The Women's Institute is hosting their annual Strawberry Tea at the Museum on Tuesday, June 19th from 2-4. This is an annual fundraiser for the Pemberton Women's Institute and is a genuine Pemberton experience! Come and enjoy fresh strawberry shortcake with a cup of tea or coffee. The shortcake is homemade, the whipped cream is … Continue reading Women’s Institute’s Annual Strawberry Tea at the Museum June 19 2pm – 4pm
It's time to party like you're literate. Help the Library kick off Summer Reading Club 2018 - with fun activities, games, snacks and prizes! Sign up for Summer reading Club and pick up your SRC packages! Summer Reading Club registration is for 5-7 and 8-12 year olds, and as fun as it is, there's also a … Continue reading Summer Reading Club Launch party at the library, Friday June 22, 3-4pm
The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) is an initiative of the District of Squamish, Resort Municipality of Whistler, Village of Pemberton, District of Lillooet, and SLRD Electoral Areas B, C and D. The RGS establishes long-term settlement boundaries and supports collaboration across jurisdictions. The RGS Review is intended to be an update—not … Continue reading Open House on SLRD’s Regional Growth Strategy, Tuesday June 19, 6:30 – 8
This Saturday the Ornithologists of BC will be in Pemberton to scan what birds are here. As in previous years they tolerate local birdwatchers to tag along. The group will meet at GRIMM'S DELI to be ready for the road at 8 am. It is always interesting to observe our local birds at the side … Continue reading Breeding Bird Survey takes place Saturday June 16. Gather at Grimm’s at 8am, ready for the road
Over at the new local website Traced Elements, a host of food-loving folk are sharing the ways in which food (growing it, cooking it, foraging for it, sharing it...) grounds and empowers them. We repost Meesh Moran's piece, on making your own wild rose jam, here. by Meesh Moran For me the art of slowing … Continue reading Meesh Moran’s recipe for Nootka Rose Jelly
It's official. Veronica Woodruff is the first, and only, guestagrammer so far, to post a photo of herself holding a snake. There's a challenge for you, nature lovers. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjGCcqulod4/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac From the photos of her week, out in our wild backyard, it is apparent that this woman is never happier than when she's holding a toad, … Continue reading Spring Peeper aka pacific chorus frog says hello, and thanks to Veronica Woodruff for her takeover
Just over a month after completing the Vancouver Marathon, Unity runner, local dad and Wellness Almanac guestagrammer Kyle Peters is bringing a Sun Run to Mount Currie. What an awesome way to herald the solstice! Volunteers or donations of water, snacks and prizes are welcome. **LET US GATHER** Lil'wat Sun Run June 21st, 2018 … Continue reading Fresh from the Vancouver Sun Run, Kyle Peters brings a taste of the experience to Mount Currie, with a Lil’wat Sun Run set for June 21
How do we co-habitate? Find out, at this free workshop at the Pemberton Community Centre, presented by the Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative.
As I typed this, Dr Lorna Williams was in Regina giving a talk to the Canadian Linguistics Association, and receiving a National Achievement Award. I hope they recorded her speech. Because, after just a few enriching conversations, I sought out more of Dr Williams' insight and found gems in every online speech or book. It … Continue reading Stucum Wi: walking with wisdom
"Myth is a wild way of telling the truth. Facts are a poor substitute for truth-telling. That's what story is, that's what myth is, little pinpricks of eternity. Myth is something that's alive. It's not something that's a long time ago. We say "a long time ago" just to propel you out of 2018. But … Continue reading Three days deep
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