Dr. Lorna Williams, "Inside a Residential School" from FNESC and FNSA on Vimeo. A year ago, Dr Lorna Williams shared her thoughts on where we were at, in our national reconciliation journey. She identified what an important role schools play. Dr Williams is a Professor Emeritus from the University of Victoria where she was Canada Research … Continue reading Lil’wat scholar Dr Lorna Williams on why schools are an important place to grow and practice reconciliation
The Pemberton Museum is hiring a Museum Supervisor. The position is to assist the Curator with museum operations and visitor services from Aug-Nov 2016. Applications will be accepted until Friday August 6th, 2016. The successful applicant will possess the following skills and abilities • resourceful, innovative, and creative • dynamic leadership ability • project management … Continue reading Pemberton Museum is looking for a part-time supervisor
If you have a project or program that takes place in the Pemberton Valley and benefits the community or enhances agriculture, check out the information about the Pemberton Music Festival Community Fund, at the Village of Pemberton website. A portion of each ticket sold goes to the fund, to support community groups in the Village … Continue reading Apply for Pemby Fest funds
Our instagram experiment is going strong. Thanks to Holly Joseph who took us out picking with her last week. Today, we welcome our 13th guestagrammer, Lindsay Craig. If she has cut your hair, at the Mountain Rose Parlour, which is her business, you'll probably know, she loves horses. Fair warning. This takeover will likely … Continue reading Beware: Horses. Lindsay Craig steps in to run the Wellness Almanac instagram account
"Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder." -Unknown
On August 1, 2016, celebrate BC Day with Tourism Pemberton & Destination British Columbia by joining an Instameet! Meet at the Pemberton Visitor Centre on Hwy 99 at 6:30 PM to connect with fellow photographers and Instagrammers and share some BC Day adventures. The evening will include a stroll around One Mile Lake and stops … Continue reading Tourism Pemberton is hosting an Instameet on August 1
I've read this a couple of times now. It keeps getting better. Maybe because I spent decades wondering about those kids from elementary school... the ones I didn't stand up for, the ones I picked on. What happened to them? Thanks to Paul Cumin for bringing it to my attention in the first place. George … Continue reading George Saunders’ Advice to Graduates
Being nice to yourself isn’t as selfish as it sounds. I'm standing in the kitchen talking to one of my best friends. We're both crying. And we don't have much time. The kids will be home soon. The visit will end. We'll be back to communicating sporadically via time zone-challenged texts. “I'm having this crisis … Continue reading Kindness, good. Self kindness, better.
This, via my favourite reptilian correspondent, @pembyboa, the instagram alter-ego of Dr Leslie Anthony. Anthony spotted this albino banana slug in 2009 on a hike to Garibaldi Lake. He hasn't seen once since, until July 9, during Whistler's Bioblitz, (the 10th!) when participants found three albino banana slugs on two different sections of trail. What … Continue reading Sighted: Albino banana slugs!
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