I have family out east, who say they feel claustrophobic in the mountains - they like the wide skies of their flatland home. I'm sympathetic. But I like these mountains that hold up our sky. And the glimpses of sky and all its drama and glory. Thanks to Shayla Wallace for her ongoing Saturday posts. … Continue reading Shayla Wallace keeps an eye on the sky
The Whistler Film Festival has opened up its 2016 Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship for up to six emerging Aboriginal Canadian film artists with short film, webisode projects or television pilots. Recipients will attend a three-day creative and business immersion experience to be held from December 1 to 3, 2016 during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit, and gives … Continue reading Fellowship opportunity for Aboriginal filmmakers, apply by August 29
Signal Hill has one of the highest ratios of aboriginal students in the province - 40% of the elementary age kids come from a First Nations background. That means, two out of every five kids in the school come from a culture for whom school is not a safe place – not a refuge … Continue reading The bravest day of the year
"Mt Currie shed a layer and made a big rumble a few days ago," says Polek Rybczynski, who caught the action. "It was humbling and a reminder of the raw environment we live in. But it's all about the One Mile Lake Water Lilies this time of year for me. They steal the show. With subtle … Continue reading The yin and yang of summer, so far, is caught by Polek Rybcyznski’s lens
"Don't be angry with the rain, it simply does not know how to fall upwards."~ Vladimir Nabokov
This is going to be so fun. Check out all the details at the event's Facebook page.
Gary and Zoe went for an adventure yesterday and my biggest takeaway from the photo Gary offered for today's Wellness moment is "why go anywhere else?" Anyone else game to take on a hyperlocal adventure challenge? What if we made 2017 the year in which we tried to do all our adventuring within the Squamish-Lillooet … Continue reading Gary Martin’s photo sings the praise of hyperlocal adventures
When your heart is happy, your mind is free. -Ron W. Rathbun
A beautiful journey is about to get underway. This is the itinerary.
The Wellness Almanac 