Skícza7ul Heather Joseph, who is the Ucwalmicts teacher at Signal Hill Elementary, pointed the school community towards this great video, on how to introduce yourself or greet someone in Ucwalmicts. (You can check it out on the First Voices site at https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/St̕át̕imc/Lil'wat/Líl̓wat/learn/phrases/70e93d12-3f91-40de-abea-ebe66556f1b6?fbclid=IwAR1LY9MAEhGpq5v87ikAyx8Vfp_S4CTMCTASwoZQalyfguVwqqRFvjPVlag) https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flilwatnationculturecentre%2Fvideos%2F245295260420609%2F&show_text=true&width=560 Coming up this month, on May 13, keep an eye out for … Continue reading Skícza7ul Heather Joseph teaches us how to introduce ourselves in Ucwalmicts

This spring the RCMP is initiating a Safe Place program. The RCMP Safe Place program involves participating businesses, organizations, schools, and other institutions identifying their premises as a safe haven for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Two spirited (LGBTQ2S+) people who are feeling unsafe or are in distress. To participate in this program, please email nathan.miller@rcmp-grc.gc.ca … Continue reading Can you be a safe place?

Last month, I discovered Jake the therapist's instagram account and shared my new word: temporal disintegration (aka, oh look, it's Blursday. Again.) Well, he's done it again. Shared something so good, I have to post it here. https://www.instagram.com/p/COORS4zjGEC/?igshid=z2ikkauma0rl You may have heard of the ACE's (Adverse Childhood Experiences) but have you heard about PACE's?⁣⁣PACE's are … Continue reading The “assets” that make or break us: Relationships and resources

The Pemberton Arts Council is putting together a community art exhibition, featuring your original postcard art! Inspired by the statement "Stronger Together", create a small work of art on the back of a postcard and mail it to us by June 15th to be a part of our upcoming exhibition at the Pemberton and District … Continue reading Stronger Together. Turn a hope into a postcard. Pemberton Arts Council postcard art project is building steam, invites you on board.

I'm in a bit of a phase right now, discovering the edible side of my yard's weeds. I have so many of them, I figured it made sense to stop battling them, and start eating them - then I could call them one of my more successful crops, as opposed to seeing them as evidence … Continue reading Weeds are plants, scraps are food

Turkey vulture. Photo by John Tschopp Here's the latest from our birding correspondent, John Tschopp. Hello friends, when one goes for a walk in our valley, one never knows what interesting sights await you out there. Today I'll include three pictures from three different days last week. I should also mention, my camera is a … Continue reading Sighted: Turkey vulture, tree swallows, greater yellow legs

stsáqwem Over at the instagram account, Amanda has, it seems, been spending a lot of time this week on her hands and knees, having lovely close-upencounters with all the creatures - from chocolate lily to calypso orchid to the slugs, who are making their spring appearances. She's also spotted some early saskatoonberry blossoms. Which is … Continue reading Good day, saskatoonberry. áma sq̓it, stsáqwem!

Recently on the Pemberton Food and Farm facebook page, someone asked a question I had never thought to ask. I knew it was important not to introduce potatoes to the soil here - as a seed potato region, no potatoes can be planted here that haven't come from here. This protects the seed potato farmers … Continue reading This is Spud Valley. So don’t chuck store-bought potato peels on your compost.

The Village of Pemberton offers you an opportunity to WIN! and to Have Your Say on the Village Community Climate Action Plan. Complete the online survey on Community Climate Action. Today! It's the last day! Your name will be entered into a draw to win a $25 gift certificate to a Pemberton business of your … Continue reading Do you care about climate change? Do you want your community to reflect that? Have Your Say, today.

If you ever ride the bus, or want to ride the bus, let the Lil'wat Nation leadership and our local authorities at the Village and SLRD know about your needs, desires and concerns. Lil'wat Nation, the Village of Pemberton and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District are undertaking a study to see how effectively transit is meeting … Continue reading Transit survey needs your input, before midnight tomorrow, April 28