The Village of Pemberton wants to know how you'd like to see your money spent in 2018. Budgeting is underway, and will inform Village of Pemberton property owner's tax rates for 2018. Budgeting Sessions are open to the public to hear what happens behind the scenes as the 2018 budget is prepared. A dedicated Budget … Continue reading Village of Pemberton Budget Process invites your feedback
Katrina Onstad hates brunch. The Toronto-based journalist finds it to be a colossal time-waster, although she phrases it more delicately. “I’m a little ambivalent about it. I have had some really nice brunches. But the culture around it? And lining up? No. I hate it. It pushes you into a consumptive mode, and consumption is … Continue reading You don’t have time to volunteer, so maybe you should
This land is full of stories. And because I am a person who loves stories, and values them as currency, and doesn't file them under "make-believe", that is a meaningful, mysterious and marvelous claim, to me. A story is a riddle. Information in a package, designed to be upacked if you can unlock it, or … Continue reading Why, even though I can’t always pronounce it, I’m happy to see local place names in Ucwalmicwts, especially the newly renamed Riverside Wetlands/Ském’em Community Park
"Don't let me sit there by myself," jokes Mayor Mike Richman. "The coffee and the conversation will be good." Stop by for a pick-me-up and shoot the breeze as you check out the Farmers' Market activity and goodies.
In the spring, Stewardship Pemberton Society was invited to a workshop in Vancouver: Finding Common Ground hosted by the Sustainable Food Systems Working Group who aim to get more BC food on more BC plates. Long story short, the B.C. Agri-Food and Seafood Strategic Growth Plan put forward by the Provincial government aims to increase domestic … Continue reading Collaboration (as told by the stars)
Pull up a picnic table and tell Mayor Mike Richman what's on your mind. (PS It's okay to give compliments or nods of appreciation, too.)
If you are an emerging or established artist, take the Pemberton Arts Council's survey to help create a Pemberton area artists' database and improve membership benefits. The survey will take about 6 minutes. (If you're an artist who is also an athlete, you'll probably set a timer and see if you can do it more quickly...) … Continue reading How can the Arts Council serve local artists? Take the Pemberton Arts Council’s survey and help them serve their membership
We might be one of the smaller communities in the running for MEC's Dirt Search contest, to donate $10,000 in trail improvement bucks to a winning community. But, we possibly have the highest concentration of trail users per capita. So get voting! If successful, the PVTA will use the funds to build a multi user … Continue reading Our trail warriors need your help. But you don’t have to get dirty. Just click.
Interested in learning more? This infographic from the Village of Pemberton displays a snapshot of survey results collected last fall. More findings will be presented at the One Mile Lake Park Master Plan Open House, February 29, 2016, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Everyone is invited to stop by, view the consultation results … Continue reading One Mile Lake masterplan reveals joggers and dogwalkers a-plenty. Find out more at Open House Feb 29
Do you have ideas for how One Mile Lake Park could be improved? It's Pemberton's most used park, most amazing amenity, and best welcome mat. What should take place there over the next 10 years? Where should the Village invest? A public engagement survey is open to the public from October 23 to November 15, … Continue reading Take this survey to tell the Village of Pemberton what One Mile Lake (and allowing free-range dogs there) means to you
The Wellness Almanac 