Dust off the cobwebs, if you're like me, or continue to prove your superhuman-ness widely, if you're you. PORCA's 30x30 Mountain Bike Challenge makes everyone a winner - no matter how old you are... because movement is the medicine, and any time you spend spinning is good time. But sometimes we need an incentive... and … Continue reading PORCA’s 30 x 30 Mountain Bike Challenge returns this April

Craving reconnection? Looking to belong to a business community of friends who challenge, support and inspire you? Want to make local flourishing your business? Check out the gorgeous short video of local makers and movers and shakers - PEOPLE are what powers this community, and you could lend your energy to the Chamber Board for … Continue reading Local is where it’s at. Join the Chamber. Or check out the AGM, March 30, 11 – 12, via zoom

Let's just skim over the doom, while giving a cursory nod to the maniacal monster elephants in the room: pandemic + climate emergency + psychotic nuclear terrorist invading a country -- and say, if you're experiencing moments of existential dread these days, that is a very human and emotional attuned thing, utterly legitimate, and good … Continue reading How goes your existential dread these days? And do you need a tiny weird project?

I've been married for (what can sometimes feel like a thousand) years, but we were pretty much kids when we got hitched, so maybe I can be excused for coming SO LATE in life to this epiphany: meal planning is good for your mental, and marital, health. How did I not know this before? All … Continue reading Meal Planning for Mental, and Marital, Health

Over the last two years, I've gone from being sheepish and shy about my tree-talking tendencies to feeling like it's a completely normal thing to do. (Maybe this is why solitude generates eccentrics? They don't have as much social feedback to tone them down? Also: gratitude to my family, who have come to accept this … Continue reading Why talking to trees is so good for you

6 months ago, I accepted an invitation to be a guest slash guinea pig on a forest therapy guided walk, led by Monica Sander Burns, who works as a research associate at Clear Course Consulting here in Pemberton. Monica was completing her certification as a forest therapy guide, and hosting a couple of groups through … Continue reading A week of forest therapy – welcome guest blogger, Monica Sander Burns, next week

I knew a woman who always scheduled her annual mammogram for her birthday, so she'd remember it. I admired this commitment to her health, while also thinking it was a pretty sad way to spend a birthday. Still, this idea of piggybacking a chore to a recurring date is smart. One of this piggyback ideas … Continue reading Spring forward – daylight savings starts this Sunday, March 13, at 2am

A friend recently shared this poem with me. She embarked on a personal project this year to read a poem every morning before she gets out of bed. She has gifted herself the option to stay with any of the poems for as long as she wants, so she can read the same poem every … Continue reading Parents: hold space, create a clearing

If you picked up a copy of Canada's national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, last week, you would have seen Sandy Ward, snowboarder, mountain woman, and let's-just-say-it celebrity, taking up space. Sandy is a member of the Lil’wat Nation and she connects Indigenous women to culture and land through her role with Indigenous Women Outdoors’ backcountry mentorship … Continue reading Sandy Ward is making headlines for making change

The Pemberton & District Museum & Archives Society just announced, with sadness, the resignation of Curator/Executive Director, Niki Madigan, after 14 years of dedicated service to the museum. “Niki has brought a unique skill set to the museum. Her strengths include leadership, organizational skills, integrity, and youth mentoring; as well as her dedication to her … Continue reading The Pemberton Museum farewells curator Niki Madigan