Are you a "just the facts" kind of person? Here are a few stats to make you brake, as we careen towards winter: 58 pedestrians are killed and 2400 injured on BC roads every year. The top contributing factors for drivers running into pedestrians are distraction, failure to yield the right … Continue reading Walk Safe, Drive Slow, Stay Alive – and grab a free reflector from the Village of Pemberton office
A funny thing happens when you do a google image search on "wellness champion" - you get some sporty looking people lining up to race, a cartoon business man with a superhero cape, more business men running track, and some really bad clip art. What does this tell me? We really really really need your input … Continue reading Last Chance! Nominate a Wellness Champion Today
You can't tell much about a person from their campaign signs, address nor necessarily from what other people say about them. And while many of the candidates have established Facebook pages as part of their campaigning, a great way to get a better read on the candidates who have stepped up to serve the communities … Continue reading All Candidates Meeting for Village of Pemberton and Area C SLRD tonight, 6:30pm
Sometimes, with the change of seasons, it's hard to see the beauty in the rain. Until... (You can follow Ruben Guibert on instagram for these perspectives...)
Daylight Saving Time 2014 ends on Sunday, November 2 at 2 A.M. Before going to bed tonight, remember to "fall back" by setting your clocks back one hour. And while you're at it, take the advice of our local fire department, and change the batteries in your smoke alarm. The good news? Sunrise and sunset … Continue reading Daylight Saving Ends – Set Your Clocks back!
H/T Sarinda Hoilett
Here's a moment captured at last year's Wellness Gathering at the Pemberton Community Centre that conveys why I respect Lil'wat Chief Lucinda Phillips so much. She listens.
Today is Day 27 of the #50DayWellnessChallenge (if you started on October 3 and plan to end it with a grand celebration of live demos, awards and a Slow Food inspired feast at the Wellness Gathering on November 22.) (Of course, you might, like me, have lost count, had to start over part way through, … Continue reading Wellness Challenge: Less is More
I have new neighbours. I still haven’t dropped by to say hey, because I haven’t had the right welcome-to-the-neighbourhood accessory on hand – cookies? Wine? Something from the garden? (Is a lumpy squash a weird thing to drop on someone’s doorstep?) This to-do item weighs down my conscience along with a handful of not-yet-written-thank-you notes … Continue reading Column: Little Gestures, Grand Possibilities
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