters, day camp coaches, event workers, frontline service people, road re-pavers, emergency responders, investigative reporters, I need to apologize. I’m sorry. I see how hard you’re working to keep the wheels turning. I’m not pulling my weight. “No thinking in August” is my friend Mike’s mantra and the moment I heard it, … Continue reading On the guilty pleasure of checking out