The Pemberton Friends of the Library hosts another Film Club gathering on Thursday, January 17 2013, at the library. The film screens at 7pm. Attendees are invited to get together over dinner at Mile One beforehand. Shun Li works in a textile factory near Rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from China … Continue reading Film Club presents Shun Li and the Poet, Library, Jan 17
Our Wellness Worker Q+A is a new series of profiles of frontline service workers in our region, who are dedicated to wellness. Last week, we met NNADAP counselor Juanita Jacob. Today, meet therapist Kerrie Palmer. What are your job titles? I have three different jobs in the area of therapy. My job titles are as … Continue reading Q+A: Meet Wellness Worker, therapist Kerrie Palmer
The Pemberton Farmer's Institute presents Wendy Holm, agricultural economist, feisty foe of the rampant industrialization of farming, free-enterprise champion and Cuban revolutionary, as their guest speaker, on Wednesday Jan 9th at 7pm at St. Davids United Church. It is the start, potentially, of a Speakers Series, from the Pemberton Farmer's Institute, a group hell-bent on … Continue reading Event: Wendy Holm, Guest Speaker, Wednesday Jan 9
First, there was the One Mile Photo Feast, a celebration of all things locally grown and cooked. Now, there's the One Pot Winter Warmer series, in praise of delicious meals that stew and simmer and can essentially be made with only one big pot. Benefits: not much fuss, minimal washing up, a home that smells … Continue reading One Pot Winter Warmers: the Round-Up
I'm trying to cut back on my coffee consumption, but it's the ritual I miss the most of all. Hence, my latest discovery - a lovely winter's day treat. Authentic chai tea. Brew it yourself in a saucepan on the stove. 1 1/2 cups water 1/2 cup milk Place in a saucepan and bring to … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Chai Tea
Contributors wanted. Are you passionate about wellness? Nature? Food? Gardening? Family? Community? In a little over six months, The Wellness Almanac has shared photos, local news, insights, seasonal recipes and observations, and advice like how to pickle beets, pit cherries, tell a bobcat from a coyote, harvest seeds from your flower garden, understand the sobering … Continue reading 2013 Resolution? Join the Wellness Almanac Roster!
Our Wellness Worker Q+A is a new series of profiles of frontline service workers in our region, who are dedicated to wellness. My Name is Juanita Jacob; my title is NNADAP counsellor of the Mount Currie Health Centre. I assist those who are struggling with Alcohol & Drugs in their life. I counsel one to … Continue reading Q+A – Meet Wellness Worker, NNADAP Counsellor Juanita Jacob
I heard this song the other night - after reading headlines about the #IdleNoMore movement and talking to Pemberton's mayor, Jordan Sturdy about the future of recreation in this region. Sturdy said: "If we don't do this together, we won't get the chance to do this at all." And I thought, what a mantra for … Continue reading Mission 2013? Travel as equals, or not at all.
As any addict can tell you, there's power in ritual. Professional athletes understand this. Grads understand it. Church leaders employ ritual. Sports fans get it, too. The function of a ritual is to make the abstract more real to us... to take something hard to grasp out of the ether, and feel it viscerally, in … Continue reading Out with the old, in with the new: the Power of a New Years Eve ritual
Friends, fans, followers... We have had an absolute blast compiling the Wellness Almanac over the past 7 months and hope you will continue the journey with us in 2013. And in the spirit of the season, and our commitment to showcasing all the ways in which we can Choose to be Well, the Wellness Almanac … Continue reading Wellness: Take time for a Digital Detox
