Okay, if the first bulbs peeking up, your garlic making its appearance, or getting in some mountain bike rides hasn't been enough to thaw your frozen winter heart, this 3 day old lamb, shot today by Pemberton's favourite lensman, Dave Steers, will surely inject a great big warming wallop of spring into your very marrow. … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Spring Lamb by Dave Steers
Calmer Happier Easier Parenting is a presentation for all parents and caregivers, hosted by Growing Great Children. It takes place from noon to 3pm, at the Sea to Sky Services Program House, on 1357 Aster Street. Join us Sunday April 6, 2014 from 12-3 at Program House Sea to Sky Office. Tickets are $20 and … Continue reading Workshop: Calmer, Happier, Easier Parenting, Apr 6
Go cashed up and kidless (it's 19+ only) to Mt Currie Coffee Co on Saturday, from 7:30pm to 11pm, help the Pemberton BMX crew fulfil their mission: "to build a track that Pemberton can be proud of." There will be beverages, nibbles, tshirts for sale, 50/50 tickets and silent auction items with donations from Pan … Continue reading Event: Party Fundraiser for the BMX Track, Apr 5
Last week, it was the chorus of the Pacific Chorus Frog that got us excited. This week, it's a different kind of evening song. The Signal Hill Elementary School Choir will joins vocal forces with the Whistler Children's Chorus on Friday, April 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Signal Hill, to deliver a concert they have been rehearsing … Continue reading Children’s Choir Concert, Signal Hill, Apr 4, 7pm
Maxine Joseph-Bruce is the Fisheries Manager for the Lil'wat Nation, so whenever I want to know how many salmon have come home to spawn, I email her. (I love her because she has an amazing smile with a lovely flash of mischief in it, her email signature includes this series of characters: <*)}}}>< , and … Continue reading RiverWatch: Birkenhead River flood mitigation efforts
I promised back in January that we would tap Veronica Woodruff's amazing knowledge and passion for wetlands critters... Here she shares her enthusiasm for the arrival of the Pacific Chorus Frog. I have been anxiously awaiting the annual glee club convergence of the Pacific Chorus Frog. One of the random things I have been keeping … Continue reading Critter Watch: Pacific Chorus Frog
The Whistler Centre for Sustainability, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre and Seeds Consulting are screening the documentary Not Business as Usual tonight at 7:30pm. (Doors open at 6:30pm) Not Business As Usual is a provocative look at capitalism tracing the rise of conscious capitalism through the stories of Vancouver-based entrepreneurs who have found innovative ways to … Continue reading Film Screening: Not Business As Usual at the SLCC, Mar 31, 7:30pm
The Winds of Change Steering Committee, thanks to funding from BC Healthy Communities, is currently developing a Community Alcohol Policy (CAP) on behalf of the three local jurisdictions – the Village of Pemberton, Lil’wat Nation and Squamish Lillooet Regional District Area C (SLRD). You can contribute to this policy by taking the time to fill … Continue reading One More Week to Contribute to the CAP Survey: 10 Questions with the CAP Project Coordinator
As Aaraksh Siwakoti wrote so cleverly in the Question this week: Don’t be afraid of the dark, at least for one hour tonight. The seventh year of the worldwide event Earth Hour sees businesses and individuals turn off non-essential lights between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. to raise awareness of environmental issues, including climate change … Continue reading #BeBrilliant for Earth Hour, the hour of no power, tonight, 8:30pm
This is my first bird identification. I have 'sighted' a northern flicker. I'm inordinately excited. It's exciting to have a name for this strange bird that appeared in my yard, because somehow, the ability to name it brings me into closer relationship and community with my backyard, just like knowing the name of my server … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Northern Flicker
