Yeah, everyone knows the cost of construction materials is skyrocketing, so if you think $100 is steep for a picket, you're not thinking big picture. And the big picture is this: 115 kids need a fun and safe place to play. Construction at the Pemberton Children's Centre kicks off for a new playground, and they're … Continue reading Buy a plank, fund a playground
Lil'wat Nation is happy to announce the opening of The "Lil'wat Employment & Training Resource Centre" funded through the ASET holder of ACCESS to help Lil'wat with their Employment and Training needs. They will be a great resource for any regional employers looking for staff. In addition to setting up their office from scratch, the … Continue reading Lil’wat opens its own Employment & Training Resource Centre at the old Spirit Circle
Mountain Movement Dancers take the stage for their annual year end recital, the Magic Within on Wednesday June 13, from 6pm - 8pm. 120 local dancers including the Competitive Dance Team and Gruff Goat Dance Theatre will perform. It's a barn dance, Pemberton-style. Fresh air. Sparkles. Self-expression. $5 Entry Person Photo courtesy Natalie Langman
My son heads off to kindergarten in September. Game-changer, friends say. You don’t get as much time as you think, say others. I can’t wait to learn to read, he says. What just happened to the past five years? I think. He will catch the school bus, from our driveway, through Mount Currie, to school. … Continue reading Stucum Wi: Wanosts’a7 Dr. Lorna Williams walks in wisdom, Part 2
Here's the latest news from the Village of Pemberton: boundary extension meeting postponed until June 12 Council meeting, so that staff can research enfolding an additional 14 properties (on the south side of Highway 99 and east of the Industrial Park, and the non-First Nations lands within the Mount Currie area) into the extension; a reminder … Continue reading Village of Pemberton news on boundary extension, call for artists, and watering restrictions
The annual Best of Pemberton survey in the Pique is back, and accepting votes until June 3. There are some new categories this year, including favourite wellness provider and favourite First nations artist. It's a cool opportunity to recognize your favourite local businesses and the folk who make this place unique. Survey ends tomorrow night, … Continue reading Best of Pemberton 2018 invites your votes for favourite wellness provider, favourite First Nations artist and more
PORCA is proud to announce it's inaugural women's enduro — a glorious amalgamation of Pemberton's greatest assets: potatoes, trails, and rad ladies! The Spudcrusher Enduro. Get out what you poutine. PORCA, you are killing it. Good luck riders. And thanks to all the volunteers, trail fairies, friends and advocates out there making Pemberton such a … Continue reading Spudcrusher Enduro on Saturday: Go, girls, go
On the last day of April, Michelle Beks who lives up the Valley on what you'd assume is a quiet rural road, but is actually anything but, posted on the Facebook Community Page that she was feeling angry. She had picked up her grand-daughter from the bus, and learned that tow cars had blown past … Continue reading Red flashing lights mean stop! Give the school bus a brake.
Last year, Xa'xsta (also known as the Douglas First Nation) successfully applied for a $405,000 BC Jobs grant, to create training, mentorship and opportunities for entrepreneurs in the communities. This video gives a small peek at what has been accomplished through the Roots of Indigenous Strength & Entrepreneurship program, a unique entrepreneurship focused program piloted here. … Continue reading Rise: a documentary from the communities along the Lower Lillooet Lake Road
Navigating death and aging and injury, the tricky slippery pathways toward having more compassion for our bodies For one summer, the year I turned thirty, there was a deck on the house I lived in. It was torn down by the fall, for being too close to the lot line. We moved out that October, … Continue reading Mortal Shock
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