This guest post was contributed by Harriet van Wart. She's part of the awesome and super dedicated team at the Land and Resources Office for the Lil'wat Nation, and an avid reader. At work the other day Chief Lucinda Phillips handed me a book, looked me square in the eyes and said, “you should read … Continue reading Recommended Reads: Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse
Locally grown flowers. In hanging baskets. Delivered to your door. Proceeds support Rotary's Pemberton Secondary School bursary program. Not to mention the boost of colour and fragrance the entire community, and downtown, gain. Order before May 6 and your flower basket will arrive May 28. Magic.
The Women’s Institute’s annual Plant and Bake Sale takes place Saturday, May 3, from 9am until noon, in the Pemberton Legion parking lot. For those in the know, it is the best place to pick up Pemberton-tested plants and seeds, and then to recover from the frenzy at the baking and concession stand inside the … Continue reading Event: Women’s Institute Plant and Bake Sale, May 3
I’m pretty much the least qualified person in the entire Sea to Sky corridor to write a column about Wellness. Surrounded by farmers, pro athletes, amateur IRONMEN, raw food gurus, yogis, RMTs, naturalists and other wise folk, I keep bumping hard up against my own ignorance about how the body works, how to feed the … Continue reading Column: Cramming for the Apocalypse
Excited to announce the debut our newest photographer in the Photo of the Week crew - Ruben Guibert. Hi. My name is Ruben Guibert. I was born on May 6 2000. I was born and raised in the Sea to Sky and I love riding my bike with my friends and taking pictures of my … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Ruben Guibert
Arguments in favour of iPhones and social media: When in doubt about what you're seeing, take a photo and post it to instagram or twitter. Some expert will know. And we'll all be the wiser for it. via @docleslie. Thanks Leslie. A red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguinem), one of the first bee-friendly plants of the season. … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Red Flowering Currant
Lindsay May and I are currently enrolled in the same class. Mother Goose. We're learning nursery rhymes. She said the other day, "I'm used to being really really busy, but I'm trying to be more present than productive at the moment," and thereby reaffirmed her status in my mind as a local wise woman and … Continue reading The Vitality Project: Lindsay May
John Tschopp (our bird-watching guru) and "Uncle" Bob Gilmore are currently milling 354 pieces of 6 x 8 purlins for the barn roof. They are doing an awesome job, according to the Timber Framers Guild project lead, Randy Churchill, who posted on the project blog yesterday: Community volunteers are busy sawing 6″ x 8″ purlins … Continue reading [Updated] Volunteer Call-out: Join the Community Barn milling or baking crew, now!
A fun filled evening for all and proceeds will support the Downtown Community Barn. Because community comes together when it has a place to gather. The Barn-raising will be underway May 12-24. Tickets to support the project are on sale now at The Village Office, Rona, Esso and the Pemberton Community Centre.
Third Sunday of the month. Gary Martin has agreed to take this spot in our Photo of the Week line-up and share an image from his travels... Given the number of miles he is clocking on his bike or in his running shoes or in his wetsuit, in preparation for this summer's IRONMAN, there are … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
