Everyone in Canada should have the chance to read and engage with the Truth and Reconciliation Report. It shouldn't just languish on a shelf. To that end, a group of activists have rallied people from across the country to read from the report. Or.. read this great summary from Vice magazine. For seven years, the … Continue reading Read the Truth and Reconciliation Report. Or have it read to you.
Ruben headed a little farther afield for this week's Photo, capturing a couple of pretty distinctive mountains from on top of the trail Howler.
To be eligible to attend, you must 1. be a teddy bear, 2. have a teddy bear or 3. like teddy bears an awful lot, and have teddy-approved snacks to offer. The Pemberton and District Public Library hosts a free teddy bear picnic on Friday, August 7, because they're rad.
Janet Ouchterlony started writing for the Wellness Almanac this year, after we got to chatting at the last Wellness Gathering. Her Facebook posts are more than status updates - often stories and chock with insights - not to mention, she's the only Pembertonian rad enough to be featured in SBC Resort Guide's "People of Whistler" … Continue reading Instagrammers of Pemberton: for a positive tip, check out @janetouchterlony
If you were at the DesLondes Barnstorm, or the Father Daughter Dance, the Barnbunrer Triple or the Farmers Markets this summer, you know that the Pemberton Downtown Community Barn is a pretty special space. Scene-setting. It's still in its infancy, as a Pemberton icon, and a blank page, in some ways, so I think it's … Continue reading Click once for love: the Pemberton Community Barn is nominated as a Great Canadian Place
As someone who has been on the slow-the-freak-down bandwagon for the past decade, this quote resonates. What can I say? I'm a slow learner. And still moving too fast. Process is hard. Compromise is hard. Waiting for other people to keep up is hard. Also in the challenging basket: talking about feelings, managing conflict and … Continue reading If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far? Go together.
I couldn't ever imagine giving up my mountain bike, until I saw this photo by Dave Steers, of Jan Kennett and the Copper Cayuse Outfitters team (recently recognised as one of the Canadian Tourism Commission's signature experiences across the entire country.) This is how we celebrate Rick Hansen's Wheels in Motion initiative, Pemberton-style. If you're … Continue reading Hooves in Motion: Dave Steers provides July 26th’s Photo of the Week
There's an inspiring creative project I stumbled upon, conceived by an equally inspiring artist, called the 100 Days of Making, that has planted a little seed in my "oh my, I do not have enough time to do the BIG things I really want to do..." mind. Big things (write novel, become President of the … Continue reading 100 Days of anything starts with One
Did you know that there's a little design studio in Pemberton that put the face on Ontario Parks this summer? Yeah, she's also been featured in Dwell magazine, and a host of other glossies. If you have a penchant for design, Pemberton vistas and wicked fun mountain bike action, then you want to follow Ulla … Continue reading Feature Pemberton instagrammer: @luprints
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