Pemberton's Seedy Saturday is returning again this year! Get a Spring in your step by coming down to the barn to trade seeds, take part in our workshops, visit our vendors and get inspired for the summer ahead! There will be the seed trade table, vendors including West Coast Seeds, the Pemberton Seed Library and … Continue reading Seedy Saturday seed swap and workshops, March 24, 11am – 3pm at the Downtown Community Barn
Announcing our 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle March 2, 2018! Get your performances ready! Last year, the debut event raised $11,500 for Stewardship Pemberton projects and revealed a community full of closeted rockstars. Images/inspiration from the inaugural Lip Sync battle. http://www.stewardshippemberton.com/home/annual-fundraiser
Winterfest did a little pivot this year, and focussed its core efforts on a family-friendly New Years' Eve celebration. But the season isn't over, by any means. And as such, the Winterfest Committee is here to remind you to get outside, get together, and celebrate the season. Explains Winterfest Chair, Carlee Cindric: We wanted to … Continue reading The ongoing Winterfest schedule: a season-long line-up of wintery fun
The Boomerang Bag is a loaner grocery bag, available at the Pemberton Valley Supermarket or Stay Wild, that you can take home, if you forgot your reusable bag, so you don't need to take a plastic one. Borrow it. Bring it back. Because plastic sucks. It's a habit we need to quit. All the bags … Continue reading Be part of the solution: join the Boomerang Bags sewing bee, January 10, 6pm – 9pm
This is Sam. Sam did an instagram takeover for us and each post was a meaty thought-provoking blog, and so much more than a photo caption or a quick throwaway remark. This week, the instagram becomes the blog, and we get a chance to put ourselves in the hands of a thoughtful young guide. Over … Continue reading Sam McKoy guides us into adventure, deep snow and some personal inquiry
I'm a writer so wearing pajamas comes as second nature to me. And my kid insisted on wearing his pajamas most of his first three years, and given my proclivity to sharing his fashion choice, and my sense that your toddler years are a nice window in which you can get away with wearing whatever … Continue reading Festive family pajama story time, December 14
99 years ago, on November 11, the "war to end all wars" ended. The poppies at our local stores have attracted my 4 year old's attention. "What's that?" "They're poppies." "What are they for?" Oh man. How do I explain this? "They're to remember the wars. And all the kids who went to fight in … Continue reading Remembrance Day 2017, Parade commences 10:30am Saturday, November 11
Rally around a local family who've been dealt an unenviable hand, at the Pemberton Clothing Swap at the Community Centre on Saturday, November 4, from noon until 2pm. $10 entry fee if you come with clothes to swap. $20 if you're empty-handed. As explained on the Facebook event page: Swap your previously loved pieces for … Continue reading Clothes Swap for a Cause, November 4
I'm not sure what is cuter - the May family showcasing their farm-love, or the Slow the Fork Down sign that hooked up to their bikes. Meanwhile, over at our instagram takeover, massage therapist, gymnastics instructor, co-founder of Growing Great Children, and local mom, Cathy Benns, kicked off her week with a reminder to Slow … Continue reading Slow the fork down. And your car, too. Dana Andrew’s photo of the day is a reminder to take it easy out there.
via Village of Pemberton As part of the Mt. Currie Safety Risk Assessment, licensed blasters will be conducting Seismic Refraction Surveys commencing on July 26th. The work is expected to continue for a maximum of a week. These surveys are conducted by laying a survey line and cable, then a corresponding line of small holes … Continue reading Community Advisory – Mt. Currie Seismic Survey Work & Public Safety Risk Assessment underway this week
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