It was a satisfying crop of birds for half an hour effort on Riverlands, reports our man with the binoculars, John Tschopp. Thanks, as always, to his generosity, in sharing sightings and his photography. Female Mountain Bluebird. Photo courtesy John Tschopp Yellow-rumped Warbler. Photo courtesy John Tschopp Townsend's Solitaire. Photo courtesy John Tschopp Western Sandpiper. … Continue reading Spring bird sightings with John Tschopp

Even when she's meant to be talking-herself-up, Tanina Williams is an educator, trying to build bridges between indigenous and non-indigenous folk. Last night, her business Amawilc was showcased as a top-five finalist for the BC Small Business awards. She used that platform to share about what reconciliation looks like, right now. And what it could … Continue reading Tanina Rose Williams turns her BC Small Business Awards experience into an eloquent assessment of the state of reconciliation in this country

(This news release issued by the Village of Pemberton on April 14 was picked up by the Pique, so you might already have caught the news, but it's worth celebrating because it's been a long haul.) The Village of Pemberton has been successful in securing $2,771,000 in funding through the ChildCare BC New Spaces Fund … Continue reading Village of Pemberton secures funding for 50 new childcare spaces

Valley Chainsaw is a bit of a local icon. It's changing hands this year, so the Chamber's "meet the members" spotlight welcomes new owner Pat Skinner, while celebrating Al Bush. This profile is part of an ongoing series that Chamber initiated during their Love Pemberton, Buy Local initiative. Follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PembertonCofC or … Continue reading Choose local: Chamber spotlights Valley Chainsaw

The season is shifting gears from snow play to skate sessions, and ILSA, the Indigenous Life Sports Academy, is running a skate hardware gear drive, to set youth up... if you have a complete set up and are willing to donate it, or have trucks and wheels that can turn their decks into full kit-outs. … Continue reading Support the skate

Art might never have been more relevant than it is at this moment in time. That's what I'm thinking these days, as I look for remedies for my rage, for alternatives to the story we're living, for better imaginations to guide us through. So. The Pemberton Arts Council's AGM might be just the ticket you … Continue reading Pemberton Arts Council’s AGM is a good place to listen to some live music, and learn about murals and lake clean-ups and more: Thursday April 28, 6:30 – 9

This photo, by photojournalist Amber Bracken, just won the World Press Photo of the Year Award. Because this story reverberated around the world. Bracken was on assignment for the New York Times, and beat 64,823 photographs and open-format entries from 4,066 photographers across 130 countries in the contest. Said the global jury chair Rena Effendi, … Continue reading World Press Photo of the Year calls Amber Bracken’s image from the Kamloops Indian Residential School “a quiet moment of global reckoning”

Last summer, I joined a group of random strangers, from all around the world, to meet up via zoom, and support each other as accountability buddies, going through a free online foundations training in Active Hope.  The course content required about an hour a week and, in combination with weekly meetings with my Active Hope buddies in New … Continue reading Active Hope Climate Squad launches next week

You know how the trend for weddings these days is to really turn them into a weekend-long celebration... (at least, this was true pre-COVID, and during COVID, I think the trend was to postpone postpone postpone or elope and share fantastic photos..., but you know what I'm talking about, right?)... Well, Earth Day is Friday, … Continue reading A weekend full of goodness for Earth Day