Animal Trackers is just one of the programs on offer at One Mile Lake Nature Center this spring. Sign up now, for your 7-9 year old to join naturalist and environmental educator, Kathy Jenkins, learning about different animals from around the valley. This will be an outdoor adventure rain or shine on Thursdays. Kids will … Continue reading Sign up your 3-11 year olds for One Mile Lake Nature Centre’s spring programs
The Rotary Club of Pemberton is pleased to welcome d'Artagnan Newton from Pulling Together Society Canoe Journey as a speaker at our weekly club meeting on January 27, 2016. d'Artagnan sits on the planning committee for the 2016 Pulling Together Society Canoe Journey which is now in its 16th year. The communities of Lil’wat, Samahquam, … Continue reading Guest speaker at the January 27 Pemberton Rotary meeting: Pulling Together Society Canoe Journey committee member d’Artagnan Newton
Visit the Library on January 31st and help celebrate Family Literacy Day. In partnership with the Pemberton Multicultural Network, there will be a story to listen to, make a bookmark and do some fun origami.
I went to the Polar Bear Swim yesterday and when I saw that Dave was there, I didn't even bother pulling out my camera. I felt as though the documentation of the event was in perfect hands. And it was. Happily, he'd uploaded them to flickr ASAP. So I'm cheating today, and instead of sharing … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Dave Steers captures Winterfest’s Polar Bear Swim
On January 11, 2016, Amie Le Blanc logged into instagram as The Wellness Almanac. For the next week, we experienced life through her eyes. It was an experiment. It was the launch of, what we hope, to be a long experiment, into sharing perspectives and walking in each other's shoes. Show us a week in … Continue reading I took over the Wellness Almanac’s instagram account for a week. This is why.
My parents were not "I love you" kind of people, and then I married into a family who said it all the time. Pretty much covered the entire spectrum for those three little words. And in the midst of it all are a bunch of other ways of saying it, that might be more impactful, … Continue reading Other ways to say “I love you”
So, what does the Paris UN Climate Change Conference actually mean? Elizabeth May, leader of the federal Green Party, addresses the tough questions head-on, on Thursday, at the Whistler Conference Centre, as a guest of AWARE. Sea to Sky Mayors and MLA Jordan Sturdy will join her, as the community at large tackles what … Continue reading Elizabeth May is speaking in Whistler tomorrow night
I read an article that said the single best way to win the dinner party (ie make a positive enduring impression) is to ask people what they do for a living, and then say: “That sounds hard.” Apparently, this social ninja move is the fail-proof opening gambit. Three simple words to bypass tedious small … Continue reading The Dance of the Doula
Johnny Jones has shared a host of stories with us on the Wellness Almanac, so this Tea & Talk on Thursday at the Lands & Resources Office looks well worth stopping in for.
I've been burned out before - and I've not worked in activism or addictions work or anything truly demanding. So when Tat'ush Peters shared this via facebook, the idea of your work never wearying you sung to me, and stopped my scrolling, and I asked her if I could keep the sharing going. It's a … Continue reading May your work never weary you
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