In early June, just as Market season was kicking off, Naomi Martz of Four Beat Farm agreed to add ONE MORE task to her long long to-do list, and instagrammed for us for the week. Naomi is three seasons in to running a predominantly horse and human powered certified organic mixed vegetable farm, but, just … Continue reading It’s Market Day! Get psyched with this behind-the-scenes from Four Beat Farm
https://youtu.be/hSuDV7bTmd4 Karen Tomlinson, the commodore for the Pemberton Canoe Association, took over our instagram account for a week, to kick off paddling season, and her takeover made me realize how busy and sophisticated the local paddling scene has become (and therefore, how busy Karen, who was voted Citizen of the Year in 2012 for her … Continue reading Congratulations to the Laoyam Eagles, champions!
On June 12, 2018, the BC Economic Development Association (BCEDA) and FortisBC announced the winners of the 2018 BC Economic Development Awards. There, Lil'wat Nation and Murphy Construction won the BCEDA Community Project Award, for a community of less than 20,000, for work that "has implemented various economic development initiatives that provide economic benefits to a … Continue reading Lil’wat Nation and Murphy Construction win 2018 BC Economic Development Award
Last year, after the Best of Pemberton 2017 results were out, I pondered what it would take to turn the annual Pique survey into the Best of Pemberton and Mount Currie, and call out all the people who contribute in a positive way to the media and cultural space here, many of whom make The … Continue reading You are the best of Pemberton
A lovely little note from our community's chief bird-wrangler, John Tschopp, arrived in my in-box mid-week, acknowledging all the landowners who permitted some innocuous trespassing on the weekend, while local birders tallied up birds for the Bird Count. It reminded me of this sign from Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as the remarkable story Tschopp told me, … Continue reading Birds know no boundaries, so bird counters appreciate accommodating property-owners
Yes, it's almost July! Here's the line-up for Pemberton's Canada Day celebrations. PS The Spud Run always has cake.
Cookbook Club Pemberton is a monthly community potluck that revolves around a single featured cookbook. It’s like bookclub where you don’t have to read a book. A dinner party where you only have to prepare one dish. Collaborative entertaining. Meeting since February, at Stay Wild Natural Health, Cookbook Club will take a break over the summer, … Continue reading Cookbook Club to reconvene after summer hiatus with a grow-it-yourself challenge, September 20
This spring, the Chamber turned a $10,000 Rural Dividend Fund grant into a Data Portal, designed to provide an at-a-glance up-do-date snapshot of the area’s key metrics. The Data Portal is NOW live: https://www.pembertonchamber.com/charts/ The idea is to offers residents, businesses, government and potential investors quick access to the information needed to do a strategic analysis or … Continue reading Data Portal for Pemberton region invites your feedback
What would a food journal or time-tracking app tell you about your habits of consumption? On Friday, February 16, at 2:30pm, I downloaded the Moment appto my phone. I’d been reading about the rise of addictive technology and thought I should see where I stood. It’s been running in the background of my iPhone ever … Continue reading Mindless
Explore pre and post natal self care and dedicate a half day to preparing your mind and body for a powerful transformative life experience - having a baby! - at a July 22 retreat facilitated by Rya Letham and Crystal Conroy.
The Wellness Almanac 