It’s the longest cold stretch and series of Arctic outflows I can recall. It’s dark at 4:30pm. I haven’t been able to feel my toes in weeks. What to do? Get outside. And celebrate. Winterfest is the perfect opportunity. January 20-22, this annual celebration, now in it's 12th year turns the cold into a heart-warming … Continue reading UPDATE: Winterfest is coming, Jan 20-22, and you might as well get a head-start with their Pop Up event on Saturday, January 14, 10am – 8pm at One Mile Lake
Why not change the way you see the world this year? Why not take a course, that you can take for free, from wherever you are? "Reconciliation means different things to different people but it takes real work." Join me? Go to http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/MOOC/ before January 24 to learn more and sign on.
The real danger might actually be in not diving in and embracing winter 100%. Happy Sunday. Thanks Gary Martin, for the laugh.
The numbers are in and added up from Pemberton's cold Christmas Bird Count on December 15. John Tschopp shares that the cold is reflected in the lower bird number, but the species number is surprisingly high. The surprise of the day was a Barn Owl at McEwans. A white-throated Sparrow was also a rare visitor. … Continue reading A cold Christmas Bird Count reveals a surprising number of species
This week's column is an expansion of an earlier blog post, about my big takeaways from the 2016 Instagram Project, which has just, thanks to Paul Charron, this week's guestagrammer, become the 2017 Instagram Project. Please join us - as a follower, or a contributor. It's really fun. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGmjQMOMraT/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac +++ I can tell you within … Continue reading A year of Instagram takeovers
We've been blessed by our amazing contributors. So contributors, or aspiring contributors, why not share your story with an even larger audience? The Whistler Question has launched a new personal essays section, a la the Globe and Mail's Facts and Arguments page: Here's the official Call for Entry When: Ongoing call for stories Where: The Whistler Question … Continue reading Share your story: Personal Essays wanted for the Question
Good morning. Happy New Year. And where do we go from here? Last year, we shared 365 posts from 24 instagrammers, 8 photographers and more than a dozen different contributors. 20,000 people visited the site. Our goal, for the most part, was to inspire you to look around and see the beauty, resilience, and courage all … Continue reading Where do we go from here?
Together is a wonderful place to be.
Guest post and photos by Lindy Scott. When I was asked to step in for an Instagram takeover, I was equally intimidated and flattered. While I often put a lot of thought into my personal Instagram posts, I'm not a daily poster. But I knew I would be up to the challenge. As I started … Continue reading Lindy Scott reflects on a week as our Instagrammer-in-Chief
I spent the other night watching the memorial slideshow that Blake Jorgensen put together for Chili Thom, followed by the New York Times' Year in Pictures 2016, and was then so full of sadness for these darkening times that I didn't know where to turn. Back to love. I suppose that is the only answer. … Continue reading All things break
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