Our Wellness Almanac contributors, Gary and Zoé Martin, have been supporters of the Pemberton BMX track with Gary wielding both rake and design skills to help, and Zoé nominating the track for the Kraft Celebration Tour. On 30th June, the good news came down! The nomination was successful and we were in the Top 20 … Continue reading $25,000 up for grabs! Pemberton BMX Needs Your Vote on July 11!
A belated shout-out to Lil'wat Nation's Public Works team, who worked 48 hours straight last week, to reconnect the community's water.
If you use trails, like trails, wish our trails were better, or just enjoy a mid-summer social gathering, plan to be at the Pemberton Valley Trails Association's annual fundraiser at the Community Centre on Saturday. The funds raised helped the PVTA secure matching funding commitments from the Village of Pemberton and SLRD, by showing how … Continue reading Event: PVTA Fun-Raiser, Saturday July 6
To the grads of Pemberton Secondary School and the Xetolacw Community School, congratulations! A few words of wisdom to launch you on the next chapter of your lives from, none other than, Oprah. There is no such thing as failure. "It doesn't matter how far you might rise, you are bound to stumble. You will … Continue reading Shout Out: Class of 2013
If you were one of the (apparently just six) people from Pemberton who wasn't at False Creek on the June 21-23 for the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragonboat Festival, we've created a slideshow of some of the highlights, thanks to Pemberton Canoe and Karen Tomlinson. (Warning: it's very difficult to watch this show, without experiencing a … Continue reading Shout Out: Pemberton Paddlers
Heather Baines, retired physician and Pemberton's regional coordinator of the BC Breeding Birds Atlas survey, recently took a remarkable picture near Carpenter Lake, just west of Lillooet, that our birding correspondent John Tschopp has shared. It shows a colony of Cliff Swallows that lives up to its name. The birds built their nests against a cliff … Continue reading Sighted: Cliff Swallow Colony
The Lillooet Lake Rodeo, beautifully and evocatively captured in sound and pictures, by Switchback Entertainment's Mike Douglas and Susie Douglas. Normally, Mike shoots a different kind of regional action - capturing local athletes and snow-drenched stories on the mountain. So awesome to have him turn his film-making eye on another group of local "riders" and … Continue reading Video: Lillooet Lake Rodeo
The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre shared this, in the lead-up to Valentine's Day, but we figured, it's never too late to know the word for love. (It's not as though we only need to practice love one day a year...)
