A week before Christmas, with public health requests to avoid gathering with family ringing in her ears, Lisa Sambo tiptoed around her community of N'Quatqua and taped green and red print-outs to everyone's front doors. One poster was for adults and read: "Could you be a helper?" One was for youth and kids, and was … Continue reading Can you be a helper? An invitation that sparked a cascade of connection

The Pemberton Wildlife Association (PWA) is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1962. They are dedicated to promoting conservation, preservation and enhancement of wildlife and outdoor recreational resources. Over the decades, the PWA has been actively involved in important projects such as wildlife and fish population assessment, enhancement and habitat restoration, education, land … Continue reading Meet the Salmon of the Lillooet River Watershed: a guest post from Veronica Woodruff and the PWA

One of my favourite phrases right now is "Small steps, often." But whether you're a steady-stepper, a sprinter, or a stroller pusher, you can enjoy The Story Walk, an offering from the Whistler Pemberton Literacy Partnership, over the coming week, during your next One Mile Lake stroll. Starting Saturday, 13 February, the Family Day long … Continue reading Take a story walk, one page at a time

It started with the sign. Robert Moss said, when you approach life as a dreamer, everything is a sign. The way the postal delivery clerk walks up your drive. The colour of the sky after the storm. The spot where the snow drops off the branch. It’s all ways the Everything is communicating with you. … Continue reading When the book jumped at me

Birdsong in wintertime is usually limited to the screeching of Steller's Jays and cawing of crows. Last Sunday I felt like hearing some real singing. With the longer days, the Black-capped Chickadees are timidly practicing their spring songs. We do have two birds in the valley, snow and ice does not stop them from singing. … Continue reading Take your ears for a walk: Birdsong in the wintertime, with John Tschopp

Anais Nin wrote, in December 1931: "You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book (Lady Chatterley, for instance), or you take a trip, or you talk with [someone], and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of … Continue reading Read more books. Because it “awakens us from the slumber of almost-living.”

https://www.youtube.com/embed/keCthCsj7PU Could you have done the last year of COVID restrictions in a 200 square foot tiny house? Zach and Leala have, and they're stoked about it. As we talk about affordable housing this week (the Village of Pemberton invites your thoughts on how to make housing in Pemberton more affordable with a survey open … Continue reading Local tiny house featured

Just after Christmas, John Tschopp was alerted by a neighbour about a distressed long-eared owl, who'd been in a collision with a car. No wings or legs or claws were broken, so John was hopeful for its prospects and arranged for it to be taken care of by OWL, the Owl Rehab centre in Surrey. … Continue reading Long-eared owl vs Car (We’re rooting for the owl)

https://www.facebook.com/100034720241394/videos/465549834612354/ Early in January, the Pemberton Multicultural Network hosted a family-friendly "how to make raw chocolate treats" virtual workshop, led by Rya Lethem with support from her kids. Raw chocolate treats are a great stealth way to sneak nutrients into your kids. The process is also loose and fun and freestyle, like making a smoothie, … Continue reading Raw chocolate making with Rya Letham and kids

Starting Wednesday, February 10, 2021 (6:30 - 8pm) Julie Burrows, with support from the Community Foundation of Whistler's amazing neighbourhood grants project, will blend mindfulness, movement, meditation and journaling to create supportive, playful online gatherings. For free. These virtual sessions will take place three Wednesdays in a row - the 10th, 17th and 24th. Be … Continue reading Mindful Community Connections: free workshops blend mindfulness, movement, meditation and journaling