Our Wellness Worker Q+A is a new series of profiles of frontline service workers in our region, who are dedicated to wellness. My Name is Juanita Jacob; my title is NNADAP counsellor of the Mount Currie Health Centre. I assist those who are struggling with Alcohol & Drugs in their life. I counsel one to … Continue reading Q+A – Meet Wellness Worker, NNADAP Counsellor Juanita Jacob
Matt Prescott of Snowline Catering is one of the featured guests at the October 25 Wellness Gathering. He's been a Community Services Society guest chef at the Community Kitchens project, and on Thursday, he will give a workshop on how to cook a healthy low-cost meal. We asked him a few questions. Tell us a … Continue reading Q+A – Matt Prescott of Snowline Catering
Pemberton’s Maureen Douglas likes people, and she'd like it even more if we were all a bit more friendly to each other. A community relations expert, she has launched the The Hello Pledge, a simple act that can make a huge impact on a neighbourhood or community. Mo told Choose Pemberton that saying hello to … Continue reading Coaches Corner: Say Hello.
What can we learn from the effort behind the Pemberton Skate Park? If you want something done, then you can do it, as long as you don't give up... Check out an extract from a recent interview with Annika Snow and Jeff Clarke, the driving energy behind the Park. What did you know about a. … Continue reading Q+A: Pemberton Skate Park founders Annikka Snow and Jeff Clarke
After 20 years growing U-pick strawberries in Pemberton, Allen and Tonette McEwan have wound down their strawberry farm after a super short final season. The McEwans estimate that in that time they grew between 200 and 300 tonnes of berries to feed our appetites for sweetness! But they haven't left us without a source of … Continue reading Q+A: Strawberry Farmers, Allen and Tonette McEwan, say farewell.
We ask Veronica Woodruff, whose instagram snaps of local flora and fauna are already a WellnessAlmanac favourite, a few questions. What makes a steward and how do you know if you are one? Veronica Wooodruff: Have you ever heard a bird call and wondered, ‘What is that? I hear it all the time?’Or have you … Continue reading Q+A: Stewardship Pemberton
Over at the Pemberton Youth Centre, Geoff Pross, Youth Centre Supervisor, is spearheading the Seed to Table project, a program funded by the Community Action Initiative. The Seed to Table project aims to reconnect at-risk youth with healthy food. More than just a better diet, it’s goal is to give youth in transition confidence, self-reliance, job … Continue reading Q+A: Geoff Pross
This winter, Lil'wat artist Holly Joseph was featured on Whistler is Awesome. Here's an extract of the Q&A from the article. Why did you start making regalia? I always wanted to be an artist, but I found drawing difficult. Instead I would make Christmas gifts for family and friends – and it turned out that … Continue reading Q+A with Holly Joseph
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