Pemberton Arts + Culture Council presents a double feature this weekend: Pemberton MADE on Saturday, August 20 to dance under the stars and Art on the Farm on Sunday, August 21 for art that fits in a bike basket! Pemberton MADE runs from 7 pm to midnight at the Pemberton Downtown Community Barn with the … Continue reading The art of the Slow Food Cycle
I'm a bird nerd. And I am afraid it’s getting worse. This year I paid for my first guided bird tour while on a winter vacation in Mexico. And although I loved the beautiful local species like the Vermillion Flycatcher, my favourite part was seeing Canadian species also on vacation: Northern Cardinals, Great Blue Heron, … Continue reading I am a bird-nerd: a guest post by Veronica Woodruff (that will make you want to be a bird-nerd too)
I heard a story about a friend who was sidelined earlier this summer with an injury. Her spirits sunk to a low point, until she powered down the social media and stopped watching what everyone else was doing, via Instagram and Facebook. That little e-sabbatical was transformative, and she was able to get on with … Continue reading Wellness prescription: keep your news intake local and lowkey for a week
via Pemberton Canoe Association Thanks to Karen Tomlinson and the Pemberton Canoe Association for permission to reprint this post, which is a great mid-season update of the successes of the local paddling scene. We're about halfway through the summer season for paddling. We finished up our dragon boat season at the end of June with … Continue reading Mid season check-in with Pemberton’s paddlers
via the SLRD. This year, in the interest of participant safety, Pemberton Meadows Road will be closed to vehicle traffic from 10am - 2pm on Sunday August 21 for the Slow Food Cycle Sunday event. The road will remain open for slow moving farm vehicles. The road will be closed from Taylor Road to Camel's Back Farm, just past … Continue reading Road closure planned for Slow Food Cycle Sunday, 10-2, August 21
Thanks to Ruben Guibert for the reminder to look close by, as well as up high, when seeking inspiration. Joffre Lake - one of Pemberton's perennially favourite day-trips - captured here, by our photo correspondent. Take that, Destination BC! (Or should I say, take note.)
You've probably walked by this garden plenty of times... but it takes a photographer to really see beauty for what it is. Oh, and a willingness to get down on your hands and knees to get the shot. Nice one, Victoria. (PS: it's the garden in front of the library and Community Centre! Did you … Continue reading Bee’s eye view of the garden, with Victoria Saddleman
When she's not out being a banshee on the bike, guiding, coaching and adventuring in these hills, Sylvie Allen is tending an amazing garden and cooking up a storm. A celiac, she's had to adapt her diet to provide enough fuel for her body, without the fallback of most prepared foods. So, she's a wellspring … Continue reading Sweet energy balls : recipe from go-getter Sylvie Allen
At least, according to this infographic, unhappiness does. (This, from Anna Vital's 2015 Infographic-a-Day creative practice.)
The alarm went off at 4:15am. Everything was laid out, so he wouldn’t have to think. Jason Labonte, an accountant from Edmonton in his early 40s, drank a coffee, mixed up his protein fruit almond milk smoothie, and made his way to the shuttle. He arrived at the Alta Lake beach about 5:45am – with … Continue reading To the rescue: the story of a couple of local boys who saved the day of a broken down Ironman
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